Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Swans
Canonical path: /swans/butcher
Related lyric paths: 6
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Butcher
Read Butcher lyrics by Swans on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Butcher
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You're too close
I don't recognize your smell
You're in the wrong skin
I don't recognize your face
Your mouth smells strange
Some people want to kill you
Some people want to fuck you
When you say the wrong word
When you do the wrong thing
You could be screwing yourself
When you act the wrong way
When you do the wrong thing
You could be screwing yourself
Don't be a whore, now
You could be screwing yourself
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Who performs "Butcher"?
Swans performs "Butcher", and this lyric page sits inside the Swans catalog on LyroVerse.
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