knives out
By Jarrod

am i crazy or way off? i dont know but i swear that this song is about that soccer team that crashed in south america that they made that movie alive about. why? because one guy is telling someone else that this person is dead and its sad in all, but we cant let him go to waste. so take your knives out and lets eat him because we cant afford to sit here and cry because we are gonna die if we dont eat. that what it sounds like to me anyway.

By the Tourist

Perhaps this is sort of a commentary on the omnivorous diet... about how is is hypocritical for eating each other to be so offensive while eating the muscles, etc. of animals is perfectly fine and justified for that matter.
By Cristine Frazier

To me, this song is about holding on to your dignity. The lyrics address someone who refuses to fend for himself/herself in this
"go, conquer, kill, steal" world. The "he" mentioned in the song represents morality. The fact that "he" is gone, represents the idea of responsibility/morality as being gone from the situation. the lyrics say "if you were a dog, they would have drowned you at birth" as if to suggest "you dont owe anyone anything, everyone else is taking advantage of things, (eg "catch the mouse, shove it in your mouth.") you yourself could have been the one sacrificed." the person addressed refuses to submit to scrounging around, losing their values, lowering their standards, and so the song eggs on "So knives out/
Catch the mouse/
don't look down/
shove it in your mouth/
look into my eyes/
it's the only way you'll know im telling the truth ."
The funny thing is, i think thom isnt writing this song from his personal thoughts as much as he is from some other person's. I dont think thom agrees that the lack of morality in the world justifies people taking advantage of what they can. thats why i think he uses such revolting imagery in the song as well.