Heifer whines could be human cries / Closer comes the screaming knife
This beautiful creature must die / This beautiful creature must die
A death for no reason / And death for no reason is murder
And the flesh you so fancifully fry / Is not succulent, tasty or kind
It’s death for no reason / And death for no reason is murder
And the calf that you carve with a smile / It is murder
And the turkey you festively slice / It is murder
Do you know how animals die?
Kitchen aromas aren’t very homely / It’s not comforting, cheery or kind
It’s sizzling blood / And the unholy stench of murder
It’s not natural, normal or kind / The flesh you so fancifully fry
The meat in your mouth / As you savour the flavour of murder
No, no, no, it is murder / No, no, no, it is murder
Oh… And who hears when animals cry?

[By Johnny Marr – Steven Morrissey © Rough Trade Records / Universal Music Publishing Group – Warner Chappell Music, Inc, 1985]