I don't mind stealing bread
From the mouths of decadence
But I can't feed on the powerless
When my cup's already overfilled
And it's on the table
The fire's is cooking
And they're farming babies
While the slaves are working
The blood is on the table
The mouths are choking
I'm going hungry, yeah

I don't mind stealing bread
From the mouths of decadence
But I can't feed on the powerless
When my cup's already overfilled
And it's on the table
The fire is cooking
And they're farming babies
While the slaves are working
The blood is on the table
The mouths are choking

I'm going hungry (I'm going hungry)
I'm going hungry (I'm going hungry)
I'm going hungry (I'm going hungry, yeah)
I'm going hungry (I'm going hungry, yeah)

Oh yeah
Ooh
Yeah
Yeah

I'm going hungry (I'm going hungry)
I'm going hungry (I'm going hungry)
Yeah

Ooh
Ooh yeah
Oh yeah
Oh

I don't mind stealing bread
Ooh
I don't mind stealing bread
Yeah

I'm going hungry (I'm going hungry)
Yeah
I'm going hungry (I'm going hungry)
Yeah
Ooh


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Hunger Strike Lyrics as written by Christopher J Cornell

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    The lyrics true meaning are this folks. I don't mind stealing bread.... from the mouths of decadent's (Means they don't mind receiving from the rich wealthy and powerful) But I can't feed on the powerless.....when my cups already overfilled...... Means they won't take part in feasting on the the powerless referring to small children/babies and their cups overfilled means they have had to do things that they are not proud of having been part of and they won't continue to take part in these evil deeds anymore. And it's on the table the fire is cooking ( this refers to the powerless small child or baby they are feasting on at the dinner table as in Satanist worshippers) And they're farming babies (Rederring to Satanists who impregnate women to use them for killing them or sacrificing the children's lives.) While the slaves are working ( referring to the underage girls and boys who are sextrafficked in to cults to be used as sex slaves) The blood is on the table (Refers to the blood Satanists drink from the small children who are sacrificed. Its known to make them more powerful.) So the rich and powerful feeding on the powerless babies and children of the pedophiles and Satanists who trafficking them and enslave them. The mouths are choking (Refers to the ones who sign thier souls to the devil but are not ok with what is going on around them and they don't want to be a part of it so they choke because they often speak up and shed light on the truths.) I'm going hungry Means they refuse to partake in the feasting of small and powerless little children and they would rather starve then be a part of something so inhumane.

    This is about politics and the rich and powerful people who run or have some big time name in our everyday lives. The presidents the filmmakers of Hollywood the music industry producers who are all pedophiles and child traffickers and deranged Satanists who are part of the cult. Every movie star or musician when they seek thier dreams of becoming famous and wealthy are signing thier souls over to the devil literally. They get trapped in the cult because the cult is who, after all got them to the fame and fortunes they all now have as talented musicians and movie stars. It's really a message and a testimony of the dark truth of how our world is really run an they are telling us the truth of all the covered up top secret Info pertaining to the so called conspiracies of the folks such as president Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary. Well the truth about them is they are cult leaders who also sex traffic children in partnership with Jeffrey epstein and children in foster care are put there intentionally so that the wealthy powerful pricks can enslave these children to force them to have sex and to sacrifice thier lives so they can eat them and feel Eben more powerful.

    This was a very real very bone chilling truth that this song was trying to relay to all of us and hopefully this explanation of the lyrics opens everyone's eyes to the propaganda we deal with 24/7 in our everyday lives. We have to band together and fight the evil or eventually we will all be being feasted on at the table of the powerful Satanists who are in charge of our country.

    Kdavies719on January 05, 2023   Link

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