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I saw a white finger on a barbed wire fence
I knew it was dangerous but I took the risk
And yes it was sweet so sweet to eat
Now see how the flesh is pricked and bleeds
Yeah, it bleeds it bleeds, see how it bleeds
It bleeds, see how it bleeds
I saw a little baby crawling down the street
I said hey come over here baby
Cause you look beautiful to eat
I said come over, dear
You know what I'll do
Well I'll make you my mirror
Of the things that I chew
Little Yum-Yab little Yum-Yab
We are the wild we are the risk
Come little Yum-Yab come slash your wrist
We are the wild we are the risk
Come little Yum-Yab gimme a kiss
We are the wild we are the risk
Come little Yum-Yab come slash your wrist
We are the wild we are the risk
Come little Yum-Yab gimme a kiss
And blow your brains ah-out, ah ah-out
Ah-out
Blow your brains ah-out, ah ah-out, ah-out
And blow your brains ah-out, ah ah-out
Ah-out
I'll blow your brains ah-out, ah ah-out
Ah-out
Blow your brains ah-out, ah ah-out, ah-out
And blow your brains ah-out, ah ah-out
Ah-out
Now blow your brains ah-out, ah ah-out
Ah-out
Now blow your brains ah-out, ah ah-out
Ah-out
I knew it was dangerous but I took the risk
And yes it was sweet so sweet to eat
Now see how the flesh is pricked and bleeds
Yeah, it bleeds it bleeds, see how it bleeds
It bleeds, see how it bleeds
I saw a little baby crawling down the street
I said hey come over here baby
Cause you look beautiful to eat
I said come over, dear
You know what I'll do
Well I'll make you my mirror
Of the things that I chew
Little Yum-Yab little Yum-Yab
We are the wild we are the risk
Come little Yum-Yab come slash your wrist
We are the wild we are the risk
Come little Yum-Yab gimme a kiss
We are the wild we are the risk
Come little Yum-Yab come slash your wrist
We are the wild we are the risk
Come little Yum-Yab gimme a kiss
And blow your brains ah-out, ah ah-out
Ah-out
Blow your brains ah-out, ah ah-out, ah-out
And blow your brains ah-out, ah ah-out
Ah-out
I'll blow your brains ah-out, ah ah-out
Ah-out
Blow your brains ah-out, ah ah-out, ah-out
And blow your brains ah-out, ah ah-out
Ah-out
Now blow your brains ah-out, ah ah-out
Ah-out
Now blow your brains ah-out, ah ah-out
Ah-out
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I read it as a perverse joke upon how they view themselves in relation to the crowd, as "depressing" cult-rock icons. Think of it as self-deprecating humor and a type of Bonnie and Clyde statement.
Yab-Yum "Father and Mother" is a Tibetan deity interlocked in sex with his, eh, god-wife. They are transfixed together in the lotus-position, their arms flailing around as if they were one body.
Yab-Yum is supposed to bring people to enlightenment. These "Yum-Yab Killers," they reverse the relationship between god and worshiper. They feed off their worshipers instead of the other way around.
We are the wild, we are risk. - They equate being adored by fans as being elevated in their eyes to a god-like status. Of course, Swans being Swans, their fans listen to their music seeking enlightenment, and as a result blow their brains out and slash their wrists.
Though I don't know her personally, I think it's entirely plausible for Jarboe to make a megalomaniacal joke like this.