Lyric discussion by HardcoreIsLife 

Cover art for Year Of The Swine lyrics by Converge

This is about taking loyalty of one over the well-being over the other. Take it this way, to slaughter the swine is no different to slaughtering the dog. I know Jake Bannon has been vegetarian for a long time, he actually influenced me into that lifestyle as well, so the may provide some emphasis on this song's message.