“Squirrelburgers,” track 13 on Rebels of Lunch, is a late-album jolt that re-ignites the chaos with a sharp dose of punk paranoia and cafeteria-fueled revolution. It tears into the mythology of school lunches with biting humor and raw indignation. Beneath the wild riffs and gritty vocals lies a deeper message: authority feeds lies, and the Skimpy Piranhas are here to spit them back out—loud, fast, and unfiltered.

The song’s hook—“Cheeseburger secrets they try to swirl / But it’s nothing but ground up squirrel!”—becomes a rebellious chant, a rallying cry against the glossy deception of institutional control. The tempo drives a steady, stomping beat that allows the words to land with theatrical force, building the tension between student suspicion and full-blown revolt. The chorus invites unity in defiance, as the band encourages everyone to “gather ’round” and expose the truth buried in every soggy bun.

Positioned deep in the album, “Squirrelburgers” plays like the uncovering of a dark secret that’s been lurking beneath the surface all along. It’s not the finale, but it signals that the Skimpy Piranhas are ramping up—not winding down. Musically rooted in punk with heavy traces of alternative and garage rock, the track is both absurd and insurgent, echoing the larger themes of Rebels of Lunch: mischief, truth, and teen-powered mutiny.