Like his dad you know that he's had
Animal nitrate in mind
Oh in your council home he jumped on your bones
Now you're taking it time after time

Oh, what turns you on, oh?
Now he has gone
Oh, what turns you on, oh?
Now your animal's gone

Well he said he'd show you his bed
And the delights of the chemical smile
So in your broken home he broke all your bones
Now you're taking it time after time

Oh, what turns you on, oh?
Now he has gone
Oh, what turns you on, oh?
Now your animal's gone

What does it take to turn you on, oh?
Now he has gone
Now you're over twenty-one, oh
Now your animal's gone

Animal, he was animal, an animal, oh
Animal, he was animal, an animal, oh
Animal, animal, oh
He's just an animal, an animal oh
Animal, he was animal
He's just an animal, an animal oh
Animal, he was animal
He's just an animal, an animal oh


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    This song's about rolls people take in sexual relationships. Some people discover they are submissive with certain partners and visa-versa.... The loss of the dominant partner can leave the more submissive party needing crueler and crueler partners to continue to feed their urge. The pattern formed by some abuse victims is definitley in there as well. It could easily be talking about a guy who was abused as child by the father or father figure and grew up to seek out abusive sexual partners.

    Dark and divine stuff from Brett and the boys.

    lateleighon December 15, 2010   Link

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