Ever since they put you away
Things haven t been quite the same
They cut off all your lovely hair
And gave you a brand new brain
Sent you to university
Cause that was the next step up
Studying sociology
They gave you a plastic cup

What happened to you with your brand new brain?
What will they do if they get you again?
Animal! Coming to get you!
Animal! Cause you went insane!

Your new brain was working really well
And they were satisfied
They thought they'd done a miracle
But you had something to hide
They left a bit of your old brain
Stuck inside your skull
That bit screwed up your culture
You became an animal

One night you were drinking
In the student bar
Two pints blew your animal mind
Your brain just went too far
The laughter turned to slaughter
You took all you could get
Now you sit alone in a disco
Smoking cigarettes


Lyrics submitted by x_melancholy_x

Animal Lyrics as written by Teruis Gray Byron O Thomas

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC

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    One of the Subs best songs ever. And again... I cannot beleive there is no comments here? THIS SONG ROCKS. You all must be like the lobotomy victim in this song... fuckin brain dead!!

    Tricky1979on April 23, 2013   Link

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