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We Are All Animals Lyrics
We are the animals,
who have lost our hair.
Retained some of our teeth,
and gained a choice...
We'll chase food, money and sex,
until satisfied.
And when its time to rest,
ask 'whats next?'...
We are all animals x4
Well its hard enough to retain control,
when our instincts are egging us on,
with biologists and chemists reducing our souls,
to four letters...
And when we think about it,
we're like a masterpiece,
whose glimpsed the artist
We are, the machines,
carrying our various genes.
Then discarded,
when the job is done.
We are the diciples,
who have lost our way.
Kicked from our pedestal when Darwin burnt the book
We are all animals x4
Well its hard enough to retain control,
when our instincts are egging us on,
biologists and chemists reducing our souls,
to four letters...
Will genes replace Genesis?
We're like a masterpiece,
whose glimpsed the artist
We like to think we're at a special place; the stars revolve around the human race,
but we're just mammals, just, primates...
Like chimps or g'rillas
We see the hair on our face,
And look at another primate,
You and I, we relate...
who have lost our hair.
Retained some of our teeth,
and gained a choice...
until satisfied.
And when its time to rest,
ask 'whats next?'...
when our instincts are egging us on,
with biologists and chemists reducing our souls,
to four letters...
And when we think about it,
we're like a masterpiece,
whose glimpsed the artist
carrying our various genes.
Then discarded,
when the job is done.
We are the diciples,
who have lost our way.
Kicked from our pedestal when Darwin burnt the book
when our instincts are egging us on,
biologists and chemists reducing our souls,
to four letters...
Will genes replace Genesis?
We're like a masterpiece,
whose glimpsed the artist
but we're just mammals, just, primates...
Like chimps or g'rillas
We see the hair on our face,
And look at another primate,
You and I, we relate...
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Again a lyrical masterpiece...
underlining the behaviour of large chunks of society like animals, and still thinking we are superiour
"We like to think we're at a special place; the stars revolve around the human race,
I get the impression these guys may like the old theory of evolution :) but we're just mammals, just, primates..."
I think these lyrics raise the issue of people believing God created the world as it's told in the Bible, and scientists revealing that we actually evovled from animals. It can be seen in the line: "Will genes replace Genesis?"
I agree, this is about evolutionnism and the place of mankind in evolution.
"Kicked from our pedestal when Darwin burnt the book" The habitual Genesis/evolutionnism dilemma, the burnt book being the Bible.
"with biologists and chemists reducing our souls, to four letters..." Refers to DNA (letters TAGC) and the fact that our mind is only a succession of electro-chemical reactions in our body.
Wonderfully conceived song in my opinion
I think this song is a lyrical masterpiece, from one of the most under-rated indie bands of the century - man these guys beat those northern Monkeys hands down!
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yer there is a real sense of hopelessness in this song, and resignment to the theory of evolution, though, of course it is just a theory! there is a yearning for something more which i like, the last few lines are great, 'we see the hair on our face/ And look at another primate/You and I we relate...' the way he reduces our actions to that of just normal animals is interesting- I see hair- We relate- Let's have sex etc. Personally I think he underestimates the human race though...
"TragicAnatomy" is a perfect example about what this song is about: That we think we know it better than other people, when in fact, we are not wiser. Evolution is a theory like the one that the Earth revolves around the sun. People always think "theory" means that it's a mere idea or suggestion rather than a proven fact.
The song is pretty clear actually and deeply philosophical, realizing, that we are not special but not trying to explain or wish or believe it away but to accept it and say, "Well, who cares. We are just animals, live with it and enjoy life."
It reminds me of a Travis' B-Side called "We are monkeys" which has a similiar theme: http://www.songmeanings.net/lyric.php?lid=148524
Er, a fact is something proven, prove evolution to me and then stop being so condescending, SoWhyX.
I lvoe this song... Too bad they broke up :( I was hoping to see them live, too!