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There was a time when my world was filled with 00:16
Darkness, darkness, darkness 00:20
Then I've stopped dreaming now 00:24
I'm supposed to fill it up with 00:26
Something, something, something 00:28
In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody I knew before 00:32
Long, long, long ago 00:37
But I'm still trying to make my mind up 00:40
Am I free or am I tied up? 00:45
I change shapes just to hide in this place 00:48
But I'm still, I'm still an animal 00:52
Nobody knows it but me when I slip, yeah I slip 00:57
I'm still an animal 01:01
There is a hole and I tried to fill it up with 01:05
Money, money, money 01:08
But it gets bigger 'til your hopes is always 01:13
Running, running, running 01:17
In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody of who could be strong 01:21
Tell me if I'm wrong 01:26
And now I'm pulling your disguise up 01:29
Are you free or are you tied up? 01:33
I change shapes just to hide in this place 01:37
But I'm still, I'm still an animal 01:41
Nobody knows it but me when I slip, yeah I slip 01:46
I'm still an animal 01:50
I change shapes just to hide in this place 01:54
But I'm still I'm still an animal 01:57
Nobody knows it but me when I slip, yeah I slip 02:02
I'm still an animal 02:07
02:09
I change shapes just to hide in this place 03:15
But I'm still, I'm still an animal 03:18
Nobody knows it but me when I slip, yeah I slip 03:23
I'm still an animal 03:28
I change shapes just to hide in this place 03:31
But I'm still, I'm still an animal 03:35
Nobody knows it but me when I slip, yeah I slip 03:40
I'm still an animal 03:44
03:46

Animal

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Miike Snow
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Lyrics:

[English]

There was a time when my world was filled with

Darkness, darkness, darkness

Then I've stopped dreaming now

I'm supposed to fill it up with

Something, something, something

In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody I knew before

Long, long, long ago

But I'm still trying to make my mind up

Am I free or am I tied up?

I change shapes just to hide in this place

But I'm still, I'm still an animal

Nobody knows it but me when I slip, yeah I slip

I'm still an animal

There is a hole and I tried to fill it up with

Money, money, money

But it gets bigger 'til your hopes is always

Running, running, running

In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody of who could be strong

Tell me if I'm wrong

And now I'm pulling your disguise up

Are you free or are you tied up?

I change shapes just to hide in this place

But I'm still, I'm still an animal

Nobody knows it but me when I slip, yeah I slip

I'm still an animal

I change shapes just to hide in this place

But I'm still I'm still an animal

Nobody knows it but me when I slip, yeah I slip

I'm still an animal

...

I change shapes just to hide in this place

But I'm still, I'm still an animal

Nobody knows it but me when I slip, yeah I slip

I'm still an animal

I change shapes just to hide in this place

But I'm still, I'm still an animal

Nobody knows it but me when I slip, yeah I slip

I'm still an animal

...

Vocabulary in this song:

Vocabulary Meanings

animal

/ˈænɪməl/

A1
  • noun
  • - a living organism that feeds on organic matter

darkness

/ˈdɑːrk.nəs/

B1
  • noun
  • - the absence of light

dream

/driːm/

B1
  • verb
  • - to imagine or hope for something

fill

/fɪl/

A2
  • verb
  • - to make something full

hope

/hoʊp/

B1
  • noun
  • - a feeling of expectation and desire for a certain thing to happen

money

/ˈmʌni/

A1
  • noun
  • - a medium of exchange in the form of coins and banknotes

strong

/strɔːŋ/

A2
  • adjective
  • - having power or strength

place

/pleɪs/

A1
  • noun
  • - a particular position or point in space

slip

/slɪp/

B2
  • verb
  • - to slide unintentionally

change

/tʃeɪndʒ/

A2
  • verb
  • - to make or become different

trying

/ˈtraɪ.ɪŋ/

B1
  • verb
  • - making an effort to do something

tied

/taɪd/

B2
  • adjective
  • - bound or secured with a knot

disguise

/dɪsˈɡaɪz/

B2
  • noun
  • - a means of altering one's appearance

Grammar:

  • There **was** a time when my world **was** filled with...

    ➔ Past Simple (was)

    ➔ Uses the Past Simple tense to describe a past state or situation. "Was" indicates something existed or was true in the past but may not be now.

  • Then I've stopped dreaming now

    ➔ Present Perfect Simple (I've stopped)

    ➔ Uses the Present Perfect Simple to express an action that started in the past and has relevance to the present. "I've stopped" implies that the speaker stopped dreaming at some point in the past and this stopping has a current consequence.

  • In your eyes I see the eyes of **somebody** I knew before

    ➔ Relative Clause (somebody I knew before)

    ➔ Uses a relative clause "I knew before" to provide additional information about "somebody". The relative pronoun 'that' or 'whom' is omitted.

  • Am I free or am I tied up?

    ➔ Question Formation with 'am' (Present Simple)

    ➔ This is a basic question structure using the verb "to be" in the present simple. The inversion of subject and verb ('Am I...') creates the interrogative form.

  • I change shapes just **to hide** in this place

    ➔ Infinitive of purpose (to hide)

    ➔ The infinitive form of the verb preceded by "to" (to hide) explains the purpose or reason for the action (I change shapes).

  • But I'm still, I'm still an animal

    ➔ Present Simple (I'm)

    ➔ Using the present simple "I'm" to express a state of being, emphasizing a current or ongoing condition or identity.

  • Nobody knows it but me when I slip, yeah I slip

    ➔ Subject-Verb Agreement (Nobody knows)

    ➔ Despite implying a group of people, "Nobody" is treated as a singular subject, hence the verb takes the singular form "knows".