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Shearwater Animal Life Lyrics
Total views: 1 time this week / Rating: 7.75/10 [4 votes]Album: Animal Joy / Original Release Date: 2012-02-14Genre: AlternativeSong Duration: 3 min 38 sec
SHEARWATER
- Animal Life Lyrics / with translationsBorn inside the gates of a family
Hardened by a roman machinery
Cast among the building sites,
The coiling wires, the shots collected
Called out in the wake of a lottery
Held inside a family gathering
Mirrored beams and dog-like strength
A wandering association
Murmurs in the dark confessional
And rides along the road, ephemeral
As an animal life
Rusting in the shade of the batteries
Hanging from a rope in the gallery
Pacing down the balance beam
Of half-remembered holidays
No rush of light or watery longing
No joy in building, live in the finishing
Reaching for an anodyne
And half-reflected radiance
To hide below the ancient barricade
In chambers like the rooms a swallow made
For an animal life
Charging down the maw of the ocean
I want to come close, I want to come closer
I held your name inside my mouth
Through all the days out wandering
But called back from the mouth of oblivion,
Cast away like dogs from the shelter
I she'd the dulling armour plates
That once collected radiance
And, surging at the blood's perimeter:
The half remembered wild interior
Of an animal life
Hardened by a roman machinery
Cast among the building sites,
The coiling wires, the shots collected
Called out in the wake of a lottery
Held inside a family gathering
Mirrored beams and dog-like strength
A wandering association
Murmurs in the dark confessional
And rides along the road, ephemeral
As an animal life
Rusting in the shade of the batteries
Hanging from a rope in the gallery
Pacing down the balance beam
Of half-remembered holidays
No rush of light or watery longing
No joy in building, live in the finishing
And half-reflected radiance
To hide below the ancient barricade
In chambers like the rooms a swallow made
For an animal life
Charging down the maw of the ocean
I want to come close, I want to come closer
I held your name inside my mouth
Through all the days out wandering
But called back from the mouth of oblivion,
Cast away like dogs from the shelter
I she'd the dulling armour plates
That once collected radiance
And, surging at the blood's perimeter:
The half remembered wild interior
Of an animal life
Facts about Animal Life
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Animal Life is written by Charlene Kaye.
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It is first released on February 14, 2012 as part of Shearwater's album "Animal Joy" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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When it comes to the meaning of the lyrics, Shearwater's 'Animal Life' digs deep into the intricate nature of man, with metaphors such as 'Roman machinery' and 'half remembered wild interior' to bring forth various aspects of identity, memory, and the quest for acceptance in a tumultuous world. The lyrics of the song mainly depict emotions like angst, solitude, love lost, deep thinking, and nostalgia. Moreover, the song also points out the reverse side of the coin of such feelings as cutting off from the rest of the world and the gaining of self-awareness, being in touch with nature and one's soul, and also the impermanence of life and memory. The language of the lyrics is filled with abstract and metaphorical expressions which might be too hard for little children to comprehend. Though there are no direct indications of violence, sexual activities, or substance use, the themes and images may be seen as adult and thus could possibly need parental advisory for kids.
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Animal Life falls under the genre Alternative.
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Animal Life song length is 3 minutes and 38 seconds.
Who wrote Animal Life lyrics?
Animal Life is written by Charlene Kaye.
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When was Animal Life released?
It is first released on February 14, 2012 as part of Shearwater's album "Animal Joy" which includes 12 tracks in total. This song is the opening track on this album.
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What is the meaning behind Animal Life lyrics?
When it comes to the meaning of the lyrics, Shearwater's 'Animal Life' digs deep into the intricate nature of man, with metaphors such as 'Roman machinery' and 'half remembered wild interior' to bring forth various aspects of identity, memory, and the quest for acceptance in a tumultuous world. The lyrics of the song mainly depict emotions like angst, solitude, love lost, deep thinking, and nostalgia. Moreover, the song also points out the reverse side of the coin of such feelings as cutting off from the rest of the world and the gaining of self-awareness, being in touch with nature and one's soul, and also the impermanence of life and memory. The language of the lyrics is filled with abstract and metaphorical expressions which might be too hard for little children to comprehend. Though there are no direct indications of violence, sexual activities, or substance use, the themes and images may be seen as adult and thus could possibly need parental advisory for kids.
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Which genre is Animal Life?
Animal Life falls under the genre Alternative.
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How long is the song Animal Life?
Animal Life song length is 3 minutes and 38 seconds.
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these lyrics are submitted by BURKUL4Songwriter(s): Charlene Kaye
Record Label(s): 2012 Sub Pop Records
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