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1-2-3-4 father and son
1-2-3-4-5 against one
1-2-3-4, early in the morn
1-2-3-4-5, against one
1-2-3-4-5 again swan
1-2-3-4-5 against one
1-2-3-4-5 o'clock dawn
1-2-3-4-5 against one
1-2-3-4-5, bat my hand down, uhuh.
1-2-3-4-5 against one
A white line or a snowy globe
A wild ride, over stony ground
A white lion in a snowy globe
A wild ride over stony ground
Abducted from the street
Abduct it from the street
Most lyric sites have "Abducted from the street" as the correct lyrics. The Real Vs. booklet says "Abduct it from the street". Pearl jam should tell everyone that they'd been singing Pearl jam’s ‘Animal’ wrong the whole time.
And I love animals
And I lust animal
And I need..And I love..animal
And I need..And I lust..animal
And I need
And I love
Panama.
And I need
And I lust
Animal.
And I want, and I need, and I love Animals
And I want, and I need, and I lust, Animal
And I want, and I need, and I love, animals
And I want, and I need, and I lust, animal
And I want, and I need, and I love, animals
And I want, and I need, and I lust, animal
And I want, and I need, and I love
Alcohol
And I want, and I need, and I lust
Animal
Cry wolf, with a mountain mouth.
I cry wolf, given mouth to mouth.
Cut the wood,
baby cut it tough
Cry wolf baby
cry tough
Gonna hurt you like an animal.
Gonna hunt you like an animal.
I am a geek with a lion bar.
I'd rather be with an animal.
I got a feeling in my blood.
I gotta feel it in my blood.
I got a finger in my butt, whoa!
I got this feeling in my blood, whoa!
I got ten billion in my blood
Whoa oh
I got to feel it in my blood
Whoa oh
I need your touch on me down low, whoa oh
I need your touch, don't need your love, Whoa oh!
I want to be with a Karen Paul.
I'd rather be with an animal.
I'd father bees with an e-bow.
I'd rather be with an animal.
I'd rather be with a pelican
I'd rather be with an animal.
I'd rather be with an Andy Mole.
I'd rather be with an animal.
I'd rather bleed with an enema
I'd rather be with an animal
I'd rather meet with a cannibal.
I'd rather be with an animal.
I'd rather pee in a urinal.
I'd rather be an animal.
I'd rather pee on an elbow.
I'd rather be with an animal.
I'd rather speed with an anema.
I'd rather be with an animal.
I'd ride Habib like an animal.
I'd rather be with an animal.
I'd shit ships just to hide in this place, but I'm still, I'm still an animal.
I'd change shapes just to hide in this place, but I'm still, I'm still an animal.
(Yes, this is the correct spelling of the name of this music act, which is a group.)
I'm blowin' with the wind
I shot her in the dust.
I'm runnin' with the wind
A shadow in the dust.
I'm gonna be like a lightning bolt.
I'd rather be with an animal.
I'm gonna pee like a lightning bolt.
I'd rather be with an animal.
I've got to be with her animal.
I'd rather be with an animal.
I've got to feel it in my butt (Whoa,oh!)
I need your touch, I need your love. (Whoa oh!)
or
I want to take it up my butt (Whoa oh!)
I want you to soap up my butt (Whoa oh!).
I gotta feel it in my blood (Whoa oh!)
I need your touch, don't need your love (Whoa oh!)
I've got to feel it in my butt,
I need your touch I need your love
I've got to feel it in my blood,
I need your touch don't need your love
I've gotta be with an anemone.
I'd rather be with an animal.
I've lost my feeling in my blood.
I've got to feel it in my blood.
I’m still afraid of animals
I'm still, I'm still an animal.
Like a 5-minute steak
Like a fire needs flame
Like a fart needs flame
Like a fire needs flame
Like a fire mistake
Like a fire needs flame
Like a five inch flame, yeah
Like a restless array.
And like the drivin' rain, yeah
Like the restless rust.
Like a flower needs rain
Like a fire needs flame
Like a frog needs fame
Like a fire needs flame
Oh, oh take a bite of my heart tonight
Oh, oh say goodbye to my heart tonight
So frightened of your pay
So frightened of your pain
Soul bright yes of your face.
So frightened of your pain.
Take a bite of my heart tonight
Say goodbye to my heart tonight
Take me...take me...make me a animal
Take me, tame me, make me your animal
Talk different, you to me.
Torture from you to me.
There is a hole that I tried to fill it up with morning, Monday morning
There is a hole and I tried to fill up with
Money, money, money
Tie me, ride me, bite me, animal
Take me, tame me, make me your animal
Torch lit from you to me
Torture from you to me