Animal

It was before Babel
Before Cain and Abel
Animal, animal
We were still black butterflies, lizards

The world belonged to us
The sand and the bamboo
Animal, animal
We still had nests, dens, manes

Animal, animal
Where is the good, where is the bad
Between the jungle and the stars
Animal, animal
We knew nothing of lies
Between the algae and the sponges

Further near the great lakes
Lived all the macaques
Animal, animal
We were iguanas, marabouts, owls

It was before science
Before intelligence
Animal, animal
One beautiful day a chimpanzee
Started to speak

Animal, animal
Where is the good, where is the bad
Between the jungle and the stars
Animal, animal
We knew nothing of lies
Between the algae and the sponges

Animal, animal
One beautiful day a chimpanzee
Started to speak

Animal, animal
Where is the good, where is the bad
Between the jungle and the stars
Animal, animal
We knew nothing of lies
Between the algae and the sponges