“Animal” is an unreleased song. Noah Kahan regularly played it in a series of instagram livestreams while self-isolating with his family home in Vermont during the Covid-19 pandemic in spring 2020.
Fans have recorded the livestreams and uploaded multiple performances of “Animal” on YouTube, such as...
[Verse 1]
It's an empty shell I live in
The doors are always closed
And I spend my weeks
Losing my head, resting my bones
And they say that nothing's given
So I guess I'll get nothing at all
And I'll accept defeat
'Cause you can't swing
When the fight's lost
You know
[Pre-Chorus]
Can't see the grass getting greener 'cause
Out here ain't nothing but blue
And your eyes blood red, the high helps a little
But everyone you meet's just passing through
White lies take all of the color from you
Most nights you don't sleep at all
And you black out blind you hide
Is there any wonder no one ever really tries to call?
And you say
[Chorus]
Ooh, sometimes I feel like an animal
Ooh, I climb so high just to feel a fall and let it go
So look me in the eyes, am I someone else?
Ooh, sometimes I feel like an animal
An animal, an animal
[Verse 2]
And I always have a vision
But I always watch it go
And then I feel too weak
And it's too much, and it's too close
[Pre-Chorus]
Can't see the grass getting greener 'cause
Out here ain't nothing but blue
And your eyes blood red, the high helps a little
But everyone you meet's just passing through
White lies take all of the color from you
Most nights you don't sleep at all
And you black out blind you hide
Is there any wonder no one ever really tries to call?
You say
[Chorus]
Ooh, sometimes I feel like an animal
Ooh, I climb so high just to feel a fall and let it go
So look me in the eyes, am I someone else?
Ooh, sometimes I feel like an animal
An animal, an animal
[Pre-Chorus]
Can't see the grass getting greener 'cause
Out here ain't nothing but blue
And your eyes blood red, the high helps a little
But everyone you meet's just passing through
You say
[Chorus]
Ooh, sometimes I feel like an animal
Ooh, I climb so high just to feel a fall and let it go
So look me in the eyes, am I someone else?
Ooh, sometimes I feel like an animal
An animal, an animal
Ooh
Ooh
Animal was written by Ryan Keen & Noah Kahan.
Animal was produced by Joel Little & Mark Rankin.
Noah Kahan released Animal on Fri Aug 06 2021.