Like the preceding track, “Animal Kingdom” is set in the singer’s mind. But where “Away” is about exploration and self-discovery, “Animal Kingdom” is about celebration and ecstasy.
The song start with a short “Flight of the Bumblebee”-like classical riff and then settles into a jangly but frentic...
[Verse 1]
Down in the valley
There's an animal kingdom
You can't even see it
'Til the sun goes down
[Verse 2]
Up in the mountains
There's beautiful rings
On fingers that dance
To invisible sound
[Verse 3]
Up in my head
There's an animal kingdom
I am the king
Of the animals there
[Verse 4]
Up in the mountains
I'm a beautiful singer
To birds that dance
On invisible air