Life Itself

Glass Animals * Track #1 On How to Be a Human Being

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Album How to Be a Human Being

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Glass Animals

2016

Life Itself by Glass Animals

Release Date

Mon May 16 2016

Performed by

Glass Animals

Produced by

Dave Bayley

Writed by

Tariq Tafo & Dave Bayley

About

Glass Animals' first single off their sophomore album How to Be a Human Being features a more boisterous, raw, percussion-driven sound. The song appears to have once been called “Super Sonic Ray Gun” as a working title.

According to lead singer Dave Bayley, it’s about “a guy who was born a bit stra...

Life Itself Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Daddy was dumb, said that I'd be something special
Brought me up tough but I was a gentle human
Said that he loved each of my two million freckles
When I grew up, was gonna be a superstar

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I can't get a job, so I live with my mum
I take her money but not quite enough
I sit in the car and I listen to static
She said I look fat, but I look fantastic

[Chorus]
Cut back down to my knees
Gotta get back, gotta get free
Cut back down to my knees
Lean back now, lean back and breathe
Cut back down to my knees
Gotta get back, gotta get free
Cut back down to my knees
Lean back now, lean back and breathe

[Verse 2]
I'm wakin' up lost in boxes outside Tesco
Look like a bum sippin' codeine Coca-Cola
Thought that I was northern Camden's own Flash Gordon
Sonic ray gun, gonna be a superstar

[Pre-Chorus 2]
I can't get a job, so I live with my mum
I take her money but not quite enough
I make my own fun in Grandmama's basement
Said I look mad, she said I look wasted

[Chorus]
Cut back down to my knees
Gotta get back, gotta get free
Cut back down to my knees
Lean back now, lean back and breathe
Cut back down to my knees
Gotta get back, gotta get free
Cut back down to my knees
Lean back now, lean back and breathe

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
Cut back down to my knees
Gotta get back, gotta get free
Cut back down to my knees
Lean back now, lean back and breathe
Cut back down to my knees
Gotta get back, gotta get free
Cut back down to my knees
Lean back now, lean back and breathe
Cut back down to my knees
Gotta get back, gotta get free
Cut back down to my knees
Lean back now, lean back and breathe

Life Itself Q&A

Who wrote Life Itself's ?

Life Itself was written by Tariq Tafo & Dave Bayley.

Who produced Life Itself's ?

Life Itself was produced by Dave Bayley.

When did Glass Animals release Life Itself?

Glass Animals released Life Itself on Mon May 16 2016.

What did Glass Animals say about "Life Itself"?

This one actually started off as a dark, slow, moody track. Quite insular. But eventually we realized there was a cheekiness to the lyrics that we hadn’t really explored, so we injected a sense of optimism into the music. The character that this track is about is a sci-fi obsessed dude who spends mo...