Vocalist Yannis Philippakis explained the song’s meaning to NME:
It’s to do with being ‘me.’ Being carnal, being base,“ he said. "There’s a lot of self-delusion that goes along with being a human being where you believe that you are above your instinctual presets and you’re above your genetics. You...
I know I cannot be true
I'm an animal just like you
Oh, I'll bleed just a little bit too
Oh, I'll bleed just like you
I know I cannot be true
I'll bleed just a little bit too
Oh, I'm just like you
I'm just an animal just like you
I know I cannot be true
I'm an animal just like you
Oh, I'll bleed just a little bit too
I bleed just like you
I know I cannot be true
I bleed just like you
I bleed just like you
Oh, I know I cannot be true
When I bleed just a little bit too
I know just what I do
I'll bleed just like you
I bleed just like you
When I know just what to do
I'm an animal just like you
Oh, Lord, what can I do?
Oh, Lord, please help me through
An' I'm an animal just like you
I know just what I do
Oh, Lord, what can I do?
Oh, Lord, what can I do?
Just like you
I'm an animal just like you
I'm an animal just like you
I'm an animal just like you
I'm an animal just like you
I'm an animal just like you
I'm an animal just like you
I'm an animal just like you
I'm an animal just like you
I'm an animal just like you
I'm an animal just like you
I'm an animal just like you
I'm an animal just like you
I'm an animal just like you
I'm an animal just like you
I'm an animal just like you
I'm an animal just like you
I'm an animal just like you
I'm an animal just like you
I'm an animal just like you
Providence was written by Jimmy Smith (UK) & Edwin Congreave & Walter Gervers & Jack Bevan & Yannis Philippakis.
Providence was produced by Flood & Alan Moulder.
Foals released Providence on Fri Feb 08 2013.