Song
Animals
From Unknower · Track 5 · 2017
Exact lyric meaning is not yet documented in this pack.
Lyrics · artist-supplied
The animals in my head
See when I’m alone
They wait for me to lay down
And creep out of their homes
The animals in my head
They cannot be controlled
They cannot find a way out
They want to be let go
The animals in my head
They seem to come and go
They add up holes in my head
To build themselves a home
They have no rules in my head
There’s never no control
The animals in my head
They want to be let go
See them roam
And roam
( I never wanted to keep them in)
See them roam
( I never wanted to keep them in)
See them roam
And roam
( I never wanted to keep them in)
See them roam
( I never wanted to keep them in)
See them roam
And roam
( I never wanted to keep them in)
See them roam
( I never wanted to keep them in)
See them roam
See them roam
( I never wanted to keep them in)
Artist context
The song was part of the 2017 album. In later conversations, the artist recalled that drummer Tariq especially enjoyed playing it.
Working interpretation · analysis
Interpretation note: This is analysis of the supplied lyrics, not an authoritative statement of authorial intent.
The “animals in my head” appear when the narrator is alone and resist control. They make homes in the “holes” in his head while also wanting to be let go, creating a tension between containment and release. The recurring “I never wanted to keep them in” complicates his relationship to them: the creatures are both unwanted inhabitants and something he may wish to set free. What they represent remains open.
Themes
internal noise, anxiety, instinct, containment