The Rakes - We Are All Animals lyrics

We are the animals Who have lost our hair Retained, some of our teeth And gained a choice We'll chase food, money and s** Until satisfied Then, when it's time to rest Ask 'whats next?' We are all animals (x4) It's hard enough to retain control When our instincts are egging us on With biologists and chemists Reducing our souls To four letters And when we think about it We're like a masterpiece Who's glimpsed the artist We are the machines Carrying on various genes Then discarded When the job is done We are the disciples Who have lost our way Kicked from our pedestal When Darwin burnt the book Its hard enough to retain control When our instincts are egging us on With biologists and chemists Reducing our souls To four letters When genes replace Genesis We're like a masterpiece Who's glimpsed the artist We liked to think we had a special place As if stars revolved around the human race But we're just mammals, just primates Like chimps or g'rillaz We see the hair on our face And look at another primate You and I, we relate