The Animal Enlightenment, by Adam Buckland Ensemble

The Animal Enlightenment

by Adam Buckland Ensemble

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1.	Welcome 01:30	lyrics	buy track
Pleased to meet ya Welcome to the show I’ve something tell you Here we go There’s no more talk on the streets It’s all said online Have you sold your soul? People treated like animals Animals treated like dirt The dirt they build their empires on Always making sure they come first There’s elephants in the zoo Chained up, going mad I saw one just the other day My girlfriend bought some sunnies My girlfriend bought some shades They go with her black mask That protects her from the plague Pleased to meet ya Welcome to the show The earth is warming Still you’re looking cool and in the know
2.	Disability 02:38	lyrics	buy track
I’ve heard doctors and nurses are healers And astronauts never complain Brian Wilson is a genius Gardeners just wait for rain But I’m just some guy with a disability Yeah, I’m just someone with a disability Walk past me, I’ve got a disability Don’t kiss me, don’t touch me The prime minister is an arsehole Rockstars need someone to blame Evangelists will save your soul Millionaires fly in private planes But I’m just some guy with a disability Yeah, I’m just someone with a disability Walk past me, I’ve got a disability Don’t hug me, don’t touch me
3.	Into the Sun 01:17	lyrics	buy track
Nowhere to hide, nowhere to run No one to fight, no one to love Leave a note, bang your drum Nothing to see when the day is done Get your bags, you have won Sing us a tune now you belong From this winter cage where I am stunned I watch my albatross fly into the sun
4.	Shove 02:48	lyrics	buy track
When will they realise what they’ve done? They crucify the innocent and then run Follow their rules/beliefs or they will fuck with you just for fun They’ll push aside anyone Shove Shove Shove Shove
5.	Silverback 01:47	lyrics	buy track
There’s always something we can do for you There’s always something you can try The silverback is trapped in the zoo With the zebras and the lions What can we do to comfort you? …to help you sleep at night? The silverback is trapped in the zoo With the koala and the lions
6.	Bombs 02:58	lyrics	buy track
They’re dropping the bombs on the innocent and strong Living out a life of surprises But I won’t leave you there How could I watch your demise? What will you leave behind? They’re loading up their guns to enforce their right and wrong Exploring night and day for new arrivals But who am I to care if you stand to comply? What will you leave behind? It was the perfect night Depending on your definitions You are my ideal type Infinite drive, zero emissions They’re dropping the bombs on the innocent and strong Living out their days in denial We’ll have to leave you there At which point will you compromise? What will you leave behind?
7.	Don't Tell Me 02:11	lyrics	buy track
I’m not in love I’m not lonely I don’t want to know your truth I’m not wanted I don’t want your honey I don’t want to see your proof Don’t tell me the situation is hopeless Don’t tell me the situation is hopeless Don’t tell me the situation is hopeless Don’t tell me the situation is hopeless I’m not in love I’m not lonely I don’t want to know your truth I’m not wanted I don’t want your honey I don’t want to see your proof I’m not in love I’m not lonely I don’t want to know your truth I’m not wanted I don’t want your honey I don’t want to see your proof
8.	Lies 02:08	lyrics	buy track
They were pushing us under Holding us under We’d ask why That’s what they recognise They were making conclusions One-way solutions We asked why That’s what they recognised They just lie L-l-lie They’d almost taken us over Real motherfuckers Still we try That’s what they recognise They were holding us under Real motherfuckers Still we try That’s what they recognise They just lie L-l-lie L-l-lie L-l-lie
9.	Daddy 01:23	lyrics	buy track
Daddy Daddy Daddy Daddy He shows us what’s cool Breaks all the rules Old-school shoes Let me introduce Daddy Old cat daddy Balding daddy Bearded daddy He’s got tattooed skin He lets us know what’s in He thinks he always wins Can I be your friend? Daddy Old cat daddy Balding daddy Bearded daddy Daddy Old cat daddy Balding daddy Bearded daddy
10.	Please 01:05	lyrics	buy track
She don’t care why, she don’t She don’t care why, she don’t She don’t care why, she don’t She don’t care why, she don’t She don’t please He won’t say why, he won’t He won’t say why, he won’t He won’t say why, he won’t He won’t say why, he won’t He won’t please
11.	The Animal Enlightenment as led by R. Mutt 02:51		buy track
12.	Grave 01:48	lyrics	buy track
Save yourself again Dig out your grave Make no mistake Pray, and don’t be late Here’s another raid You’re gonna fade The dead came back to console the living Grave Grave Grave Grave
13.	Sympathy for the Sociopath 01:47	lyrics	buy track
Sympathy for the sociopath Use me Manipulate me Yell Destroy me You seem fun loving and forgiving I can’t breathe when you get me under control Then leave Trigger me Tell me when I’m insane Let me know when I’m well again A gaslight dinner for two What do you have to say? A bit part in your grand parade Don’t call No Charming veneer We’re all here Just for you Sympathy for the sociopath Sympathy for the sociopath Sympathy for the sociopath Sympathy for the sociopath
14.	Remain 00:58	lyrics	buy track
When some people find out you’re barely here They do all they can to help you remain When other people find out you’re barely here They do all they can to blow you away Help you remain Blow you away Help you remain Blow you away Help you remain Blow you away Help you remain Or blow you away
15.	Upstanding Citizen 01:30	lyrics	buy track
I want a lover I want someone I can reward I want a Doberman I want to praise the Lord I want a big house I want a holiday I want my friends to say wow When I shut down this masquerade I want true love I want someone to control I want clean water I want you to do as you’re told I want enlightenment I want ménage è trois I want a clitoris I want to save the world I want to be an upstanding seh-seh Upstanding citizen Upstanding seh-seh Upstanding citizen Upstanding seh-seh Upstanding citizen Upstanding seh-seh Upstanding citizen
16.	Into the Night 00:49	lyrics	buy track
Into the ocean I dive There’s a possum on a line Are you ready? Let’s take a ride I used to think I’d fly but I could never jump that high Are you ready to take a ride? Into the night Into the night
17.	Woah Yeah 01:17	lyrics	buy track
Everything you make is so beautiful You are always so thoughtful The bigger picture is yours to see But you will never see me Whoa yeah Whoa yeah Whoa yeah Whoa yeah Everything you say I want to hear You’ve conquered all that I fear To see you I’d pay any entrance fee But you will never see me Whoa yeah Whoa yeah Whoa yeah Whoa yeah
18.	The Animal Enlightenment 02:44	lyrics	buy track
Draw a line in the sand Just to push others over it The Animal Enlightenment The Animal Enlightenment Watch me perform in my cage Torture me when I escape The Animal Enlightenment The Animal Enlightenment Keep us quiet, keep us tame Frame us when you need someone to blame The Animal Enlightenment The Animal Enlightenment But now we’ve realised what has to be done But now we’ve realised what has to be done But now we’ve realised what has to be done But now we’ve realised what has to be done
19.	Into the Stars 03:49	lyrics	buy track
You’ll never feel love but you’ll never be lonely You’ll never feel love but you’ll never be lonely On their knees praying to each new god Want a friend? I’ll buy you a pony Fly them off into the stars Shooby doo wop, shooby doo wah Put them in a spaceship, take them to Mars Shooby doo wop, shooby doo wah You’ll never feel love but you’ll never be lonely You’ll never feel love but you’ll never be lonely On their knees praying to each new god Want a friend? I’ll buy you a pony Fly them off into the stars Shooby doo wop, shooby doo wah Put them in a spaceship, take them to Mars Shooby doo wop, shooby doo wah

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released July 30, 2021

All songs written, performed and produced by Adam Buckland. Album cover art by Adam. A.B.E., Wurundjeri Country, PO Box 470, Brunswick, VIC, 3056, Australia.

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Evelyn and Darren Ireland, Kate Randazzo and Jerome Van Putten, Heidi Phillips, Mal Wales, Sheena Mathieson and Pascale Toussat, Tim Gummersall, David Lee, Jacqui Biffin, Tim Ireland, Glen Humphries and everyone else who has helped me over the years.

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Adam Buckland is a musician, songwriter and artist living in Melbourne, Australia.

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