Animal Nation - Peter Gabriel

I didn’t meet you in the jungle

Swinging from a tree

I sat down at the piano

You were playing with me I couldn’t believe all the things you could do The apes I’ve seen were in the zoo

They say we are unique with this language that we speak

But you have proved them wrong

Skinner and Chomsky, how could they be so blind

With evidence this strong?

Intelligent life is all around us Intelligent life is all around us When you watch King Kong or The Planet of the Apes

Upon your video screen

When the animals die, tears fill your eye

And you question what you’ve seen

Intelligent life is all around us Intelligent life is all around us Hey, bonobo woman

Hey, bonobo man

Look in your eyes

That’s where I come from

Hey, bonobo woman

Hey, bonobo man

Talk to me now

I am listening

You can search the internet

You can use your video phone

To call another friend

If we gave you all the tools

You can do whatever you want

Who knows when this will end

Intelligent life is all around us Hey, bonobo woman

Hey, bonobo man

Look in your eyes

That’s where I come from

Hey, bonobo woman

Hey, bonobo man

Talk to me now

I am listening

Hey, bonobo woman

Hey, bonobo man

Look in your eyes

That’s where we come from

Hey, bonobo woman

Hey, bonobo man

Talk to us now

We are listening

Bonobo calling me now x12

Starting to hear the things you’ve said

Getting to know what’s going on in your head

There’s no humans on the line

But there’ll be plenty more there in good time

Dolphins, cats, and elephants

This is not some wild romance

Just look in their eyes and say it’s not true

Look in their eyes, they’re checking out you

Communication with the Animal Nation

We are in communication with the Animal Nation x20