Animals

"Animals"
Song by Linkin Park from the album LP Underground 15
Working title	Animals
Recorded	2011
Released	November 25, 2015
Length	2:58
Stems	Stagelight (Linkin Park Bundle II) Open Labs SoundSlate Pro
Writer	Linkin Park
Producer	Mike Shinoda
Label	Machine Shop
LP Underground 15 track listing Animals (2011 Demo) Basil (2008 Demo) Pods 1 of 3 (1998 Demo) Pods 2 of 3 (1998 Demo) Pods 3 of 3 (1998 Demo) Chance Of Rain (2006 Demo)

Background

"Animals" was a demo recorded in 2011 during the Living Things sessions and mentioned during the Inside Living Things documentary.

Samples of the song were released on November 27, 2014 as part of Stagelight's "Linkin Park Bundle II".

The full demo was released on November 25, 2015 as part of the LP Underground 15 CD and a LPU exclusive video about the song was released on December 11, 2015. On the video, Mike said: "Something in the back of my head wants to tell me that somehow it worked itself into "Roads Untraveled". And if that's the case then you can see just how far like an original demo can go to turn into something that it's completely not. It may have been just also a case where we made this song and then I liked that kind of groove of the drums and then I started a new song with that groove. It's a song that never really got finished, didn't find a place on the album but we wanted to share it with you. And kind of unusual to have like that triplet feel rapping thing going on."

Versions

Note: Only the date of the very first release of each version is listed.

Title	Album	Length	Recorded	Released	Notes
Animals (2011 Demo)	LP Underground 15	2:58	2011	November 25, 2015
Animals Beat	Hybrid Party Of A Thousand Things	0:37	2011		Original seed. Released on LPLive for free download on August 5, 2019.

Lyrics

Album Version

This is where the pain comes from This is how the payback sounds This is why the fire goes up This is why the walls come down You 'aint never been in these shoes Never know a word that I'm saying So the only thing to keep the blood flowing Is to let you know I'm not playing I'mma see your lies exposed I'mma see the justice done I'mma see the sun come back I'mma see the kingdome come Take it where it can't come back Take it where the shadows been Take it to the breaking point Take it to the end Saying that the end is near God, you have no idea Used to be afraid, but now Only thing I fear is fear This is where the line gets drawn Something that you've always known This is what you're hiding from True colors that are yours to own Give me back the fire I had Give me back the faith I lost Give me back the trust you broke Give me back the pride it cost Take the venom out of my blood Take the pain you put me in Take it when I tell you so Take it to the end