How to Be a Human Being

[Verse 1]

Daddy was dumb, said that I'd be something special

Brought me up tough but I was a gentle human

Said that he loved each of my two million freckles

When I grew up, was gonna be a superstar

[Pre-Chorus 1]

I can't get a job, so I live with my mom

I take her money but not quite enough

I sit in the car and I listen to static

She said I look fat, but I look fantastic

[Chorus]

Cut back down to my knees

Gotta get back, gotta get free

Cut back down to my knees

Lean back now, lean back and breathe

Cut back down to my knees

Gotta get back, gotta get free

Cut back down to my knees

Lean back now, lean back and breathe

[Verse 2]

I'm wakin' up lost in boxes outside Tesco

Look like a bum sippin' codeine Coca-Cola

Thought that I was northern Camden's own Flash Gordon

Sonic ray gun, gonna be a superstar

[Pre-Chorus 2]

I can't get a job, so I live with my mom

I take her money but not quite enough

I make my own fun in Grandmama's basement

Said I look mad, she said I look wasted

[Chorus]

Cut back down to my knees

Gotta get back, gotta get free

Cut back down to my knees

Lean back now, lean back and breathe

Cut back down to my knees

Gotta get back, gotta get free

Cut back down to my knees

Lean back now, lean back and breathe

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]

Cut back down to my knees

Gotta get back, gotta get free

Cut back down to my knees

Lean back now, lean back and breathe

Cut back down to my knees

Gotta get back, gotta get free

Cut back down to my knees

Lean back now, lean back and breathe

Cut back down to my knees

Gotta get back, gotta get free

Cut back down to my knees

Lean back now, lean back and breathe

[Verse 1]

Boy, when I left you, you were young

I was gone, but not my love

You were clearly meant for more

Than a life lost in the war

[Pre-Chorus]

I want you to be happy

Free to run, get dizzy on caffeine

Funny friends that make you laugh

And maybe you're just a little bit dappy

[Chorus]

Fly

Feel your mother right at your side, don't you know you got my eyes

I'll make you fly

You'll be happy all the time, I know you can make it right

[Verse 2]

Boy, now your life is back-to-front

But you'll see that's not for long

'Cause I know you'll feel the ghost

Of some memories so warm

[Pre-Chorus]

Boy, I want you to be happy

Free to run, get dizzy on caffeine

Funny friends that make you laugh

And maybe you're just a little bit dappy

[Chorus]

Fly

Feel your mother right at your side, don't you know you got my eyes

I'll make you fly

You'll be happy all the time, I know you can make it right

[Pre-Chorus]

Boy, I want you to be happy

Free to run, get dizzy on caffeine

Funny friends that make you laugh

And maybe you're just a little bit dappy

[Chorus]

Fly

Feel your mother right at your side, don't you know you got my eyes

I'll make you fly

You'll be happy all the time, I know you can make it right

I'll make you...

[Pre-Chorus]

Boy, I want you to be happy

Free to run, get dizzy on caffeine

Funny friends that make you laugh

And maybe you're just a little bit...

[Outro]

Woo, woo, woo

[Premade Sandwiches] Lyrics“Premade Sandwiches” is the seventh track from Glass Animals’s sophomore record How To Be A Human Being. The track is on its own in some releases, but is included at the end of “Cane Shuga” in the physical… Read More [Spoken Word]

People standing in line to look at pre-made sandwiches

People standing in line to get high to bad bitches

People standing in line to smoke weed that's green tea

People standing in line for two rails of OxiClean

People standing in line to nuke themselves with ketamine

It's artisan raw and gluten free

Probiotic superfood antioxidant low-MSG

Non-GMO locally sourced quinoa and chia seeds

Jojoba and baobab dog treats

Hand made with wild goji berries

Agave, acai and activated whey protein

People standing in line to buy whatever the McFuck

they might want to shove down their foodpipes tonight

New watch in black gold

New shirt that looks old

Big dick and no soul

New pants with four holes

Old phones in one drawer

Five dry pens, something from a Kinder egg

And everything you didn't know you were looking for

People complaining 'cause their Mum whines

People complaining about losing their minds

People complaining about standing in line

People standing in line and they don't even know why

[Verse 1: Dave Bayley]

When I was young and stupid

My love left to be a rock and roll star

He told me, "Please, don't worry"

Wise little smile that spoke so safely

He booked a one-way ticket

Out west, that's where they make it

Six kids stuck in a bedsit

To sunswept poolside riches

[Verse 2: Dave Bayley]

He met a girl who wore Versace

Pink feather coats and jumbo jewelry​

Gonna be a hoop phenomenon

He's gonna be Hakeem Olajuwon

He's got a gold Camaro

He said over the payphone

I try to keep my cool, but

My life turns in slow motion

[Chorus: Dave Bayley]

Bye-bye, baby, blue

I wish you could see the wicked truth

Caught up in a rush, it's killin' you

Screamin' at the sun you blow into

Curled up in a grip when we were us

Fingers in a fist like you might run

I settle for a ghost I never knew

Super paradise I held on to

But, I settle for a ghost

[Verse 3: Dave Bayley]

Where I was from, in NOLA

No one left to be a rock and roll star

He'd stay and treat his lady

Give everything to his new baby

I miss him, don't you blame me?

That boy went stone cold crazy

Caught up in camera lust

He's chasin' that pappy pipe dream

[Bridge: Dave Bayley]

(Ooh, ooh)

I know you don't, but I—

I know you don't, but I still try

My thunder shook him down

My thunder came and shook him down

That girl is gone, but I—

That girl is gone, but I still try

I think it's over now

The bullet hit, but maybe not

I feel so fuckin' numb

It hits my head, and I feel numb

My body's lookin' wrong

My body's lookin' wrong

My body's lookin' wrong

[Chorus: Dave Bayley]

Bye-bye, baby, blue

I wish you could see the wicked truth

Caught up in a rush, it's killin' you

Screamin' at the sun you blow into

Curled up in a grip when we were us

Fingers in a fist like you might run

I settle for a ghost I never knew

Super paradise I held on to

But, I settle for a ghost

[Verse 1]

Agnes, just stop and think a minute

Why don't you light that cigarette and

Calm down now, stop and breathe a second?

Go back to the very beginning

Can't you see what was different then?

You were just popping Percocet

Maybe just four a week at best

Maybe a smoke to clear the head

[Pre-Chorus]

Your head is so numb, that nervous breath you try to hide

Between the motions, that trembling tender little sigh

And so it goes, a choking rose back

To be reborn, I want to hold you like you're mine

[Verse 2]

You see the sad in everything

A genius of love and loneliness and

This time, you overdid the liquor

This time, you pulled the fucking trigger

These days, you're rolling all the time

So low, so you keep getting high

Where went that cheeky friend of mine?

Where went that billion-dollar smile?

[Pre-Chorus]

Guess life is long when soaked in sadness

On borrowed time from Mister Madness

And so it goes, a choking rose back

To be reborn, I want to hold you like you're mine

[Chorus]

You're gone but you're on my mind

I'm lost but I don't know why

You're gone but you're on my mind

I'm lost but I don't know why

You're gone but you're on my mind

I'm lost but I don't know why

You're gone but you're on my mind

I'm lost but I don't know why

You're gone but you're on my mind

I'm lost but I don't know why

You're gone but you're on my mind

I'm lost but I don't know why

You're gone but you're on my mind

I'm lost but I don't know why

You're gone but you're on my mind

I'm lost but I don't know why