Animal Instinct

"Animal Instinct" is a second single from The Cranberries' fourth record "Bury The Hatchet", 1999. The single didn't chart in the UK, but it did chart in Austria, France, and many others. The lyrics were written by Dolores O'Riordan in 1997 when she gave birth to her first child. The music was written by Noel Hogan and Dolores O'Riordan. The song is one of the band's most recognizable songs and it's considered The Cranberries' classic.

[Verse 1] Suddenly, something has happened to me As I was having my cup of tea Suddenly, I was feeling depressed I was utterly and totally stressed Do you know you made me cry? (Woah-oh) Do you know you made me die? [Pre-Chorus] And the thing that gets to me (Thing that gets to me) Is you'll never really see (Is you'll never really see) And the thing that freaks me out (The thing that freaks me out) Is I'll always be in doubt (Always be in doubt) [Chorus] It is a lovely thing that we have It is a lovely thing that we It is a lovely thing The animal The animal instinct (Whoo-huu-hu, whoo-huu-hu, whoo-huu-hu-uhh) [Verse 2] So take my hands and come with me We will change reality So take my hands and we will pray They won't take you away They will never make me cry, no (Oh) They will never make me die [Pre-Chorus] And the thing that gets to me (Thing that gets to me) Is you'll never really see (Is you'll never really see) And the thing that freaks me out (The thing that freaks me out) Is I'll always be in doubt (Always be in doubt) [Outro] The animal, the animal, the animal instinct in me It's the animal, the animal, the animal instinct in me It's the animal, it's the animal, it's the animal instinct in me It's the animal, it's the animal, it's the animal instinct in me The animal, the animal, the animal instinct in me It's the animal, it's the animal, it's the animal instinct in me