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Animals

Release date: 26th February 2021

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Architects channel fury into catharsis on 'Animals', a gut-punching lead single that sets the tone for their ninth studio album. The track opens with a simple, devastating premise: we're trapped between our base instincts and our fear of consequence, caught in a fiction we've collectively agreed to inhabit. The Brighton metallers build from that observation into something that feels both immediate and inevitable, sharp corners and all. The song's power lies in its refusal to soften the message. Architects have honed the brutality of their metalcore foundation whilst tapping into pop sensibilities that land with the same ferocity as their earliest work. Produced by drummer Dan Searle and guitarist Josh Middleton, it's a track that demands something of the listener: acknowledgement, maybe anger, certainly attention. A Dork four-star record that announces a band stepping up to the plate, ready to make themselves heard.

"Animals" is a single by Architects, from the album For Those That Wish To Exist, released 26th February 2021. The track is 4:04 long. It's filed under Hard Rock. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 11 articles about Architects.

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Lyrics

Animals

I do my best, but everything seems ominous
Not feeling blessed, quite the opposite
This shouldn't feel so monotonous
It never rains, but it pours

We're just a bunch of fucking animals
But we're afraid of the outcome (the outcome)
Don't cry to me because the fiction that we're living in
Says I should pull the pin

Should I just pull the pin?

Should I just pull the pin?

I dug my heels, I thought that I could stop the rot
The ground gave way, now I've lost the plot
Fucked it again, that was all I've got
It never rains, but it pours

Life is just a dream within a

We're just a bunch of fucking animals
But we're afraid of the outcome (the outcome)
Don't cry to me because the fiction that we're living in
Says I should pull the pin

Buried under dirt, a diamond in the mud
Infinity is waiting there 'cause nobody can burn a glass cathedral

Dream within a, dream within a

We're just a bunch of fucking animals
But we're afraid of the outcome (the outcome)
Don't cry to me because the fiction that we're living in
Says I should pull the pin

We're just a bunch of fucking animals
But we're afraid of the outcome (the outcome)
Don't cry to me because the fiction that we're living in
Says I should pull the pin

Should I just pull the pin?
Should I just pull the pin? (Buried under dirt, a diamond in the mud)
Should I just pull the pin? (Infinity is waiting there 'cause nobody can burn)
Should I just pull the pin? (A glass cathedral)

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26th February 2021
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    Dan Searle, Josh Middleton
    Lyricist
    Dan Searle
    Composer
    Dan Searle, Josh Middleton
    Producer
    Dan Searle, Josh Middleton
    Drums
    Dan Searle
    Guitar
    Adam Christianson, Josh Middleton
    Keyboards
    Alex Dean, Dan Searle, Josh Middleton
    Vocals
    Sam Carter
    Additional Production
    Peter Miles
    Background Vocals
    Josh Middleton
    Bass Guitar
    Alex Dean
    Digital Audio Editor
    Robin Adams
    Mastering Engineer
    Chris Athens
    Mixing Engineer
    Zakk Cervini
    Recording Engineer
    Dan Searle, Josh Middleton, Nolly Getgood
    Video Director
    Dan Searle
    Video Director Of Photography
    Sy Turnbull
    Video Producer
    Kode Media
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