Peter Gabriel - Animal Nation [tekst, tłumaczenie i interpretacja piosenki]

[Verse 1:]
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?

[Chorus:]
Intelligent life is all around us
Intelligent life is all around us

[Verse 2:]
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

[Repeat Chorus:]

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

[Verse 3:]
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

[Repeat Chorus:]

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

[Repeat 12x:]
Bonobo calling me now

[Verse 4:]
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

[Repeat x20:]
Communication with the Animal Nation
We are in communication with the Animal Nation