For the Animals (Corey & Eva)

Corey John and Eva Hamer

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I was walking down the river, I saw a boy about your age
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And everything looked calm except the line
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A fish who hung there suffocating, I pled for her life
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I said why should we keep living while she dies
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That boy, now, he’s not evil, and he freed her once he knew
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That she’s somebody just like me and you

CHORUS
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Everything I do is not for me and you
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Everything I do is for the animals
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For the animals, for the nonhuman animals
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Everything I do is for the animals

I was going down the sidewalk and I saw a neon sign
And under graves were piled side by side
I placed flowers on their bodies and I spoke about their lives
So everyone would know just who had died
Those people, they’re awake now
And we know they know they lived
It’s a sacrifice that wasn’t theirs to give

CHORUS

I was walking through a farm so I could see it for myself
There were rows and rows of birds there packed in tight
I came upon a chicken who appeared in quite poor health
So we made her safe and free ‘cause that’s her right
Now every story has a villain but ours, it has one twice
But our love is gonna melt those hearts of ice

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Now some people call me criminal
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And some people wanna lock me up
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And some people call us terrorists
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But I’ll take it for our love
(repeat)
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