Marina and the Diamonds - Savages

Murder lives forever and so does war
It's survival of the fittest
Rich against the poor
At the end of the day
It's a human trait
Hidden deep down inside of our DNA

One man can build a bomb
Another run a race
To save somebody's life
And have it blow up in his face

I'm not the only one
Who finds it hard to understand
I'm not afraid of God
I am afraid of man

Is it running in our blood
Is it running in our veins
Is it running in our genes
Is it in our DNA?
Humans aren't gonna behave
Like we think we always should
Yeah we can be bad
As we can be good

Underneath it all, we're just savages
Hidden behind shirts, ties, and marriages
How can we expect anything at all?
We're just animals, still learning how to crawl

We live, we die
We steal, we kill, we lie
Just like animals
But with far less grace
We laugh, we cry
Like babies in the night
Forever running wild in the human race

Another day, another tale of rape
Another ticking bomb to bury deep and detonate I'm not the only one
Who finds it hard to understand
I'm not afraid of God
I am afraid of man

You can see it on the news
You can watch it on TV
You can read on your phone
You can say it's troubling
Humans aren't gonna behave
Like we think we always should
Yeah we can be bad
As we can be good

Underneath it all, we're just savages
Hidden behind shirts, ties, and marriages
How can we expect anything at all?
We're just animals, still learning how to crawl

Underneath it all, we're just savages
Hidden behind shirts, ties, and marriages
Truth is in us all, cradle to the grave
We're just animals, still learning to behave

All the hate, coming up
From a generation
Who got everything and nothing
Guided by temptation
Were we born to abuse, shoot a gun and run
Or has something deep inside of us come undone
Is it a human trait or is it learned behavior
Are you killing for yourself
Or killing for your savior?

Underneath it all, we're just savages
Hidden behind shirts, ties, and marriages
How can we expect anything at all?
We're just animals, still learning how to crawl

Underneath it all, we're just savages
Hidden behind shirts, ties, and marriages
Truth is in us all, cradle to the grave
We're just animals, still learning to behave