Life Substance #43 - The "Fall" as the Animal's "Instinct of Self-preservation"

(Verse 1) I lock the door and I guard my heart I learned to fight before the trouble starts They say it’s selfish, they call it pride But it’s an ancient law I hold inside Just trying to make it through another day Chasing the shadows and the threats away I keep my head above the rising tide With nothing but my nature as my guide (Chorus) It’s not the apple, it’s not the snake It’s just the choices that I have to make They call it the Fall, but it’s my salvation The animal's instinct of self-preservation! Life substance number forty-three Just the wild survivor inside of me (Verse 2) I bare my teeth when I feel the cold Protecting everything I try to hold It’s in the blood, it's a heavy chain A million years of running from the pain I’m looking out for number one tonight Caught in the middle of the dark and light I do whatever just to stay alive Because the only mission is survive (Bridge) We learned to conquer and we learned to hide To keep the fragile little spark alive Before the empathy, before the grace We had to win the evolutionary race It isn't evil, it’s the way we grew Just flesh and bone doing what they must do (Chorus) It’s not the apple, it’s not the snake It’s just the choices that I have to make They call it the Fall, but it’s my salvation The animal's instinct of self-preservation! Life substance number forty-three Just the wild survivor inside of me [End]