Fool
As Animals Lyrics

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i wrote on a paper
the times i feel like a fool
now i need some answers
so i ask you

Pre i might be trying to keep us
trying to save a part of you
maybe i'm trying to find us

but you turn me into a fool

i cry in the morning when you tell me i'm a fool
you wouldn't say this words right to me
unless you thought they're true
you don't have the strength to bear it
so you pretend that i'm a fool
still i cry in the morning when you tell me i'am fool

everyday was planned
every second every night
ooh oh oh
there was nothing left to fail
nothing was left behind

Pre i might be trying to keep us
i try to stay and play it cool
maybe i'm trying to find us
but you turn me into a fool

i cry in the morning when you tell me i'm a fool
you wouldn't say this words right to me
unless you though they're true
you don't have the strength to bear it
so you pretend that i'm a fool
still i cry in the morning when you tell me i'am fool

oh lord, oh lord
help me rise
the whole damn thing
makes no sense
i'm still
sitting here
with my shame and your laugh
i'm no fool.

i cry in the morning when you tell me i'm a fool
you wouldn't say this words right to me
unless you though they're true
you don't have the strength to bear it
so you pretend that i'm a fool

still i cry in the morning, in the morning, in the morning
i cry in the morning when you tell me

Overall Meaning

The song "Fool" by As Animals is about feeling foolish because of another person's actions. The singer has written down when they feel like a fool, and they are seeking answers by asking another person. The pre-chorus suggests that maybe the singer is trying to save a part of the other person or their relationship, but the other person turns them into a fool. In the chorus, the singer cries in the morning when the other person tells them they are a fool. The other person wouldn't say these words unless they thought they were true, but they don't have the strength to bear it, so they pretend the singer is the fool.

The second verse suggests that everything was planned and nothing was left to fail in the relationship, but still, the singer feels like a fool. The bridge contains a plea to a higher power to help them rise above the situation. The singer expresses that the whole thing makes no sense, but they are still sitting with their shame and the other person's laughter. The final chorus repeats the morning tears and the other person's pretending.

Overall, the song seems to be about feeling foolish because of someone else's actions and not being able to escape those feelings. The lyrics convey a sense of being trapped in a situation that hurts, and the singer is looking for answers and a way out.

Line by Line Meaning

i wrote on a paper
I recorded my feelings of foolishness in writing

the times i feel like a fool
The instances when I feel foolish

now i need some answers
I require explanations for my state of mind

so i ask you
Hence I consult you for that

i might be trying to keep us
I may be attempting to hold us together

trying to save a part of you
By trying to preserve a part of you

maybe i'm trying to find us
It's possible I'm endeavoring to retrieve us

but you turn me into a fool
But you make me feel stupid

i cry in the morning when you tell me i'm a fool
I weep in the morning when you imply I'm foolish

you wouldn't say this words right to me
You wouldn't have spoken those words to me accurately

unless you thought they're true
Unless you deemed them to be valid