They self-released a 5 track demo in 2012 which form the basis of the 'Leaflings EP', released via Kaya Kaya Records. It included 'Cocoa Hooves', 'Golden Antlers' and 'Cocoa Hooves Part II'.
Having left the confines of their creative hub in the woodlands of Oxfordshire (referred to as The Shed), the band took up residence at Paul Epworth’s London studio in the Autumn of 2013. 'Psylla' was released on November 11 by Wolf Tone (Epworth's own label) backed with 'Woozy (feat. Jean Deaux)'.
The track 'Gooey' was premièred on February 13, as the second taster to their forthcoming début album, "ZABA". Released on June 9th 2014, the 11 track record was recorded at Wolf Tone Studios in London, and produced by frontman Dave Bayley under executive production of Paul Epworth. 'Pools' was announced as the follow up single on April 16.
Their sophomore album "How to be a Human Being" was released on the 26th of August 2016.
The most recent album by Glass Animals was "Dreamland" on the 7th of August.
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Agnes
Glass Animals Lyrics
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Why don't you light that cigarette and
Calm down now stop and breathe a second
Go back to the very beginning
Can't you see what was different then?
You were just popping Percocet
Maybe just four a week at best
Your head is so numb
That nervous breath you try to hide
Between the motions
That trembling tender little sigh
And so it goes
A choking rose back
To be reborn
I want to hold you like you're mine
You see the sad in everything a
Genius of love and loneliness and
This time you overdid the liquor
This time you pulled the fuckin' trigger
These days you're rolling all the time
So low so you keep getting high
Where went that cheeky friend of mine?
Where went that billion dollar smile?
Guess life is long
When soaked in sadness
On borrowed time
From Mr Madness
And so it goes
A choking rose back
To be reborn
I want to hold you like you're mine
You're gone but you're on my mind
I'm lost but I don't know why
You're gone but you're on my mind
I'm lost but I don't know why
You're gone but you're on my mind
I'm lost but I don't know why
You're gone but you're on my mind
I'm lost but I don't know why
You're gone but you're on my mind
I'm lost but I don't know why
You're gone but you're on my mind
I'm lost but I don't know why
You're gone but you're on my mind
I'm lost but I don't know why
You're gone but you're on my mind
I'm lost but I don't know why
"Agnes" is a hauntingly beautiful song by Glass Animals that speaks about a person, possibly a friend, who is going through a dark period of their life. The lyrics show the singer wanting to console and comfort this person as they go through their struggles. The opening lyrics, "Agnes just stop and think a minute, Why don't you light that cigarette and, Calm down now stop and breathe a second, Go back to the very beginning," gives us the sense that the person is feeling overwhelmed and that the singer wants them to take a moment to relax and reflect.
The song goes on to describe how the person used to cope with life by popping Percocet and smoking occasionally, but has now turned to drinking and getting high all the time, losing their cheeky attitude and their billion dollar smile. Further, the lyrics indicate that this person has attempted suicide perhaps as a result of their dependency on drugs and alcohol. The singer wishes they could hold them close and bring them back to life, represented by the metaphor of a choking rose being reborn.
Overall, "Agnes" is a touching reminder of the importance of being present for those in our lives who may be struggling with addiction and how we can offer them support and hope to find a way through their dark time.
Line by Line Meaning
Agnes just stop and think a minute
Take a moment to pause and reflect on your actions, Agnes.
Why don't you light that cigarette and
Take a break and calm yourself, Agnes. Why not light a cigarette?
Calm down now stop and breathe a second
Agnes, take a moment to relax and clear your head.
Go back to the very beginning
Reflect on your past and try to understand where things went wrong, Agnes.
Can't you see what was different then?
Consider how different things were before, Agnes.
You were just popping Percocet
You used to take Percocet, Agnes.
Maybe just four a week at best
Perhaps you only take four a week, at most.
Maybe a smoke to clear the head
You might have smoked to clear your head, Agnes.
Your head is so numb
Your mind is numb, Agnes.
That nervous breath you try to hide
You attempt to conceal your nervous breathing, Agnes.
Between the motions
Amidst the actions you perform, Agnes.
That trembling tender little sigh
You let out a small, fragile sigh of distress or sadness, Agnes.
And so it goes
This is how it always seems to be, Agnes.
A choking rose back
A rose that suffocates and burdens you, Agnes.
To be reborn
With the potential for a new beginning, Agnes.
I want to hold you like you're mine
I want to embrace you and care for you as if you were mine, Agnes.
You see the sad in everything a
You have a talent for recognizing and experiencing the sadness present in everything, Agnes.
Genius of love and loneliness and
You are a genius with regard to understanding love and loneliness, Agnes.
This time you overdid the liquor
This time, you drank too much alcohol, Agnes.
This time you pulled the fuckin' trigger
This time, you took drastic and irreversible action, Agnes.
These days you're rolling all the time
Recently, you have been using drugs excessively, Agnes.
So low so you keep getting high
You feel so low that you keep getting high, Agnes.
Where went that cheeky friend of mine?
Where did my playful and mischievous friend go, Agnes?
Where went that billion dollar smile?
Where has your beautiful, million-dollar smile disappeared, Agnes?
Guess life is long
It seems like life is long and endless, Agnes.
When soaked in sadness
Especially when immersed in sadness, Agnes.
On borrowed time
Living on borrowed time, Agnes.
From Mr Madness
From the madness of life itself, Agnes.
You're gone but you're on my mind
You are no longer here with me, but you still occupy my thoughts and feelings, Agnes.
I'm lost but I don't know why
I feel disoriented and confused, Agnes, but I cannot pinpoint why.
Lyrics © WORDS & MUSIC A DIV OF BIG DEAL MUSIC LLC
Written by: David Algernon Bayley
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
pinkfedoras
this was in the old description of the music video before it got updated:
dear friends…nervously excited to share with you the video for Agnes. it’s hard to explain exactly how it feels inside a human centrifuge. you sit in a small egg-like pod about the size of a horse which hangs off a 50 foot steel horizontal frame. It looks like something out of a bond villain’s lair. it’s claustrophobic and uncomfortable and also incredibly hot.
slowly the whole thing starts to rotate like a helicopter blade. Faster and faster until every part of you becomes crushed under the extreme gravity. its like being slowly sat on by an elephant, or like your whole body being punched in slow motion. you have to flex every muscle and use every ounce of strength you have to keep going. breathing requires serious effort. movement becomes incredibly strained and almost painful. everything that once weighed 5 kilograms now weighs 50. its difficult even to keep your eyes open. it hurts in places you really didn’t know existed. veins and capillaries burst under the pressure and bruising begins. its a rapid physical overdrive.
the blood rushes from your brain making it impossible to think rationally or focus. your eyes are also drained and you get tunnel vision…only able to see small circles of the world directly infront of you and your sight goes completely greyscale…no more colour. your balance and spatial awareness goes and the world begins to spin like you’ve had way too much to drink. but the most striking thing is the way that the machine pulls on your heart. you can actually feel it struggling to beat and changing shape…flattening inside of your chest. Its similar to that horrible sinking, tugging heartache that comes only with complete and overwhelming sadness. and then you pass out.
we ran the centrifuge 18 times while i tried to sing along to a song which i find difficult to listen to at the best of times.
this was probably the most intense video-making experience I’ll ever have. But its the only way that we could just about begin to simulate for a moment what happens within Agnes.
speak soon,
dave
Daniel Spain
I heard this song for the first time a few months ago after dropping my friend off at a hospital so he could get into detox and rehab. On the drive home it came on my Playlist and drove me to tears.
This kid was smart, funny and very talented. He also suffered from very severe depression and pushed everyone he could away.
4 months later that friend was found yesterday morning dead from alcohol poisoning.
I'll always be thinking about what I could have done differently, how I could have helped more. Please be there and reach out to those you know that are effected by mental illness and substance abuse.
I'm sorry, Dylan. I'm sorry you became another Agnes.
Firas Kriaa
[Verse 1]
Agnes, just stop and think a minute
Why don't you light that cigarette and
Calm down now, stop and breathe a second?
Go back to the very beginning
Can't you see what was different then?
You were just popping Percocet
Maybe just four a week at best
Maybe a smoke to clear the head
[Pre-Chorus]
Your head is so numb, that nervous breath you try to hide
Between the motions, that trembling tender little sigh
And so it goes, a choking rose back
To be reborn, I want to hold you like you're mine
[Verse 2]
You see the sad in everything
A genius of love and loneliness and
This time you overdid the liquor
This time you pulled the fucking trigger
These days you're rolling all the time
So low, so you keep getting high
Where went that cheeky friend of mine?
Where went that billion-dollar smile?
[Pre-Chorus]
Guess life is long when soaked in sadness
On borrowed time from Mr Madness
And so it goes, a choking rose back
To be reborn, I want to hold you like you're mine
[Chorus]
You're gone but you're on my mind
I'm lost but I don't know why
You're gone but you're on my mind
I'm lost but I don't know why
You're gone but you're on my mind
I'm lost but I don't know why
You're gone but you're on my mind
I'm lost but I don't know why
You're gone but you're on my mind
I'm lost but I don't know why
You're gone but you're on my mind
I'm lost but I don't know why
You're gone but you're on my mind
I'm lost but I don't know why
You're gone but you're on my mind
I'm lost but I don't know why
Mel
My adult daughter is pregnant and a drug addict. I wonder when I’m going to get a call that she’s arrested or dead. This song plays on and on in my head when I think of her. You put the words to the emotions when I couldn’t.
These days you’re rolling all the time, so low
So you keep getting high..
Where went that cheeky friend of mine..
Where went that billion dollar smile
Guess life is long when soaked in sadness
On borrowed time from mister Madness
And so it goes
A choking rose back to be reborn
I want to hold you like you’re mine..
Mariia Chu
The fact that he put himself through this just to try and understand for a few minutes what Agnes felt everyday is just the most empathetic and heartbreaking thing. Can't listen to this without crying.
Evan'sBigBlackCock
1.1k likes and no reply’s ima fix that.
(Normally I’m not that one person)
Abhiroop Datta
@Evan'sBigBlackCocklemme give you company in that
Aimee Voss
Queen Alice lives
pinkfedoras
this was in the old description of the music video before it got updated:
dear friends…nervously excited to share with you the video for Agnes. it’s hard to explain exactly how it feels inside a human centrifuge. you sit in a small egg-like pod about the size of a horse which hangs off a 50 foot steel horizontal frame. It looks like something out of a bond villain’s lair. it’s claustrophobic and uncomfortable and also incredibly hot.
slowly the whole thing starts to rotate like a helicopter blade. Faster and faster until every part of you becomes crushed under the extreme gravity. its like being slowly sat on by an elephant, or like your whole body being punched in slow motion. you have to flex every muscle and use every ounce of strength you have to keep going. breathing requires serious effort. movement becomes incredibly strained and almost painful. everything that once weighed 5 kilograms now weighs 50. its difficult even to keep your eyes open. it hurts in places you really didn’t know existed. veins and capillaries burst under the pressure and bruising begins. its a rapid physical overdrive.
the blood rushes from your brain making it impossible to think rationally or focus. your eyes are also drained and you get tunnel vision…only able to see small circles of the world directly infront of you and your sight goes completely greyscale…no more colour. your balance and spatial awareness goes and the world begins to spin like you’ve had way too much to drink. but the most striking thing is the way that the machine pulls on your heart. you can actually feel it struggling to beat and changing shape…flattening inside of your chest. Its similar to that horrible sinking, tugging heartache that comes only with complete and overwhelming sadness. and then you pass out.
we ran the centrifuge 18 times while i tried to sing along to a song which i find difficult to listen to at the best of times.
this was probably the most intense video-making experience I’ll ever have. But its the only way that we could just about begin to simulate for a moment what happens within Agnes.
speak soon,
dave
FrosteeFlakes
sorry for the notification, but thank you so much for putting the original description here!! it's very important and it really helps you understand what exactly this video means. this song has a special place in my heart <3
Evan'sBigBlackCock
Sorry, but where did you find this out? I’d like to see the descriptions of other songs.
Fresh Cados
My name is Agnes. I’ve suffered with manic depression since I was 11 years old and this song hit me so hard. One year clean from substance abuse and still struggle everyday, but we still out here yall
nvrcominhome
so proud of you agnes! you’re putting in the effort to get better and that’s what matters.
Fresh Cados
@nvrcominhome 🥺thank you so much