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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Of Monsters and Men
Of Monsters and Men
Performer
Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir
Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir
Vocals
Ragnar Þórhallsson
Ragnar Þórhallsson
Vocals
Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson
Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson
Drums
Kristjan Kristjansson
Kristjan Kristjansson
Bass Guitar
Brynjar Leifsson
Brynjar Leifsson
Electric Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Ragnar Þórhallsson
Ragnar Þórhallsson
Songwriter
Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir
Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir
Songwriter
Árni Guðjónsson
Árni Guðjónsson
Songwriter
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Of Monsters and Men
Of Monsters and Men
Producer
Bjarni Þór Jensson
Bjarni Þór Jensson
Recording Engineer
Idania Valencia
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Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Jumping up and down the floor, my head is an animal
And once there was an animal, it had a son that mowed the lawn
The son was an okay guy, they had a pet dragonfly
The dragonfly, it ran away but it came back with a story to say
[Verse 2]
With dirty paws and furry coat, she ran down the forest slopes
The forest of talking trees, they used to sing about the birds and the bees
The bees had declared a war, the sky wasn't big enough for them all
The birds, they got help from below from dirty paws and the creatures of snow
[Verse 3]
La-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la
La-la-la-la
[Verse 4]
So, for awhile, things were cold, they were scared down in their holes
The forest, that once was green, was colored black by those killing machines
But she and her furry friends, took down the queen bee and her men
And that's how the story goes
The story of the Beast with those four dirty paws
[Verse 5]
La-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la
La-la-la-la
La-la-la
La-la-la-la
Written by: Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, Ragnar Þórhallsson

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