I just came out from the room I saw the rising of the moon This ain't no ordinary night Looked to my left, looked to my right I felt a chill down to my bones I must have dreamed this once before Glanced at the pictures on the wall I saw my reflection in the gla** And as I walked down the hall I said to myself, "It's got to be" The rise of the animal, c'mon, get it up The rise of the animal in the streets, uh-huh The rise of the animal, it's just got to be, uh-huh The rise of the animal in me I thought I heard the crowd scream As I recalled a childhood dream I saw myself as I stand Caught with the axe in my hand Then I was pushed out on the stage And the crowd became a state of rage I tripped, I fell down to one knee Said to myself, "It's got to be" The rise of the animal, c'mon, get it up The rise of the animal in the streets, uh The rise of the animal, it's got to be, uh-huh The rise of the animal in me The rise of the animal The rise of the animal The rise of the animal The rise of the animal It's got to be, uh-huh The rise of the animal in me The rise of the animal The rise of the animal