Animals
(Рингтон) Maroon 5 Lyrics


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Baby I'm preying on you tonight
Hunt you down eat you alive
Just like animals
Animals
Like animals-mals

Maybe you think that you can hide
I can smell your scent for miles
Just like animals
Animals
Like animals-mals
Baby I'm

So what you trying to do to me
It's like we can't stop, we're enemies
But we get along when I'm inside you, eh
You're like a drug that's killing me
I cut you out entirely
But I get so high when I'm inside you

Yeah you can start over you can run free
You can find other fish in the sea
You can pretend it's meant to be
But you can't stay away from me
I can still hear you making that sound
Taking me down rolling on the ground
You can pretend that it was me
But no, oh

Baby I'm preying on you tonight
Hunt you down eat you alive
Just like animals
Animals
Like animals

Maybe you think that you can hide
I can smell your scent for miles
Just like animals
Animals
Like animals-mals
Baby I'm

So if I run it's not enough
You're still in my head forever stuck
So you can do what you wanna do, eh
I love your lies I'll eat 'em up
But don't deny the animal
That comes alive when I'm inside you

Yeah you can start over you can run free
You can find other fish in the sea
You can pretend it's meant to be
But you can't stay away from me
I can still hear you making that sound
Taking me down rolling on the ground
You can pretend that it was me
But no, oh

Baby I'm preying on you tonight
Hunt you down eat you alive
Just like animals
Animals
Like animals-mals

Maybe you think that you can hide
I can smell your scent for miles
Just like animals
Animals
Like animals-mals
Baby I'm

Don't tell no lie, lie lie lie
You can't deny, ny ny ny
The beast inside, side side side
Yeah yeah yeah

No girl don't lie, lie lie lie (No girl don't lie)
You can't deny, ny ny ny (You can't deny)
The beast inside, side side side
Yeah yeah yeah

Yo,
Whoa
Whoa
Just like animals
Animals
Like animals-mals
Just like animals (Yeah)
Animals (Yeah)
Like animals-mals (Yeah)
Ow

Baby I'm preying on you tonight
Hunt you down eat you alive
Just like animals
Animals
Like animals-mals

Maybe you think that you can hide
I can smell your scent for miles
Just like animals
Animals
Like animals-mals
Baby I'm

Don't tell no lie, lie lie lie
You can't deny, ny ny ny
The beast inside, side side side
Yeah yeah yeah

No girl don't lie, lie lie lie (No girl don't lie)
You can't deny, ny ny ny (You can't deny)




The beast inside, side side side
Yeah yeah yeah

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Maroon 5's song "Animals" describe a man's predatory obsession with a woman, using the imagery of animals hunting their prey. The opening lines, "Baby I'm preying on you tonight, hunt you down, eat you alive, just like animals," set the tone for the rest of the song and establish the focus on the physical aspect of the relationship. The lyrics also suggest a sense of danger and violence, as the singer talks about the woman trying to hide from him and his inability to resist the primal urge to pursue her.


The chorus repeats the animal-themed imagery and highlights the allure of the physical connection: "Maybe you think that you can hide, I can smell your scent for miles, just like animals, animals, like animals-mals, baby I'm." The second verse delves deeper into the singer's obsession, depicting it as an addiction that he can't escape despite its harmful effects on him. He describes the woman as a drug that's killing him, but he still craves the high that comes from being with her.


Overall, "Animals" is a dark and intense song that explores the complex and often problematic nature of desire and physical attraction.


Line by Line Meaning

Baby I'm preying on you tonight
Tonight, I am fixating on you and will stop at nothing to have you.


Hunt you down eat you alive
I will pursue you relentlessly and consume you whole.


Just like animals
My behavior is wild and animalistic, lacking control and reason.


Animals
This is my natural, instinctual state.


Like animals-mals
I am comparing myself and our interactions to the primal behavior of animals.


Maybe you think that you can hide
You may believe that you can elude me, but I will always find you.


I can smell your scent for miles
I am acutely aware of your whereabouts, and you cannot hide from me.


So what you trying to do to me
What kind of reaction are you trying to elicit from me?


It's like we can't stop, we're enemies
We are in a constant battle, but we cannot stay away from each other.


But we get along when I'm inside you, eh
Despite our conflict, there is a sense of unity when we are physically intimate.


You're like a drug that's killing me
You are addictive and harmful, yet I cannot resist you.


I cut you out entirely
I have tried to remove you from my life completely.


But I get so high when I'm inside you
Despite my attempts to break away, I am drawn back to you and the intense sensation of being with you.


Yeah you can start over you can run free
You have the power to move on, to break free from our tumultuous relationship.


You can find other fish in the sea
There are plenty of other options for you.


You can pretend it's meant to be
You can convince yourself that we are destined to be together.


But you can't stay away from me
Ultimately, your attraction to me will prove too strong to resist.


I can still hear you making that sound
The memory of our physical encounters is vivid and haunting.


Taking me down rolling on the ground
Our physical encounters are intense, overwhelming and leave me feeling helpless.


You can pretend that it was me
You can try to replace me with someone else.


But no, oh
But it will not work in the end, you will always return to me.


Don't tell no lie, lie lie lie
I do not want you to lie to me.


You can't deny, ny ny ny
You cannot deny your feelings for me.


The beast inside, side side side
We both have an intense, passionate side to us that cannot be ignored.


No girl don't lie, lie lie lie (No girl don't lie)
I am pleading with you to be truthful with me.


You can't deny, ny ny ny (You can't deny)
You cannot deny what we have and the attraction between us.


The beast inside, side side side
Our passion cannot be contained and is always present.


Yo,
An informal way to get someone's attention.


Whoa
An exclamation of surprise or awe.


Just like animals
Repeating the earlier statement that our behavior is like that of animals.


Animals
Repeating the earlier statement that this is our natural state.


Like animals-mals
Repeating the earlier statement once more for emphasis.


Ow
An expression of pain or discomfort, often used in response to a physical injury.




Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: BENJAMIN JOSEPH LEVIN, JOHAN KARL SCHUSTER, ADAM LEVINE

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Most interesting comment from YouTube:

@KINGJAY_1438

1:21 and 2:21 Yeah, you can start over, you can run free (Hey)
You can find other fish in the sea (Hey)
You can pretend it's meant to be (Hey)
But you can't stay away from me
I can still hear you makin' that sound (Hey)
Takin' me down, rollin' on the ground (Hey)
You can pretend that it was me, but no (Hey)
Oh
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All comments from YouTube:

@tanzimi5518

This is the type of song you’d sing as a kid and realise what the lyrics mean when u grow up

@chocorara6681

Yes :(

@ryanrenolds5844

I know right

@-nada-5370

the thing is when i was a kid, i already knew what it meant so i never sung it but i still listened to it

@mqultixmills1541

My life story

@miruthulathirugnanam7157

Oh god yes!!!

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@ilikechez5775

Innocent little seven year old me thought this was about animals

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@ilikechez5775

@@user-ru4yg2qp3c Yes, those animals

@W-Keys

Same😂

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