Animal
Conor Maynard Lyrics


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Looking for a girl that was here but now she's gone
Felt so good even though she did me wrong
She knows what I want but she's bad for me
She gets what she wants when she's touching me
I should known better but she took my self control

You can take my heart like a criminal
Won't you make me believe I'm the only one?
So grab me by the neck and don't you ever let go
Mess me up so good until I'm begging for more
You tear me apart like an animal
Like an animal, animal

I know I'm getting close from the trail of broken hearts
Hope she coming back to finish what she started
I never see the claws until she's touching me
She's holding me so tight it's getting hard to breathe
I'll never win the game but it feels too good to care

You can take my heart like a criminal
(Like a criminal, like a criminal)
Won't you make me believe I'm the only one?
(I'm the only one, I'm the only one)
So grab me by the neck and don't you ever let go
Mess me up so good until I'm begging for more
You tear me apart like an animal
Like an animal, animal

Take me to the dark and don't you ever let go
I like it when you treat me like an animal
Take me to the dark and don't you ever let go
I like it when you treat me like an animal
Take me to the dark and don't you ever let go
I like it when you treat me like an animal
Take me to the dark and don't you ever let go
I like it when you treat me like an animal

(You can take my heart like a criminal)
So grab me by the neck and don't you ever let go
Mess me up so good until I'm begging for more




You tear me apart like an animal
Like an animal, animal

Overall Meaning

The lyrics to Conor Maynard’s song ‘Animal’ express the desire for an unhealthy relationship, in which the singer is aware that he’s being used and taken advantage of. He’s looking for a girl who had been previously there but now gone, leading him to reminisce about how good it had felt being with her despite the wrong she did him. He’s aware that she’s bad for him but cannot stop himself from wanting her. She knows what he wants and gets what she wants while touching him. He admits he should’ve known better but she had taken his self-control.


As the song progresses, the singer seems to be getting closer to finding this girl. He hopes that she’s coming back to finish what she started, which could be interpreted as wanting to have a full-blown relationship with her regardless of how damaging it could be. The danger this girl poses is evident in the lyrics as she claws away at him when they’re together, gradually tearing him apart like an animal. He knows he’ll never win the game, but the thrill of the chase feels too good to care.


Overall, ‘Animal’ portrays the idea of wanting what you know isn’t good for you, an unhealthy desire that often occurs in relationships. The lyrics describe the feeling of being consumed by the obsession of wanting more, even when the outcome could be destructive.




Line by Line Meaning

Looking for a girl that was here but now she's gone
I'm searching for a girl who used to be here, but now she's not around.


Felt so good even though she did me wrong
Even though she treated me badly, being with her felt great.


She knows what I want but she's bad for me
She understands what I desire, but being with her is unhealthy for me.


She gets what she wants when she's touching me
She achieves what she desires when she's with me, and we touch each other.


I should known better but she took my self control
I recognize that I should have acted more wisely, but she overpowered my ability to control myself.


You can take my heart like a criminal
You have the power to steal my heart as though you were committing a crime.


Won't you make me believe I'm the only one?
Can you convince me that I am the only person that matters to you?


So grab me by the neck and don't you ever let go
Put your hand on my neck and hold on as tightly as possible without letting go.


Mess me up so good until I'm begging for more
Make me feel so amazing that I'm begging you to do it again.


You tear me apart like an animal
You destroy me emotionally, like an animal attacking its prey.


I know I'm getting close from the trail of broken hearts
I'm aware that I'm nearing her location because of the people she has left heartbroken in her wake.


Hope she coming back to finish what she started
I hope she comes back because I want her to complete what we began.


I never see the claws until she's touching me
I only perceive her manipulative nature once she physically engages with me.


She's holding me so tight it's getting hard to breathe
Her grasp on me is so firm that it's becoming difficult to inhale and exhale properly.


I'll never win the game but it feels too good to care
I understand that I cannot triumph in this situation, but the feelings associated with it are too pleasurable to be worried about the outcome.


Take me to the dark and don't you ever let go
Lead me into the darkness and hold on to me, never releasing your grip.


I like it when you treat me like an animal
I enjoy it when you behave aggressively like an animal towards me.




Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: Conor Maynard, George Astasio, Jason Andrew Pebworth, Joey Dyer, John Mills, Jonathan Mills, Jonathan Christopher Shave, Kurtis Mackenzie, Sophie Stern

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Comments from YouTube:

@aybenizozdemir8576

do you know what hurts? stupid people have become famous. Conor is really talented and he really deserves being famous.

@KacaaaV

I think about that everytime i see his covers

@30secondstomarsMBH

+Aybeniz Espinosa Talent has nothing to do with intelligence. You can be really stupid but be talented at music, football, tennis, anything. In fact, intelligence is a talent. If people are talented then I don't care if they're stupid, as long as they're not talented at things that'll hurt people then I couldn't care what they do or whether they get famous.

@tobycooper1990

+Aybeniz Montgomery the only decent bit about this song is Wiley. Conor is dead and far from talented

@soleycara3388

+Toby Cooper he's not dead, do you even watch his videos lol and I don't mean music videos xD

@tobycooper1990

bruv yh I'm his biggest fan...hes dead

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@noendline777

This song was beatiful in 2012.
This song is awesome in 2015.
This song will be amazing in the future.
Come back, Conor!

@tiffanynjmeh5322

True

@gypies4life

Right 😕😕

@stifanydemi0559

why did he left?

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