Animals
Maroon 5 [TEH-SONG] [TS] Lyrics

Baby I'm preying on you tonight
The singer is expressing his desire to hunt and consume his partner

Hunt you down eat you alive
He plans to pursue and devour his partner completely

Just like animals
The singer feels driven by his primal, animalistic instincts

Animals
Reinforcement of the idea that the singer and his partner are being driven by their basic animal instincts

Maybe you think that you can hide
The singer believes that his partner is trying to hide their true nature from him

I can smell your scent for miles
Despite his partner's efforts to conceal themselves, the singer is attuned to their scent and can detect their whereabouts

So what you trying to do to me
The singer questions his partner's intentions towards him

It's like we can't stop, we're enemies
Despite their adversarial relationship, the singer and his partner are unable to resist their attraction to each other

But we get along when I'm inside you, eh
When they are physically intimate, their differences do not matter and they feel a sense of harmony

You're like a drug that's killing me
The singer compares the effect his partner has on him to a deadly addiction

I cut you out entirely
Despite the negative impact of their relationship, the singer has tried to leave it behind

But I get so high when I'm inside you
His physical attraction to his partner overrides any attempts to distance himself emotionally

Yeah you can start over you can run free
The singer recognizes that his partner can choose to leave the relationship and move on from him

You can find other fish in the sea
He encourages his partner to search for another romantic partner

You can pretend it's meant to be
Despite a lack of true compatibility, the singer believes that his partner may try to convince themselves that they are destined to be together

But you can't stay away from me
The singer anticipates that his partner will continue to return to him despite any efforts to resist

I can still hear you making that sound
The singer recalls the sounds of their intimacy

Taking me down rolling on the ground
The physical nature of their relationship is emphasized in this line

You can pretend that it was me
He suggests that his partner may fantasize about him even in the absence of his physical presence

But no, oh
He refutes the idea that his partner's fantasies can replace reality

So if I run it's not enough
The singer recognizes that simply trying to escape the relationship will not result in a clean break

You're still in my head forever stuck
He feels that his partner is occupying his thoughts even when they are not physically together

So you can do what you wanna do, eh
Despite this realization, the singer tells his partner that they can make their own choices

I love your lies I'll eat 'em up
The singer is willing to overlook his partner's deceitful behavior, and even finds it enticing

But don't deny the animal
He compulsively obeys his primal desires, which include pursuing his partner even when it may not be in his best interest

That comes alive when I'm inside you
The physical act of being intimately involved with his partner is what causes the singer's primal instincts to surface

Don't tell no lie, lie lie lie
The singer urges his partner to be truthful with him

You can't deny, ny ny ny
He believes that his partner is unable to resist their attraction to him

The beast inside, side side side
Repetition of the idea that the singer and his partner are being driven by their primitive, animalistic urges

No girl don't lie, lie lie lie (No girl don't lie)
A repetition of the earlier plea for honesty

You can't deny, ny ny ny (You can't deny)
Reiteration of the idea that the singer's partner is struggling to resist their attraction to him

The beast inside, side side side
Lyric is restated to close out the song