ANIMAL
Maynard Conor 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 of Maynard Conor's song "Animal" convey the singer's irresistible attraction towards a girl, despite knowing that his heart will eventually be broken. The girl he desires may be bad for him, but he cannot resist her power. The singer acknowledges that he accepted the girl even though she did him wrong in the past. The girl knows how to push his buttons and get what she wants, but he knows that she is dangerous for him. He is aware that he's playing a game he cannot win, but he doesn't care because his desire for her is overwhelming.


The singer likens himself to an animal in the lyrics. He wants to be taken to the dark and treated as such. He begs the girl to grab him by the neck and never let go. He wants her to mess him up so good that he'll be begging for more, even if it ultimately tears him apart. The song's most interesting aspect is the careful interpretation of the nature of desire, and how it can overrule a person's better judgment. The singer concedes that even though his connection with the girl may be a mistake, he can't resist her advances. Ultimately, the song is a powerful expression of the addictive nature of desire and its ability to dominate an individual.


Line by Line Meaning

Looking for a girl that was here but now she's gone
The singer is searching for a girl he was previously seeing who has now disappeared.


Felt so good even though she did me wrong
Despite the girl's wrongdoing, the singer enjoyed being with her.


She knows what I want but she's bad for me
The girl understands the singer's desires, but being with her is not healthy for him.


She gets what she wants when she's touching me
The girl's touch gives her power to manipulate the artist and get what she wants from him.


I should known better but she took my self control
The artist acknowledges that he should have been more aware, but the girl's actions made it difficult for him to resist her.


You can take my heart like a criminal
The singer is addressing the girl and admitting that she has the power to take control of his emotions.


Won't you make me believe I'm the only one?
The singer is asking the girl to make him feel special and loved, even if it's not true.


So grab me by the neck and don't you ever let go
The artist wants the girl to take physical control of him and not let go.


Mess me up so good until I'm begging for more
The artist enjoys the feeling of being messed up and wants the girl to continue doing so.


You tear me apart like an animal
The girl's treatment of the artist is described as being like an animal, intense and overpowering.


I know I'm getting close from the trail of broken hearts
The singer realizes he is not the first person the girl has treated in this manner and that there has been a history of heartbreak.


Hope she coming back to finish what she started
The artist hopes the girl will return to continue their relationship despite the painful effects.


I never see the claws until she's touching me
The singer is unaware of the girl's true intentions until she is physically in contact with him.


She's holding me so tight it's getting hard to breathe
The girl is controlling the singer's breathing by physically holding him too tightly.


I'll never win the game but it feels too good to care
The singer acknowledges that he won't win the game of the relationship, but enjoys it too much to be concerned.


Take me to the dark and don't you ever let go
The artist wants the girl to take him to a dark place and not release him.


I like it when you treat me like an animal
The artist admits to enjoying the intense and primal treatment he receives from the girl.




Lyrics ยฉ 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 ๐Ÿ˜•๐Ÿ˜•

@stifanydemi0559

why did he left?

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