While you may not have recognized Karlsson and Winberg by their full names, you may have heard their work as production duo Bloodshy & Avant. The duo has written and produced for Kylie Minogue, Madonna and Britney Spears and claimed a Grammy for their work on Britney Spears’ Toxic. Wyatt is fresh off co-production duties with Mark Ronson on Daniel Merriweather’s April release, Love And War.
Animals
Miike Snow Lyrics
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And I stopped dreaming now
I'm supposed to fill it up with something, something , something
In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody I knew before long long long ago
But I'm still trying to make my mind up
Am I free or am I tied up
I change shapes just to hide in this place but I'm still, I'm still an animal
I'm still an animal
There is a hole and I tried to fill up with money, money , money
But it gets bigger 'til your hopes is always
Running, running, running
In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody of who could be strong
Tell me if I'm wrong
And now I'm pulling your disguise up
Are you free or are you tied up
I change shapes just to hide in this place but I'm still I'm still an animal
Nobody knows it but me when I slip
I'm still an animal
I change shapes just to hide in this place
But I'm still, I'm still an animal
Nobody knows it but me when I slip, yeah I slip
I'm still an animal
I change shapes just to hide in this place
But I'm still, I'm still an animal
Nobody knows it but me when I slip, yeah I slip
I'm still an animal
I change shapes just to hide in this place
But I'm still, I'm still an animal
Nobody knows it but me when I slip, yeah I slip
I'm still an animal
The lyrics to Miike Snow's "Animal" appear to be about the struggle to reconcile our animalistic instincts with our desire to be something more. The song speaks to a time in the singer's life when they were lost and searching for something to fill the void. The repetition of "darkness, darkness, darkness" in the opening lines emphasizes the feeling of emptiness and the inability to find something to cling to. The singer tries to fill this void with things like money, but it only makes the hole bigger. The imagery of constantly running away and changing shapes just to hide suggests that the singer is trying to escape their own animalistic tendencies.
The chorus, "I'm still an animal" is repeated throughout the song, perhaps as a reminder to the singer that they are not perfect and that they will always struggle with their base desires. The line "nobody knows it but me when I slip" suggests that despite the singer's attempts to hide their wild side, it is always there bubbling under the surface. The final question of "are you free or are you tied up" may be directed at the listener, asking them to examine their own lives and see if they are living up to their full potential or if they are being held back by their own instincts.
Line by Line Meaning
There was a time when my world was filled with darkness, darkness, darkness
My life was once full of sorrow and pain
And I stopped dreaming now
I have lost all motivation and ambition to pursue my goals
I'm supposed to fill it up with something, something, something
I feel pressure to find meaning and purpose in my life
In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody I knew before long long long ago
I see familiarity and nostalgia in your gaze
But I'm still trying to make my mind up
I am still undecided about my feelings and thoughts
Am I free or am I tied up
Do I have autonomy or am I constrained?
I change shapes just to hide in this place but I'm still, I'm still an animal
I try to conform to fit in, but at the core, I am still primal and instinctual
Nobody knows it but me when I slip yeah I slip
I struggle to maintain my facade of civility, but occasionally my animalistic nature takes over
There is a hole and I tried to fill up with money, money, money
I try to fill my emptiness with material possessions and wealth
But it gets bigger 'til your hopes is always running, running, running
However, the more I try to fill the void with money, the more it grows and becomes insatiable
In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody of who could be strong
You give off an aura of inner strength and resilience
Tell me if I'm wrong
Please correct me if my perception is mistaken
And now I'm pulling your disguise up
I am trying to reveal your true self and intentions
Are you free or are you tied up
Do you have free will or are you being controlled by someone or something?
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
Written by: ANDREW WYATT BLAKEMORE, CHRISTIAN KARLSSON, PONTUS WINNBERG, HENRIK JONBACK
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
Meep
This song gives me nostalgia, like a memory I’ve never had.
It places a picture in my head where I’m sitting at a table in the kitchen at my old house, with my feet hanging off the chair with my deceased grandmother sitting in her old tattered chair watching the tv perked in front of her. It was night, a summer night. I heard booms of the neighbors fireworks, I looked about age 7 or 8. With shoulder lengt light ginger hair.
I was wearing white socks with no shoes and a light vintage colored pink dress with ruffles lacing off the bottom, my face not visible with my thick hair covering it, but I could tell I was staring into the night through our open door, my hands where crossed on my lap and my knees where touching.
The table had a bunch of clutter on it, looks like old stuffed animals and tools. With bags hanging over the rims of the chairs.
My grandmother looked as her eyes were half set on the window besides her and her tv in front of her. Her iconic brown hair was curled as it usually was and she was wearing a long sleeved shirt and long sleeved pants.
I don’t know where I got this image from, but I only get it from this song, whenever I hear It looked exactly like my old house. It’s not a memory as I’ve never experienced that. It felt like a cool summer night in that picture
Ari The Dragon
I love this song, and for some weird reason, I find myself relating to it all the time.
How I interperate parts of the lyrics, is:
"Nobody knows it but me when i slip yeah i slip , I'm still an animal"
I lash out sometimes at others, and it has a lot to do with insecurities, but also other various personal reasons, and I hide in crowds because I feel scared in them, I feel like an animal because no one seems to understand me fully, but not in a really bad way, not all the time at least. But I hide in plain sight, I hide my true inner self from everyone except for those whom have gained a LOT of my trust, but no one except whoever I get married to, will know everything about me.
But hey, no matter how you see the lyrics or interperate them, this song is absoultely amazing in terms of quality!
Oatless
There was a time when my world
Was filled with darkness, darkness, darkness
Then I stopped dreaming now
I'm supposed to fill it up with something, something, something
In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody
I knew before, long, long, long ago
But I'm still trying to make my mind up
Am I free or am I tied up?
I change shapes just to hide in this place
But I'm still, I'm still an animal
Nobody knows it but me when I slip
Yeah I slip, I'm still an animal
There is a hole and I tried to fill it up with money, money, money
But it gets bigger till your horse is always running, running, running
In your eyes I see the eyes of somebody
Who could be strong
Tell me if I'm wrong
And now I'm pulling your disguise up
Are you free or are you tied up?
I change shapes just to hide in this place
But I'm still, I'm still an animal
Nobody knows it but me when I slip
Yeah I slip, I'm still an animal
I change shapes just to hide in this place
But I'm still, I'm still an animal
Nobody knows it but me when I slip
Yeah I slip, I'm still an animal
I change shapes just to hide in this place
But I'm still, I'm still an animal
Nobody knows it but me when I slip
Yeah I slip, I'm still an animal
I change shapes just to hide in this place
But I'm still, I'm still an animal
Nobody knows it but me when I slip
Yeah I slip, I'm still an animal
Mellamojeff
Paul Ritter sadly passed last night, his contribution to the world was immense and he deserved all the praise he got for what he achieved.
Aaran 06
🙏👑🙏
Eli Afton:d
rip Paul Ritter 🙏🙏🙏
muramasa
Tachanka lol
TheBadWolf
Who?
TerraCottaGypsy
No fucking way
Logan
It's kinda crazy how hearing a song can flood your mind with feelings and memories
Wallas
Yeah...I remember listening to this and a lot of other indie stuff back in 2015 when I was in 8th grade. Im turning 18 in a couple of weeks and I’m feeling incredibly nostalgic already. :)
Alex Morris
Dopamine
Boneless Pizza Mini
Yes it is amazing