Animals – English Lyrics

• By: Maroon 5

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the fast-paced, rhythmic world of 'Animals' to master modern American pop idioms and descriptive verbs. This song is perfect for English learners looking to understand how metaphors are used to express intense human emotions in contemporary songwriting.

[English]

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 from miles

Just like animals, animals like animals-mals

Baby, I'm… (Hey)

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, yeah

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-mals

Maybe you think that you can hide

I can smell your scent from miles

Just like animals, animals like animals-mals

Baby, I'm… (Hey)

So if I run, it's not enough

You're still in my head forever stuck

So you can do what you wanna do, yeah

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 from 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, si-si-side

Yeah, yeah, yeah

No girl don't lie, lie, lie, lie

You can't deny-ny-ny-ny

The beast inside, si-si-side

Yeah, yeah, yeah

yo-oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

Just like animals, animals like animals-mals

oww!

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
preying /ˈpreɪ.ɪŋ/ C1	verb - to hunt and kill for food
hunt /hʌnt/ B1	verb - to pursue and kill for sport or food
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living; not dead
animals /ˈæn.ɪ.məlz/ A1	noun - living organisms that feed on organic matter
hide /haɪd/ A2	verb - to put or keep out of sight
scent /sent/ B2	noun - a distinctive smell
enemies /ˈen.ə.miz/ A2	noun - people who are actively opposed or hostile
drug /drʌɡ/ B1	noun - a substance used for medical purposes or as a narcotic
killing /ˈkɪl.ɪŋ/ A2	verb - to cause the death of
entirely /ɪnˈtaɪə.li/ B2	adjective - completely; wholly
pretend /prɪˈtend/ B1	verb - to behave as if something is true when it is not
rolling /ˈrəʊ.lɪŋ/ A2	verb - to move by turning over and over
ground /ɡraʊnd/ A2	noun - the solid surface of the earth
lies /laɪz/ A2	noun - false statements made with intent to deceive
beast /biːst/ C1	noun - a large or dangerous animal

Key Grammar Structures

• Baby, I'm preying on you tonight

  ➔ Present Continuous for current action

  ➔ The structure "I'm preying" indicates an action happening at the moment of speaking.

• Maybe you think that you can hide

  ➔ Modal verb of possibility/ability

  ➔ The modal verb "can" is used to express physical ability or potential to perform an action.

• It's like we can't stop we're enemies

  ➔ Contraction of 'we are'

  ➔ The contraction "we're" combines the subject "we" and the verb "are" for informal flow.

• You're like a drug that's killing me

  ➔ Relative pronoun 'that' defining a noun

  ➔ The clause "that's killing me" acts as an adjective phrase modifying the noun "drug".

• You can pretend it's meant to be

  ➔ Passive voice construction

  ➔ "Is meant to be" uses the passive voice to convey a sense of destiny or external intention.

• I can still hear you making that sound

  ➔ Verb + object + participle (-ing)

  ➔ The structure "hear you making" describes a sensory perception of an ongoing action.

• If I run, it's not enough

  ➔ First Conditional (Real possibility)

  ➔ The "If + present simple" structure is used to describe a possible future condition.

• You're still in my head forever stuck

  ➔ Adverb placement for emphasis

  ➔ The adverb "still" is placed before the prepositional phrase to emphasize the ongoing nature of the thought.