Animals – English Lyrics

• By: Maroon 5

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the rhythmic world of 'Animals' to master conversational English through its repetitive, high-energy hooks and powerful metaphors. This song is perfect for learning how to express strong emotions and primal instincts using descriptive, evocative language.

[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

Just like animals, animals like animals-mals

oww!

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

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
preying /ˈpreɪɪŋ/ C1	verb - to hunt and kill for food or to take advantage of someone
hunt /hʌnt/ B1	verb - to chase and kill a wild animal
animals /ˈænɪməlz/ A1	noun - living creatures that are not plants
scent /sent/ B2	noun - a distinctive smell, especially one that is pleasant or used for tracking
enemies /ˈenəmiz/ B1	noun - people who are actively opposed or hostile to someone
drug /drʌɡ/ A2	noun - a substance that has a physiological effect on the body
entirely /ɪnˈtaɪərli/ B2	adverb - completely; fully
pretend /prɪˈtend/ B1	verb - to behave so as to make it appear that something is the case when it is not
deny /dɪˈnaɪ/ B2	verb - to state that something is not true
beast /biːst/ B2	noun - a large and dangerous animal
alive /əˈlaɪv/ A2	adjective - living; not dead
lies /laɪz/ A2	noun - false statements made with intent to deceive
rolling /ˈroʊlɪŋ/ B1	verb - moving by turning over and over on a surface
miles /maɪlz/ A2	noun - a unit of distance
stuck /stʌk/ B1	adjective - unable to move from a particular position