Why do all my friends now want to be your lovers?
Why do all my friends now want to be your lovers?
Song translation
Animal City
Shakira
Learn Animal City by Shakira with lyrics, line-by-line translation, and interactive vocabulary practice.
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About this song
Animal City by Shakira is a great song to learn Spanish through music. This page breaks down 56 lines with a clear, line-by-line translation, plus 7 key words such as it's, world, cannibal. Singing along is one of the fastest ways to pick up natural pronunciation and make new phrases stick — far more memorable than plain word lists. Tap any line to open interactive mode and practice the vocabulary until you own it.
Lyrics and Translation
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Your family got bigger when they thought you were rich
Your family got bigger when they thought you were rich
And now like maniacs
And now like maniacs
They scratch your back
They scratch your back
Even when it doesn't itch
Even when it doesn't itch
I want to figure it all
I want to figure it all
I want to figure it all out
I want to figure it all out
I want to save you from
I want to save you from
Save you from all that's vain
Save you from all that's vain
Save you from the things that cause us pain
Save you from the things that cause us pain
'Cause it's an animal city
'Cause it's an animal city
It's a cannibal world
It's a cannibal world
So be obedient, don't argue
So be obedient, don't argue
Some are ready to bite you
Some are ready to bite you
It's an animal city
It's an animal city
It's a cannibal world
It's a cannibal world
So be obedient, don't argue
So be obedient, don't argue
Some are ready to bite you, my love
Some are ready to bite you, my love
They believe you now have everything you wanted
They believe you now have everything you wanted
And once you have become a star
And once you have become a star
You've got no right to bitch
You've got no right to bitch
But someday when you fail
But someday when you fail
They'll put you on sale
They'll put you on sale
And buy you by the inch
And buy you by the inch
But you're the real deal
But you're the real deal
And 'real' is your middle name
And 'real' is your middle name
You know, sometimes I feel
You know, sometimes I feel
Got to earn every breath we take, baby
Got to earn every breath we take, baby
Never mind the rules we break
Never mind the rules we break
'Cause it's an animal city
'Cause it's an animal city
It's a cannibal world
It's a cannibal world
So be obedient, don't argue
So be obedient, don't argue
Some are ready to bite you
Some are ready to bite you
It's an animal city
It's an animal city
It's a cannibal world
It's a cannibal world
So be obedient, don't argue
So be obedient, don't argue
Some are ready to rip you right off
Some are ready to rip you right off
With you I feel safe
With you I feel safe
There's nothing to fear from us
There's nothing to fear from us
Away from the fangs, the fangs of the world
Away from the fangs, the fangs of the world
I may be a coward, but you are brave
I may be a coward, but you are brave
And nothing seems so dangerous
And nothing seems so dangerous
'Cause it's an animal city
'Cause it's an animal city
It's a cannibal world
It's a cannibal world
So be obedient, don't argue
So be obedient, don't argue
Some are ready to bite you
Some are ready to bite you
It's an animal city
It's an animal city
It's a cannibal world
It's a cannibal world
So be obedient, don't argue
So be obedient, don't argue
Some are ready to rip you right off
Some are ready to rip you right off
Song Vocabulary
Key words from this song. Practice them in Langooo to remember them faster.
it's
it's
world
world
cannibal
cannibal
obedient
obedient
don't
don't
argue
argue
ready
ready