I think this song describes lust. After having sex with her, he (assuming this is a guy singing about a girl) becomes animalistic and begins craving it more and more.
"I know who I am when I'm alone, something else when I'm with you", and his
"howling" are a couple of instances where he indicates he is an animal around her.
There are a lot of lines that seem to point to the sexual part of the relationship:
"don't give it a hand", "don't let it in with no intention to keep it", and "I've known the warmth of your doorways". All of these could refer to sex or sexual acts.
It seems to me they are in an on/off type of relationship, or perhaps they are friends who sometimes but not always have sex... leaving him wanting more.
@freelikethesea I must say I agree! That's exactly my take on the lyrics. He craves her in a sexual animalistic way. The relationship is just that but he knows if she shows him her affectionate side he will long for that too. He's asking her to not be kind if she has no intention of keeping him. He's saying do not show me or share that part of you with me because it will without a doubt make me want, need and crave you more. He knows who he is alone and who he is when he's with her. It...
@freelikethesea I must say I agree! That's exactly my take on the lyrics. He craves her in a sexual animalistic way. The relationship is just that but he knows if she shows him her affectionate side he will long for that too. He's asking her to not be kind if she has no intention of keeping him. He's saying do not show me or share that part of you with me because it will without a doubt make me want, need and crave you more. He knows who he is alone and who he is when he's with her. It will have him howling outside her door. Absolutely the sexiest song! The lyrics are so deep!
I think this song describes lust. After having sex with her, he (assuming this is a guy singing about a girl) becomes animalistic and begins craving it more and more.
"I know who I am when I'm alone, something else when I'm with you", and his "howling" are a couple of instances where he indicates he is an animal around her.
There are a lot of lines that seem to point to the sexual part of the relationship:
"don't give it a hand", "don't let it in with no intention to keep it", and "I've known the warmth of your doorways". All of these could refer to sex or sexual acts.
It seems to me they are in an on/off type of relationship, or perhaps they are friends who sometimes but not always have sex... leaving him wanting more.
@freelikethesea I must say I agree! That's exactly my take on the lyrics. He craves her in a sexual animalistic way. The relationship is just that but he knows if she shows him her affectionate side he will long for that too. He's asking her to not be kind if she has no intention of keeping him. He's saying do not show me or share that part of you with me because it will without a doubt make me want, need and crave you more. He knows who he is alone and who he is when he's with her. It...
@freelikethesea I must say I agree! That's exactly my take on the lyrics. He craves her in a sexual animalistic way. The relationship is just that but he knows if she shows him her affectionate side he will long for that too. He's asking her to not be kind if she has no intention of keeping him. He's saying do not show me or share that part of you with me because it will without a doubt make me want, need and crave you more. He knows who he is alone and who he is when he's with her. It will have him howling outside her door. Absolutely the sexiest song! The lyrics are so deep!