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An ode to crazy, metaphorical sex talk, the content of “Cannibal” details Kesha’s extreme attraction to somebody.
The song possibly draws inspiration from Sylvia Plath’s “Lady Lazarus,” a feminist poem sharing the themes of her last line with “Cannibal”:
Out of the ash
I rise with my red hair
And...
[Intro]
Rrah
Rrah
[Verse 1]
I have a heart, I swear I do
But just not, baby, when it comes to you
I get so hungry when you say you love me
(Hush) If you know what's good for you
I think you're hot, I think you're cool
You're the kinda guy I'd stalk in school
But now that I'm famous, you're up my anus
Now I'm gonna eat you fool
[Pre-Chorus]
I eat boys up, breakfast and lunch
Then when I'm thirsty, I drink their blood
Carnivore, animal, I am a cannibal
I eat boys up, you better run
[Chorus]
I am cannibal (Cannibal, cannibal, I am)
I am cannibal (Cannibal, I'll eat you up, I am)
I am cannibal (Cannibal, cannibal, I am)
I am cannibal (Cannibal, I'll eat you up)
[Verse 2]
Whenever you tell me I'm pretty
That's when the hunger really hits me
Your little heart goes pitter-patter
I want your liver on a platter
Use your finger to stir my tea
And for dessert, I'll suck your teeth
Be too sweet, and you'll be a goner (Yep)
I'll pull a Jeffrey Dahmer
[Pre-Chorus]
I eat boys up, breakfast and lunch
Then when I'm thirsty, I drink their blood
Carnivore, animal, I am a cannibal
I eat boys up, you better run
[Chorus]
I am cannibal (Cannibal, cannibal, I am)
I am cannibal (Cannibal, I'll eat you up, I am)
I am cannibal (Cannibal, cannibal, I am)
I am cannibal (Cannibal, I'll eat you up)
[Bridge]
Oh-woah-woah-oh-oh
Oh-woah-woah-oh-oh-oh, oh
Oh-woah-woah-oh-oh
Oh-woah-woah-oh-oh-oh, oh
Oh-woah-woah-oh-oh
Oh-woah-woah-oh-oh-oh, oh
Oh-woah-woah-oh-oh
Oh-woah-woah-oh-oh-oh, oh
[Chorus]
I am cannibal (Cannibal, cannibal, I am)
I am cannibal (Cannibal, I'll eat you up, I am)
I am cannibal (Cannibal, cannibal, I am)
I am cannibal (Cannibal, I'll eat you up)
[Outro]
I love you
I warned you
Rrah
Cannibal was written by Billboard (Producer) & Pebe Sebert & Ammo & Kesha.
Cannibal was produced by Billboard (Producer) & Ammo.
When I really like somebody, it totally flips. But before I give two shits about a guy, I tend to treat him as my plaything, like a cat playing with her food before she eats it. It’s kinda fucked up.
-via Spin (2010)
Yes! Kesha released a lyric video in March 2020, almost 10 years after the song’s initial release, likely due to the TikTok dance challenge.