Britney Spears Pens Cryptic Message About ‘the Beast Within’: ‘I Know the Wild Ones More Than Anyone’

Britney Spears recently penned a cryptic rant alongside a photo of Madonna that has the internet scratching their heads.

Spears, 44, shared a throwback image of the “Vogue” singer, 67, from her 2003 photo shoot with Steven Klein where she posed in a striking red headpiece and stared directly into the camera.

“The beast within … I prefer to call it the spiritual animal awakening,” the “Toxic” singer captioned the image shared on Instagram on Sunday, January 18. “It’s been a long time for me … I know the wild ones more than anyone !!!”

Spears described the mix of vulnerability, emotional pain and confusion she believes people often hide behind the versions of themselves they show publicly.

“We go through all of these and sometimes the spiritual animal is the only way to cross to the other side,” she continued. “It’s the most unknown powerful existence there is, yet it’s usually defined as ‘dangerous’ !!! This picture is clearly an understanding ‘DO NOT PISS HER OFF.’”

The Crossroads star went on to add, “Name XILA RIVER RED ROSE,” a name she used to go by on Instagram. She has since changed it back to read Britney Spears.

Spears concluded her caption by writing, “I admire and look up to Madonna more than anyone … wise, incredibly strong and has remained gentle and genius. Again … DO NOT PISS HER OFF !!! PS … explore page, f**k you too !!!”

Like many of Spears captions on the social media platform, it’s unclear what exactly she means with her statements. However, her admiration of Madonna has long been known since the two shared an iconic kiss at the 2003 MTV Video Music Awards.