The Wolves Lyrics

You said we could just smoke spliffs

All night in the garden

As if you were joking

But I wasn't laughing

There was no place I'd rather be

Than side by side under the trees

Concealed in green we'd hide

And speak so deep until first light

Heard it's about the wolf you feed

But I swear the wolves are eating me

Lie about truths we conceal

Can't be absolved of what I feel

Don't know if I want or know how to heal

Give me a distraction and call it a deal

I gave you lamps for your birthday

You seemed quite touched

One of the bulbs blew right away

Bad omen or good luck

In my head I rehearsed

All the reasons I couldn't stay

Some you keep and

Some you give away

In the dappled sunlight

We wanna trip in

Nothing gold can stay

My nose full of blood dripping

As I drove my car away

Heard it's about the wolf you feed

But I swear the wolves are eating me

Lie about truths we conceal

Can't be absolved of what I feel

Don't know if I want or know how to heal

Give me a distraction and call it a deal

I'm an outlaw of the town I once knew

I'm in exile from crushing on you

Save these lies and lore all I want is truth

My heart hasn't felt this raw since youth

Alone I listen to sad songs in the rain

Not coming home to fade away

But neither to stake my claim

Claiming nothing but the weight of my own heart

Which requires cleansing

Exorcism through art

Where to start and where to end

What to attack and what to defend

When to run and when to stay

What to keep and what to give away

Heard it's about the wolf you feed

But I swear the wolves are eating me

Lie about truths we conceal

Can't be absolved of what I feel

Don't know if I want or know how to heal

Give me a distraction and call it a deal

Always I hope that you stay

Always and forever

But some things never

Can't pretend I'm any better

So don't ask me ever

To say it isn't so

Things I wish for

Maybe you don't wanna know

Did you call me baby the other time maybe

Joke or jest or just something you gave me

Asked me what I want for my birthday

I said anything you make me

Make me a song and make me go crazy

Sparks are flying everywhere when our eyes meet

You didn't have to say you wished I could stay

But you did