How Does One Become a Wolf? Lyrics

The bright orange firelight was dancing across the snow

The old man sat next to it shivering against the cold

The wolves howled amidst the trees

Somewhere in the forest

Moving ever-closer now

A blood chilling chorus

The old man grabs his gun

Watchful of the trees

Before he has time to fire

He's brought down to his knees

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

The attack was dissuaded with the blade of his knife

The wolves backed off long enough for his gun to save his life

A Wolf howls and hits the snow

The pack now turns and flees

As the old man cocks his gun

They vanish in the trees

Kneeling beside the body

Of the wolf he's killed

It's only now he's realized

His own blood has been spilt

The old man drags the wolf back inside is cabin

Removes his jacket to try to see exactly what has happened

The wolf's bite has punctured deep

His shoulder ripped and torn

Slowly he cleans the wound

Which gauzes soon adorn

He washes off in moon light

It floods into the room

Breathing hard he gets to work

The mornings coming soon

Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhh

In the light the wolf is skinned the meat is cut and stored

The hide is stretched out to dry and hung across a board

Weeks have passed since the bite

The fevers come and go

Sometimes he's missing time

And wonders where it goes

His shoulder hurts to the touch

Right where he took the bite

Leaning weary against the window

He stares out at the night

And the moon answers