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I was born in shadow, with a heart that hunts. A girl, a ghost, a growl— all teeth and want. You didn’t flinch when I bared the beast. You howled back, and made me believe. So if I run, know it’s not to flee— I bite the sky so it remembers me.
Lyrics
I was born in the woods With blood in my throat A girl made of moonlight And secrets they wrote You looked in my eyes And saw the storm Not a damsel, not broken Just beast in a form I’m not afraid Of what I am But I was scared You wouldn’t understand Howl for me When the night takes hold When the stars go black And the wind turns cold I’m not soft But I am true If I bare my teeth It’s to run with you Howl for me In the wild unknown I’ve been hunted But never alone I kissed you with fire Under bruised red skies Told you I’m chaos In a pretty disguise You stayed like thunder After the storm Not to tame me But to keep me warm I’m not afraid Of what I am But I was scared You wouldn’t understand Howl for me When the night takes hold When the stars go black And the wind turns cold I’m not soft But I am true If I bare my teeth It’s to run with you Howl for me In the wild unknown I’ve been hunted But never alone I was born from bone and flame Every wound carved with my name If I break, I break unbound Still I rise with savage sound Howl for me When the night takes hold When they call me beast When the world feels cold I’m not soft But I am wild If I bite the sky It’s to feed the child Howl for me With blood and bone Let the world chase We’ll die unknown
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