[Intro: jangly hammond organ] [Verse 1] I woke with blood between my teeth The moonlight whisperin’ underneath Tracks in mud, and scars on skin Something primal stirrin’ in [Organ break — growling low chords] [Verse 2] The forest speaks in shattered cries A shadow hunts behind my eyes The breath I breathe ain't mine no more I'm runnin’ faster than before [Chorus] The hounds of Malar howl in the trees They don’t ask, and they don’t leave Run if you can, pray if you please But you’re meat when the wild god feeds [Verse 3] A stag went down — I felt the kill Heartbeat lost to hunger’s thrill My hands are claws, my soul’s unbound The god of beasts has run me down [Organ solo – dissonant and feral] [Bridge – spoken word] I was a man once, with words and laws Now I crouch in dirt, I gnash, I gnaw He whispered, “Join me, child of dusk” And I howled back, drunk on musk [Final Chorus – heavier drum & organ crash] The hounds of Malar sing in my blood A song of bone, of fang, of flood No chains, no name, no need to plead I am the thing the night god breeds [Outro – organ fades into distant wolf howls and heartbeat thumps]
