[Intro] [A single dog bark, distorted. Bass drone crawls in, mocking and slow.] [Verse 1] You read a study from the eighties that got debunked in the nineties Captive wolves in a cage, fighting over who eats Called it "alpha behavior," slapped it on a gym shirt Now every man with a ring light thinks domination's how you flirt [Verse 2] A real pack doesn't have a tyrant at the door It's a mother and a father and the pups they're keeping for Nobody's clawing for the throne, nobody's keeping score The strength was never cruelty — it never was before [Chorus] You call yourself a lone wolf, standing tall and proud Real wolves that go alone are starving, cold, and found dead in a ditch, not loud You call yourself an alpha, tyrant in your own house I've BEEN the thing you're cosplaying — sit down, shut your mouth [Verse 3] "Lone wolf" isn't a brand, it's a wolf that couldn't stay Kicked out or wandering, looking for a pack that got away It's not a flex, it's a wound — it's the saddest thing you'll find But you printed it on a hoodie like you actually left something behind [Bridge] [Quiet, almost bored, dry as ash:] Funny how the ones who scream the loudest about being apex Never once have had to bury someone they loved with their own two hands Never once sat with the pack through a winter with nothing Never once had to be soft enough to let something need you [Chorus] You call yourself a lone wolf, standing tall and proud Real wolves that go alone are starving, cold, and quiet, not loud You call yourself an alpha, tyrant in your own house I've BEEN the thing you're cosplaying — sit down, shut your mouth [Outro] [Bass drone fades. A low, almost amused exhale.] Go on. Keep the title. It was never about the name. [Silence.]
