[Instrumental Intro] The porch light blinks in a dead man's code The creek runs black where the cold wind goes A chain drags slow through the cedar rows And something answers from below [Verse 1] Grandma nailed the windows shut at sundown Salt in the cracks, iron on the door Said, “If you hear your own voice from the tree line, Boy, don’t answer. Don’t look for more.” I laughed with the others, I drank from the jar Then the moon came up like a wound in the dark My shadow stood still when I ran for the truck And the lock on the gate turned by itself [Pre-Chorus] One knock—wait Two knocks—run Three knocks—something’s wearing my tongue [Chorus] There’s a wolf in the wires, a wolf in the wall It knows my name when the dead phones call Keep that red light burning, keep that door drawn tight The beast wears my face when it walks at night Lycanthrope—hear the low ground groan Lycanthrope—don’t let it come home [Electric Guitar Solo] [Verse 2] The county line bent like a hooked fish spine The radio spat out a weather report Then a voice in the speaker, low and familiar, Said, “I’m in the back seat. You can stop the car.” I saw no eyes, just a shape in the glass Saw my own teeth where the headlights passed My hands on the wheel, but the fingers too long And the dash clock stuttered, then counted wrong [Pre-Chorus] One knock—wait Two knocks—run Three knocks—something’s wearing my tongue [Chorus] There’s a wolf in the wires, a wolf in the wall It knows my name when the dead phones call Keep that red light burning, keep that door drawn tight The beast wears my face when it walks at night Lycanthrope—hear the low ground groan Lycanthrope—don’t let it come home [Female Passage] I hear you breathing through the kitchen phone I hear the floorboards learn your step If you are standing out there in the rain, Who is the thing asleep in your bed? [Drop] Bite down Black out No sound Get out [Verse 3] The sirens came crooked, the sheriff came slow He found my boots by the sycamore Found a trail of blood that climbed up the bark And a fresh set of tracks on the station-house roof Now every full moon, the town kills its lights The church bell rings with no hand on the rope A woman sings low from the water tower And I hear my own voice telling her, “No.” [Bridge] [Electric Guitar Solo] I was a boy when they taught me the prayer I was a man when I learned not to care Now I am neither, now I am both A mouth full of moonlight, a heart full of smoke Don’t say my name Don’t say my name The thing in the mirror has learned it the same [Guitar Solo] [Final Chorus] There’s a wolf in the wires, a wolf in the wall It knows your name when the dead phones call Keep that red light burning, keep that door drawn tight The beast wears your face when it walks at night Lycanthrope—hear the low ground groan Lycanthrope—don’t let it come home Lycanthrope—hear the low ground groan Lycanthrope—there’s no one alone [Outro] The porch light blinks in a dead man's code The creek runs black where the cold wind goes A chain drags slow through the cedar rows Then something answers from below [Hard Stop] [End]
