[Intro] She keeps one hand on the doorway One eye on every face A silver thread around her wrist A map of every mistake [Verse 1] She knows the weight of a promise By the way it lands on the floor She reads the room like an old scar And never needs to ask for more There’s a patient fire beneath her A quiet law behind her eyes Treat her with care, and she’ll walk beside you Cross her, and the gentle part dies [Pre-Chorus] She doesn’t lose control She chooses when to change The woman and the wolf share one soul And both remember your name [Chorus] She has a strong bite, sharp claws Not for cruelty, but for cause Come with respect, come close, come true She’ll howl with you But bring your poison to her door Make one of hers bleed on the floor You’ll learn what all her mercy knew She’ll howl with you—or feed on you [Verse 2] Her defense is built like a fortress No loose stone, no open gate She can spot a false apology Before it finishes its shape Her wisdom runs past the fathom line Past the reach of the deepest sea She has listened to the oldest silence And brought its answer back with her teeth [Pre-Chorus] She doesn’t fear the dark She gives it room to speak Then turns its hunger into a mark For everyone she keeps [Chorus] She has a strong bite, sharp claws Not for cruelty, but for cause Come with respect, come close, come true She’ll howl with you But bring your poison to her door Make one of hers bleed on the floor You’ll learn what all her mercy knew She’ll howl with you—or feed on you [Bridge] When the cold comes down the mountain When the weak have nowhere left to run She gathers every frightened heartbeat And stands between them and the gun No curse owns her body No moon commands her mind She wears the beast like armor And leaves the innocent behind [Breakdown] One breath for the wounded One breath for the lost One warning for the faithless Count carefully what it costs Strong bite Sharp claws Clear eyes No pause [Final Chorus] She has a strong bite, sharp claws A living answer to your laws Come with respect, come close, come true She’ll howl with you But bring your poison to her door Make one of hers bleed on the floor You’ll meet the wisdom hunger grew She’ll howl with you—or feed on you [Outro] At dawn she loosens her red-black hair And walks where the wild winds move The wolf is not a monster there It is the part that knows whom to love
