Verse 1] Blood in the leaves, moon in my eyes Hear the pack calling, I learned how to die They tore me apart, left teeth in my skin Now every scar sings when the hunt kicks in Heartbeat pounding under the dirt Name on my tongue tastes like hurt I don’t pray, I don’t run I bare my fangs when the night comes undone [Pre-Chorus] I was prey once, never again I don’t need mercy, I sharpen my pain [Chorus] I howl with the blackthorn in my throat Born from the bite, from the cut, from the rope Red in my sight when the anger takes hold I don’t forgive, I remember the cold You hear my name when the forest goes still I don’t hunt for hunger, I hunt for the kill [Verse 2] Silver burns but it won’t make me kneel I learned real fast how monsters heal Claws in the dark, breath on your spine You feel me watching long before it’s time No pack, no crown, no throne to claim Just a trail of bones and a whispered name They say I’m cursed, I say I’m free I became the beast they made of me [Pre-Chorus] They tried to bury what I’d become Now I dig myself out with bloody thumbs [Chorus] I howl with the blackthorn in my throat Born from the bite, from the cut, from the rope Red in my sight when the anger takes hold I don’t forgive, I remember the cold You hear my name when the forest goes still I don’t hunt for hunger, I hunt for the kill [Bridge] Run You can’t outrun memory You can’t outrun teeth Pack screams echo in my head Every step I take leaves something dead [Final Chorus] I howl till the branches split in fear I was never safe, I was always here Eyes burn red, let the silence choke I am the curse, I am the smoke Say my name like a final prayer Ruby Blackthorn’s already there [Outro] Moon goes down, but I don’t sleep The forest keeps what the forest keeps
