Wolves in Rome

[Intro] Gates up. Bread gone. Something in the street keeps breathing wrong. [Verse 1] They called me proud when I stood too straight. Called me beast when I bit the chain. Same mouths begging at the market gate wanted my scars to speak their name. I carried Rome through smoke and heat. Came back with ash inside my teeth. They gave me marble. They gave me blame. They gave my hunger another name. [Chorus] There are wolves in Rome, howling under the stone. You can lock the gates, but the hunger gets home. Gold in the walls, dust in the bowl. You made us this hungry, now the wolves want Rome. [Verse 2] You want me gentle when the crowd comes near. Want my wounds to disappear. Want my hands on the holy rail while your full plate tips the scale. I saw poor men chew on smoke. I saw rich men practice hope. I saw law with a butcher’s grin. I saw Rome eating from within. [Chorus] There are wolves in Rome, howling under the stone. You can lock the gates, but the hunger gets home. Gold in the walls, dust in the bowl. You made us this hungry, now the wolves want Rome. [Bridge] Who owns the bread? Who owns the street? Who gets crowned when the children don’t eat? Who calls it order? Who calls it shame? Who lights the fire then curses the flame? I was your weapon. I was your wall. I was your answer till I stood tall. You made the mouth. You made the bone. You made the wolf outside of Rome. [Final Chorus] There are wolves in Rome, howling under the stone. You can lock the gates, but the hunger gets home. Gold in the walls, dust in the bowl. You made us this hungry, now the wolves want Rome. There are wolves in Rome. There are wolves in Rome. You can exile the body, but the teeth come home. [Outro] Gates up. Bread gone. Listen close— the street sings wrong. [End]