[Intro] Soft keys on the sill, one note at a time Streetlamp halo on the telephone line Air hums low like it’s holding its breath Clock hands tick like they’re flirting with death [Verse 1] I keep my coat by the door And my boots by the floor Every car in the street Leaves a ghost at the door There’s a crack in the glass Where the sirens all bend I can taste every sound Like it’s stuck to my skin [Pre-Chorus] Don’t ask me where I went When the sky turned red All the trees leaned in Like they knew what I said [Chorus] Werewolf, werewolf Hear the wind talk back Werewolf, werewolf Feel the world go black (ah-ah) Hold my hand If you still can Werewolf, werewolf I’m a different man [Rap Verse 1] Neon buzz in my teeth when the block lights flicker Every heartbeat syncs with the clock, ticks quicker I can read every rustle in the trash on the curb Every breath in the room is a spoken word Got a pulse in the bricks, feel the brick wall breathe Hear a fight three blocks down like it’s under my sleeve When the alley cat screams, it’s a warning flare Every whisper in the stairwell claws at the air [Verse 2] Your old screen door shakes When I pass through town Every lamp in the dawn Feels like it’s bearing down I got dirt on my knees And this hyper-sense chest I can hear your regret Through the boards where you rest [Pre-Chorus] Don’t look at my teeth When the dark gets near Every root in the earth Starts to crawl to my ear [Chorus] Werewolf, werewolf Hear the wind talk back Werewolf, werewolf Feel the world go black (ah-ah) Hold my hand If you still can Werewolf, werewolf I’m a different man [Rap Verse 2] I got streetlight halos etched in my veins When the thunderline cracks I can map the rain Every dog on the block starts to bark in time With the itch in my bones and the bend in my spine I can smell cold metal from a mile away Hear a screen door sigh when it wants me to stay All the shutters blink twice like they’re sending a code And the asphalt hums low like it’s carrying my load [Bridge] If I lock up the beast Will the walls stay still? Will the floor quit its creak Every time that I feel? I am not one for saints But I’m wired, I swear Every shadow I pass Leaves its shape in my hair [Rap Verse 3] When the moon cuts through, every nerve lights up I can track every step like a lifted cup Hear a match strike once in a house downwind Feel the echo of your name in my thickened skin All the blinds look back, all the frames bend in Every pattern in the dust spells the places I’ve been I don’t dream, I just scan, it’s a restless scan That’s the curse that convinces me I’m not just a man [Final Chorus] Werewolf, werewolf Hear the wind talk back Werewolf, werewolf Feel the world go black (ah-ah) Hold my hand If you still can Werewolf, werewolf I’m a different man Werewolf, werewolf Every sign screams loud Werewolf, werewolf I can feel it now (ah-ah) Hold my hand If you still can Werewolf, werewolf I’m a different man [Outro] (ah-ah) Piano breathing, colors bleeding to the rim (ah-ah) Every sound stretching out till the lights go thin (ah-ah) One last ring in the air, then the whole world — (make it stop)
