[Intro] / ambient freezing winter wind howling over barren moor, distant wolf howl, crunching dry snow / rigid synthetic 16th-note bassline cutting in, dead dry / female French whisper, heavy tape delay Le loup approche... l'enfant qui mentait... (The wolf approaches... the child who lied...) [Verse 1] / harsh male baritone, dry and relentless delivery High upon the frozen moor the shepherd boy alone Guarding silent sheep against the wilderness and stone Boredom eating slowly through the hours of the chill Looking for amusement underneath the barren hill He invents a sudden game, a desperate device Screaming to the valley on the wings of winter ice Villagers are running with their axes in their grip Torches blazing fiercely on the icy mountain strip Nothing on the clearing, only laughter in the snow Mocking all the lanterns in the freezing forest glow Twice he sounds the warning, twice the village takes the trail Rage begins to harden like an armor in the gale [Pre-Chorus] #heavy metal kick slam #hammer strike The lantern light is vanishing into the valley cold! A bitter lesson growing in the darkness of the fold! #metal stomp #crescendo The wolves are pacing quietly around the timber fence! A terrifying penalty for arrogant suspense! [Chorus] / aggressive male shout, full EBM sequence The wolf has come! Blood upon the frozen snow! No lanterns in the darkness, no sympathetic glow! #metal stomp #hammer strike Yellow eyes are staring through the shadow of the pine! A brutal retribution on the unforgiving line! Nobody comes to rescue! Nobody hears the call! The jaws of winter snapping as the final shadows fall! [Post-Chorus] / cold female vocal, distant reverb, minimal beat Personne ne vient... la nuit dévore le troupeau... (Nobody comes... the night devours the flock...) #industrial strike #flesh tear sound Swallowed in the dark. [Verse 2] / harsh male baritone, tight sequence Fangs against the throat beneath the solitary tree Screaming out in terror where no villager can see Lies have burned the bridges to the safety of the fire Suffocating slowly in the pack's renewed desire Sheep are torn to pieces in the red and freezing crust Vanity and foolishness are crushed into the dust Dawn arrives in silence on the empty mountain crest Not a single creature left to wander or to rest Only hollow footprints leading back into the wood Where the lying boy and all his bleeding cattle stood [Bridge] / beat strips back to solitary 16th bassline and distant metal clang / harsh male baritone, low spoken tone No sheep remaining on the moor. The lie has claimed its debt. / female French whisper Le silence après le massacre... (The silence after the slaughter...) #massive metal slam Torn apart! [Chorus] / aggressive male shout, maximum drive and hammer strikes The wolf has come! Blood upon the frozen snow! No lanterns in the darkness, no sympathetic glow! #metal stomp #hammer strike Yellow eyes are staring through the shadow of the pine! A brutal retribution on the unforgiving line! Nobody comes to rescue! Nobody hears the call! The jaws of winter snapping as the final shadows fall! [Outro] / beat slows down, heavy kick fades, solitary wolf howl fading into arctic blizzard / female French whisper Le prédateur règne... seul dans la neige... (The predator reigns... alone in the snow...) #distant metal clang Shift completed.
