[VERSE 1] I walk the miles where the rumors breathe Footprints appear when my shadow bends Every doorway studies how I move As if the wolf arrives before I do [CHORUS] They swear they hear it pacing in my steps A silent hunger cutting through the dust I never claim it, never speak its name But every heartbeat answers to its pulse [VERSE 2] The wind repeats what I refuse to speak Eyes in the dark align against my breath I feel the weight of something at my heel A truth that stalks the shape I try to keep [CHORUS] They swear they hear it pacing in my steps A silent hunger cutting through the dust I never claim it, never speak its name But every heartbeat answers to its pulse [BRIDGE] Maybe the wolf was never trailing me Maybe it waited buried in my path Maybe it surfaced carved from what I hid The cost I paid for every mile alone [VERSE 3] Now every step resounds like splitting stone The path divides where the beast used to hide I see its outline rising in my stride Not behind me — inside the road I’ve become
