I was lost in the green, with a collar and a name City static in my blood, but the forest called me same Then the ground shook — hunted, heard the heavy tread Bears on my heels, death in their breath, pine needles overhead I ran ‘til my paws bled, chased through thorn and stone Every shadow had teeth, every heartbeat not my own Thought I’d die with that old name, thought I’d die alone ‘Til a circle of yellow eyes cut the night to the bone They didn’t ask where I came from They asked if I could bleed And when I said yes... they said: You were found,not saved — forged in the dark Given fang, given fire, given your part We’ve all been hunted, we all know the scars Now we do the hunting underneath the stars So lift your head and *howled* — let the old world hear The dog is dead, the wolf is here Running with the pack that taught me not to fear Forged! Forged! Forged! First moon, I was shaking, still flinched at the owl Second moon, I was learning the meaning of the growl Third moon, I was running point, nose to the wind No more looking back at the life I didn’t live in Now when something big comes hunting through our trees It finds us waiting, silent, on our knees Then we rise as one thing — claws, teeth, and need ‘Cause we don’t get chased twice. We make the forest bleed Lost! Hunted! Found! Forged! Say it again! Lost! Hunted! Found! Forged! Now we’re the ones that they fear in the dark! You were found, not saved — forged in the dark Given fang, given fire, given your part We’ve all been hunted, we all know the scars Now we do the hunting underneath the stars So lift your head and howled — let the old world hear The dog is dead, the wolf is here Running with the pack that taught me not to fear Forged! Forged! Forged! Lost no more... Hunted no more... Forged..
