[Verse 1]
Moon on the birch bark
Mud on my boots
I cut through the ferns
With the breath of a brute
Behind me, the dark
Has teeth in its jaw
I hear every branch snap
Like a net from a law
[Pre-Chorus]
Run, run, run
Hear that sound
Run, run, run
Don’t look down
Steps in the leaves
Getting too close
I lace through the pines
Like a ghost
[Chorus]
Hey, wolf, keep pace
Not today, not today
Hey, wolf, keep pace
I’m alive in the gray
One more mile
One more bend
Hey, wolf, keep pace
I don’t break, I don’t bend
[Verse 2]
A creek to my right
A thorn in my sleeve
My name in the branches
Like somebody grieves
I jump over roots
I slide through the rain
That pale set of eyes
Keeps calling my name
[Pre-Chorus]
Run, run, run
Hear that sound
Run, run, run
Don’t look down
Moon in the leaves
Cold on my face
If I keep my feet
I can win this race
[Chorus]
Hey, wolf, keep pace
Not today, not today
Hey, wolf, keep pace
I’m alive in the gray
One more mile
One more bend
Hey, wolf, keep pace
I don’t break, I don’t bend
[Bridge]
If you want my trail
Come earn it in blood
I know these old woods
Like a ship knows the flood
I won’t be your meal
I won’t be your prey
I was born in the storm
And I’m storming away
[Final Chorus]
Hey, wolf, keep pace
Not today, not today
Hey, wolf, keep pace
I’m alive in the gray
One more mile
One more bend
Hey, wolf, keep pace
I don’t break, I don’t bend
Hey, wolf, keep pace
Hear me sing to the night
Hey, wolf, keep pace
I’m still out in the light