[Verse 1]
Boot prints
In the busted dirt road
Windows slam
When the shadows grow
They say a beast comes out
When the sky turns black
But it’s me in the glass
With the screen staring back
I scroll and I scratch
Like I’m shedding my skin
Chasing every cheap hit
Letting darkness in
[Chorus]
I’m the wolf at the door of this town
Howling at a light that just drags me down
Every tap
Every thirst
Every borrowed thrill
Tries to chew my soul
Bend my will
But I’m done being led on a glowing leash
God
Pull these fangs out of my beliefs
I’m the wolf at the door of this town
And I want out
I want out
[Verse 2]
Curtains twitch
As the night gets loud
Rumors run
Like a frightened crowd
They hear claws on stone
On the chapel wall
It’s my restless mind
Scratching for a fall
I feed on the faces
I’ll never know
Chained to the chase
Of a filthy show
[Chorus]
I’m the wolf at the door of this town
Howling at a light that just drags me down
Every tap
Every thirst
Every borrowed thrill
Tries to chew my soul
Bend my will
But I’m done being led on a glowing leash
God
Pull these fangs out of my beliefs
I’m the wolf at the door of this town
And I want out
I want out
[Bridge]
[Music drops to clean guitar and voice]
On my knees in the dust
Breathing like a broken drum
“Lord
I’m the monster they fear
Make me the man I was meant to become” (yeah)
[Band slams back in
Double-time]
Tear out the hunger
Rip out the lies
If I’ve got to bleed
Then let this self die
[Chorus]
I’m the wolf at the door of this town
Howling at a light that just drags me down
Every tap
Every thirst
Every borrowed thrill
Tries to chew my soul
Bend my will
But I’m done being led on a glowing leash
God
Pull these fangs out of my beliefs
I’m the wolf at the door of this town
But You call out
You call out
[Outro]
And if Your fire burns fur and pride
Let the beast in me
Be the last thing to die (oh)