[Verse 1]
Why God, why me?
Why this heavy skin?
I wake up tired
Like I lost before I lived
The room feels too small
For the ache I drag around
I bite my tongue
Till it tastes like broken ground
[Pre-Chorus]
I look at the moon
It looks back cold
I want out my bones
I want a different soul
[Chorus]
Why can’t I be a wolf instead?
Run through the pain
Run through the red
Why can’t I be a wolf instead?
Howl at the sky
Till the hurt forgets
(woah, woah)
Why can’t I be a wolf instead?
[Verse 2]
Why can’t I be hero like Spider-Man?
Swing over this dread
Save what I can
But I’m stuck on the floor
With my hands in my head
And every small fear
Keeps coming back again
I wear my name
Like a shirt that won’t dry
Some nights I just stare
At the dark in my eyes
[Pre-Chorus]
I see the city glow
Far from my reach
Everybody falls
But they don’t look like me
[Chorus]
Why can’t I be a wolf instead?
Run through the pain
Run through the red
Why can’t I be a wolf instead?
Howl at the sky
Till the hurt forgets
(woah, woah)
Why can’t I be a wolf instead?
[Bridge]
If I can’t be brave
Then let me be wild
Let me be a little less human
For a little while
Give me the teeth
Give me the night
Give me something that knows
How to survive
[Final Chorus]
Why can’t I be a wolf instead?
Run through the pain
Run through the red
Why can’t I be a wolf instead?
Howl at the sky
Till the hurt forgets
(woah, woah)
Why can’t I be a wolf instead?
I want out my head
I want out my head