Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse 1] Boots on the briar Breath in the cold Old crow watching from a dead bent bough Night like iron Heavy and rolled Something in the dark is hunting now [Chorus] So run Boy Run The wolf is on your heel Teeth like winter Heart of hammered steel Branches lash and the black roots reel So run Boy Run Don't let him taste your fear [Verse 2] Moon cuts silver through the tangled pines Eyes burn yellow where the shadows turn Hot on your footprints Low dark whine Every snapped twig says "You’ll never learn" [Chorus] So run Boy Run The wolf is on your heel Teeth like winter Heart of hammered steel Branches lash and the black roots reel So run Boy Run Don't let him taste your fear [Bridge] Over the log and under the thorn (hey!) Mud in your mouth and blood in your shoe Old tales told of the ones torn Pray the forest lets you pass on through (ohhh) [Chorus] So run Boy Run The wolf is on your heel Teeth like winter Heart of hammered steel Branches lash and the black roots reel So run Boy Run Don't let him taste your fear So run Boy Run Till the cold dawn's near
Tags
Rowdy sea shanty in 6/8, stout pub chorus feel, stomps and claps driving the pulse. Fiddle and low whistle lace around a gruff male lead with roaring gang vocals on the hook. Bodhrán and floor toms hammer the chase, brief quiet verse breaks before the whole crew erupts again on the title line., shanty
Duration
2:51
Instrumental
No
Created
2/3/2026