Animal Fear

I've been weeping silent like a wound

Won't you stitch me up or let the blood soak through?

Watching my world turn from white to maroon

Ignore my clothes, look into my eyes

And convince us both that I'll last through the night

I could land on my feet if I tried

I never jumped a chasm so wide

And made it to the opposite side

Even now as we are standing here

I can see the doubt in your eyes

I can smell the animal fear

I can smell the animal fear

Feel my body trembling, fur and teeth

I won't bite, oh did I speak too soon?

Treacherous night that admires the moon

And she calls my name, and I howl her tune

With the hunter slain by declare of the moon

I was braced with my face to the skies

But I was not a heavenly child

Savage with a temperament wild

Even here as we are standing now

I can see the fear in your eyes

I can taste the sweat on your brow

I can smell the animal fear

I can smell the animal fear