Become the Beast
Karliene Lyrics
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Nothing on my tail
But there was something in you
I knew Could make that change
To capture a predator
You can't remain the prey
You have to become
An equal
In every way
So look in the mirror
And tell me, who do you see?
Is it still you?
Or is it me?
Become the beast
We don't have to hide
Do I terrify you
Or do you feel alive?
Do you feel the hunger
Does it howl inside?
Does it terrify you?
Or do you feel alive?
Splinters of my soul
Cut through your skin
And burrow within
Burrow within
Splinters of my soul
Cut through your skin
And burrow within
Burrow within
So embrace the darkness
And I will help you see
That you can be limitless
And fearless
If you follow me
We are the lions
In a world of lambs
We are the predators
The hunters
The hunters
The hunters
Become the beast
We don't have to hide
Do I terrify you?
Or do you feel alive?
Do you feel the hunger
Does it howl inside?
Does it terrify you?
Or do you feel alive?
Splinters of my soul
Cut through your skin
And burrow within
Burrow within
Splinters of my soul
Cut through your skin
And burrow within
Burrow within
Splinters of my soul
Cut through your skin
And burrow within
Burrow within
Splinters of my soul
Cut through your skin
And burrow within
Burrow within
Do you feel the hunger
Does it howl inside?
Does it terrify you?
Or do you feel alive?
In Karliene's song "Become the Beast," the singer reflects on their own identity as a hunter and how meeting someone who can match their intensity and ferocity has changed them. They urge the listener to embrace their own inner beast, to shed the life of the prey and become the predator. The lyrics describe the almost animalistic hunger within them, the desire to capture and conquer. The singer challenges the listener to look in the mirror and question who they see, urging them to embrace the darkness within themselves, to let the splinters of their soul cut through their skin and burrow inside, to let the beast take over.
The song also touches on themes of fear and security. The listener is asked if the idea of embracing their inner beast terrifies them or makes them feel alive. The singer seems to be offering security in the form of being part of a pride or a pack, the lions and hunters of the world, rather than being alone as prey. The idea of embracing the darkness and becoming a beast may seem terrifying to some, but the singer assures them that they can be limitless and fearless if they follow their lead.
Line by Line Meaning
I've always been a hunter
I've always been on the lookout for my prey.
Nothing on my tail
I was never in danger of being hunted down by other predators.
But there was something in you
However, there was a spark in you that was different.
I knew Could make that change
I sensed that it could spark the transformation in me.
To capture a predator
To catch something dangerous, like myself, you cannot remain weak.
You can't remain the prey
You can't remain as the hunted.
You have to become
You must let go of your inhibitions and let your inner predator take over.
An equal
So that we can be just as deadly, and compete on an even playing field.
In every way
In every possible way, physically, mentally and emotionally.
So look in the mirror
Take a good look at yourself.
And tell me, who do you see?
Do you see yourself, or do you see me?
Is it still you?
Are you still the same person you were before?
Or is it me?
Or have you taken on some of my qualities?
Become the beast
Let your wild side come out.
We don't have to hide
We don't have to pretend to be anyone but ourselves.
Do I terrify you
Does the thought of being a predator like me scare you?
Or do you feel alive?
Or does it excite you and give you a sense of being alive?
Do you feel the hunger
Do you feel the desire within you to hunt and capture?
Does it howl inside?
Does it make you feel like howling like a wild animal?
Splinters of my soul
Pieces of my inner self.
Cut through your skin
Impact you in a visceral way, straight to the core of your being.
And burrow within
Attaching themselves to you in a deep and profound way.
Burrow within
Digging themselves deeper, taking hold of you more firmly.
So embrace the darkness
Come to terms with your darker nature.
And I will help you see
Let me be the guide that helps you understand that side of yourself.
That you can be limitless
Realize that you have the potential to be unstoppable.
And fearless
And unafraid of anything that stands in your way.
If you follow me
If you trust in me and let me help you uncover your inner beast.
We are the lions
We are the kings and queens of our domain.
In a world of lambs
In a world of those who are too weak to compete with us.
The predators
We are the ones who are capable of hunting and capturing.
The hunters
And it is our destiny to do so.
Become the beast
Let your inner animal out.
Do you feel the hunger
Are you ready to satisfy the thirst for blood within you?
Does it howl inside?
Is there a cry from deep within you that is begging to be let out?
Does it terrify you?
Does the thought of being this wild and uncontrollable frighten you?
Or do you feel alive?
Or does it thrill you and make you feel like you are really living?
Contributed by Maya A. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
@italiarose2921
This is super long and so much after the show that it's really irrelevant but gosh this show is beautiful. I watched a review of this show, and the girl put it together perfectly -"It's about a love story between two men, their relationship and how everything around them is influenced because of their game of cat-and-mouse".
The first season illustrates the fall of Will Graham into Hannibal's trap, a game of prey and predator, while he tries to differentiate between fiction and reality. Will falls for Hannibal's charm, as does everyone around him, and during this, Hannibal isn't obsessed with Will, he's merely curious, slightly entertained, as a bored man without understanding or company may play around with ants on the floor. Hannibal gets Will locked up, then he realises the potential of WIll- that they could learn to understand each other
The first half of the second season is about Will learning, plotting, growing closer and closer to Hannibal, even though he may not have realised it, learning to think like Hannibal, act like him, understand him- become him in order to capture him. He goes from a quick-tempered near-mad man (an image of Garrett Jacob Hobbs, in a way) and morphs into the cold and calculating Hannibal, who sees everyone as pigs and him as the only predator. But it is human nature to bond with others like you, especially when you are alone. Bedelia is half a predator, but she doesn't amuse Hannibal the way Will does, and like a bored man starved of company, he gravitates to Will, bonding with him and forming this reliance on him that most would simply call "love" or "obsession". It's borderline reciprocated, as seen from Will phoning Hannibal to warn him. He has grown to be amused by Hannibal as well, as it isn't really "love' per say, but its something. Hannibal stabbing Will is a metaphor of cutting himself, his personality out of Will, and it hurts Hannibal as much as he hurts Will. Think about it- he's leaving the only person in the entire world he thinks is interesting behind, possibly destroying him.
The third season starts with Will not wanting to take revenge at all, only telling Hannibal he forgives him, in other words he understands him, and why he did what he did. That is the very definition of a soul-bond/love- to understand and accept the other person unconditionally. Hannibal sends Will the broken man in the shape of a heart- he's passionate about Will, not sexually not physically but purely emotionally. He misses having someone on his caliber around, and honestly, Will is too. Will is juxtaposed by Alana- whereas Will is understanding and forgiving, she is ruthless, keen to put Hannibal behind bars. Hannibal starts to believe that this is the only part of Will that is left- under normal circumstances I believe he would've realise, but with his yearning for understanding, I think he overlooked that Will still has himself inside, so he turns against Hannibal, and gets him locked up by utilising the same yearning.
Second half. During these episodes, Hannibal had already been extremely obsessed with Will from the past seasons, but now he is not only obsessed but also absolutely in love with the idea of him. There isn't any concrete evidence, but think of how he acts when he sees Will again. Will got him into prison, yet he is everything but angry at Will. IT has gotten to a point where he'd rather be dead than be in a world without Will. You may argue he is not, persay, in love with Will, but he is definitely in love with the idea of someone understanding him, and that person happens to be Will. This half is a mirror of the first half- Will realises that a part of him is still Hannibal, and this part grows to a point where he finally, on the cliff scene, understands that he'd rather die than be in a world without Hannibal. But his rational side knows that with Hannibal in the world, he'd never find peace. He left for three years, and it took him a week to fall back into Hannibal's personality. This is where he starts to yearn and ache of Hannibal- someone who understands him. Someone he is passionate and cares deeply enough.
I'll use a very common counterargument when people discuss gay tv couples. If Will were female, would Hannibal be in a romantic relationship with them? Answer is, no, not in this show. She and Hannibal would be in the exact same position Will and Hannibal are in.
I'd understand it if you didn't want to call this relationship of acceptance, understanding and forgiveness between two men who are barely capable of such emotions anymore "Love". But if you are strongly against it because of the sexual undertones that the word Love often accompanies, you don't understand the writer's implication. Will and Hannibal are not "bros"- they aren't comrades, they're not really 'husbands', who counter each other's weaknesses and strengths and with an unconditional love. Their's is the love of the two last people on the planet, and how the only person they will ever have an emotional relationship with is with each other.
(fyck that was LONG)
@lilliumaldaeth9107
Lyrics!
I’ve always been a hunter
nothing on my tail
But there was something in you
I knew
could make that change
To capture a predator
You can’t remain the prey
You have to become
An equal
In every way
So look in the mirror
and tell me, who do you see?
Is it still you?
or is it me?
Become the beast
We don’t have to hide
Do I terrify you
Or do you feel alive?
Do you feel the hunger
Does it howl inside?
Does it terrify you?
or do you feel alive?
Splinters of my soul
Cut through your skin
And burrow within
Burrow within
So embrace the darkness
And I will help you see
That you can be limitless
And fearless
If you follow with me
We are the lions
In a world of lambs
We are the predators,
The hunters,
The hunters,
The hunters
Become the beast
We don’t have to hide
Do I terrify you
Or do you feel alive?
Do you feel the hunger
Does it howl inside?
Does it terrify you?
Or do you feel alive?
Splinters of my soul
Cut through your skin
And burrow within
Burrow within
@atomicbong7597
Six years later - someone asks if you have found a word/string of words for your feeling? Or maybe it's all a first for everyone but nothing is new under the sun?
I do appreciate your expression - and I do appreciate that either ancient words need to be dug up from the past and re-discovered - or in very rare cases new words need to be formed.
But what is the value of a word without the experience? :)
"I don't think the words expressing my feelings right now has been invented yet"
I feel more people need to find reason to say this - and humanity will evolve together.
Stay great!
PS. Here's an expressive word that can have broad and ambigious meaning but still convey a message:
https://youtu.be/QIppGLul3Fk?t=8
Enjoy! :)
@juliemarco8777
''Do I terrify you... Or do you feel alive ?'' Woaw. It can resume all the serie.
I love your song. I listened to. This is : WOAW.
Now it's m'y favourite song.
I was searching a song about ''Hannibal''.
And this one... Is perfect. It could be beautiful after the ending of Hannibal. I dont know what is the name, it's after the end of an episode, there are all names of the persons who helped producing the episode. You know what I mean ? :)
I think it would be beautiful, and sad... But perfect.
Yes ! Sad, that's what I mean.
Your song ! We can see through it (is through the good word?) all the madness, sadness, all the beauty of Hannibal.
Just to say that I loved it.
Good job. Good voice. Good fandom.
Amazing song. ;).
Keep continue singing :).
(Sorry if my english is bad, I'm french and I don't know a lot of english words)
@setuchauhan6235
“Beware that, when fighting monsters, you yourself do not become a monster... for when you gaze long into the abyss. The abyss gazes also into you.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche
@leannebrammann3783
Well quoted :)
@evamkaushik5392
Knight Artorias
@neilhamilton4511
Ah yes the abyss such a dark and empty place only the most broken people visit this place such a lovely place such a lovely place were the people who have suffered so much from a world they didn't ask to be born in can belong and find purpose a crow once said to the cat you won't feast on my kind forever the cat said why is that the crow said follow me and I will show you the trees grew dead the grass gone the sky turned black the cat said I want to go back turn around and go said the crow the cat turned but the trail was gone he turned back what have you done said cat the crow said though you may see well in the dark and move like a ghost stalking your prey I never had to for as you look into my eyes you may see that the abyss lives in me and for this reason it is you who I will feast upon
@reck0n3r
“Is it better to out-monster the monster or to be quietly devoured?”
― Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
@LordIvor6
@@neilhamilton4511 There was a time when all was thus, you'd think such a place devoid of all things...emptiness ought not to bring pleasure, seemingly nothing to do - nothing to ponder, nothing. But it brings a peace a true peace that one cannot even imagine and you are completely aware not lessened by it at all, wonder it for all eternity in complete peace without want of anything, yet whole. Unfortunately all it takes is one to spot a tiny little star upon the canvas, no bigger than a grain of sand, the deepest void cannot hide it, once seen it cannot be unseen and you cannot help but look at it, focus on it and therefore be drawn to it, how does something so small capture one's attention so, funny. You see the abyss is not someplace people visit once they are broken by suffering or by being born when they never asked for it, they are broken because they left the abyss. No matter what, you can never go back, not once you see the light, fight or cry all one wishes there is no road that leads home I guess we just carry it in ourselves, hence the loneliness since you can almost feel at home then, but it's hollow - ironic having a feeling more empty than the void itself (for one brings peace the other an eternal torment a reminder of things lost and deemed irrecoverable).
@fj6632
“Do I terrify you? Or do you feel alive?”
This lyrics cuts deep inside. The whole song is song haunting I love it.
@huelu982
No witch 😐
@RandomLBS
This is probably the best and most amazing show that nobody talks about .
@k.v9142
Maybe it's better... Let's keep it as our beautiful mystery 🖤