Delicately and respectfully blending the mystical magic of Bon Iver with the raw sensibilities of the likes of Kurt Cobain and Regina Spektor, Annie Eve pours sugar and bitter spice into her angelic compositions with disturbing ease and sincerity.
Eve’s unusual grasp of language and awkward perspective bleeds into her lyrics and fuels an enchanting and haunting style of music. Deriving her influences from tormented poets to her own experiences, Eve blends her sense of the raw and the irrational to create original and evocative songs.
Creature
Annie Eve Lyrics
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And I don′t see him now
And I'm too weak to fight him off
But I don′t want to know
Tell me how the wolf cries
It don't listen up for I
If I did you'd notice
Oh you go, you go and I stay here
Alone beside the ocean
It folds over my body
You don′t know me anymore
Tell me how the wolf cries
Tip your face up to a darkened sky
If I did you′d notice
Oh oh
I'm allowed to be (...)
If I′m careful with the time
Blurry image twisting mine
And I'm biting into something something wild
If I did you′d notice
I'm something else
(Long pause)
I was alone, was alone with my mind
For too long
And you had a grip, had a grip on my arm
For too long
Tell me how the wolf cries
It′s that freedom I don't recognize
If I did you'd notice
The lyrics to Annie Eve's song "Creature" paint a vivid picture of a person grappling with the dark aspects of their psyche. The opening lines, "Far too blurred to reach beside, And I don′t see him now," suggest a sense of dissociation and disconnection from oneself, as if the singer is struggling to identify with their own thoughts and feelings. Later, they describe feeling "too weak to fight him off," seemingly referring to some internal struggle or temptation that they're trying to resist.
The repeated plea to "tell me how the wolf cries" takes on a haunting quality, seeming to represent a yearning for release from these internal demons, or a longing for a deeper understanding of the self. The line "If I did you'd notice" suggests that despite these internal struggles, the singer feels unseen or unheard, perhaps by a lover or friend who has grown distant.
The song ultimately expresses a sense of transformation and release, with the singer declaring "I'm allowed to be something else" before ending on the soaring statement "tell me how the wolf cries, it's that freedom I don't recognize." It's a song about the painful but ultimately empowering process of confronting and embracing one's own darkness.
Line by Line Meaning
Far too blurred to reach beside
The situation is too unclear and hazy for me to be able to take control.
And I don′t see him now
I am unable to discern the situation and the entities involved currently.
And I'm too weak to fight him off
I am not strong enough to defend myself against the perpetrator.
But I don′t want to know
Despite being aware of the situation, I prefer to remain ignorant.
Tell me how the wolf cries
I am requesting an insight into the emotional expression of the creature.
It don't listen up for I
The creature does not pay attention or respond to me.
If I did you'd notice
Had the creature been receptive to me, it would have been noticeable.
Oh you go, you go and I stay here
You leave me stranded and isolated in this particular circumstance.
Alone beside the ocean
I am left by myself, next to this vast expanse of water.
It folds over my body
The waves of the ocean envelop me, engulfing my entire being.
You don′t know me anymore
You have lost touch with the current version of myself.
Tip your face up to a darkened sky
I am requesting introspection towards the boundless obscurities of the universe.
I'm allowed to be (...)
I have the liberty to act in a particular way, as long as it is executed cautiously and deliberately.
Blurry image twisting mine
The vague and distorted visuals are having a contorting effect on my thoughts and perceptions.
And I'm biting into something something wild
I am engaging with an unruly and untamed experience.
If I did you′d notice
If I did engage with the wild, it would be perceptible.
I'm something else
My current state of existence is different and transformative than before.
I was alone, was alone with my mind
I was isolated, only with my thoughts and ideas for a considerable period of time.
For too long
This time period was prolonged and extended.
And you had a grip, had a grip on my arm
You had control over me and the way I thought and acted in a particular circumstance.
Tell me how the wolf cries
Once again, I am requesting insight into the emotional expression of the creature.
It′s that freedom I don't recognize
I am not able to identify the expression of freedom that is communicated by the creature's cry.
If I did you'd notice
If I was perceptive enough to identify the freedom expressed by the creature, it would be noticed.
Writer(s): Katie Annie Eve Golstein
Contributed by Isaac J. Suggest a correction in the comments below.