Animals
Be the Wolf Lyrics


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fading
your face is slowly
fading from this picture
and all that's left are
memories and grief
while all your traces
slowly start to disappear
breathing
i've stopped breathing since
you asked me that last question
i would gladly choke
as long as you come back
everytime i see you
dead in my reflection
i taste your blood
inside my mouth again

animals are getting closer
all the ghosts are flying over
animals, oh lord, the clouds
are bringing out the animals

feeding
all you did was feed
those leeches
that were sucking life
away from your chest
like all the others they
were stealing everything

waiting
l've been waiting for so long
you can't tell
watching you while
you were asleep
then i passed my fingers
through your hair
you woke up when it was
too late to scream

animals are getting closer
all the ghosts are flying over
animals, oh lord, the clouds
are bringing out the animals

animals are getting closer
all the ghosts are flying over
animals, oh lord, the clouds
are bringing out the animals

animals are getting closer
all the ghosts are flying over




animals, oh lord, the clouds
are bringing out the animals

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Be the Wolf's song "Animals" paints a picture of grief and loss, mixed with a sense of desperation and hopelessness. The first verse refers to someone's face slowly fading out of a picture, which could represent how memories of that person are fading away. The person singing is left with only memories and grief, as if there is nothing left of that person but their imprint in the singer's mind. In the second verse, the singer says that they have stopped breathing since a crucial question was asked, and they would rather choke than face the loss of that person. They see that person dead in their reflection and taste their blood, which could imply a deep emotional wound.


The chorus talks about the approaching animals and ghosts, and how the clouds are bringing them closer. To me, this could represent a sense of impending doom, like something big and terrible is about to happen. The rain and clouds are often used to symbolize sadness, and the use of "animals" could represent a sense of wildness or savagery. It might be that the singer feels like they are being hunted, like prey.


Overall, the lyrics of "Animals" are dark and full of sorrow. They seem to be exploring the depths of grief, loss, and desperation, and the sense of impending doom adds to the mood of the song.


Line by Line Meaning

fading
I am watching your face slowly disappear from this picture as your memory fades away, leaving me with only painful memories to grieve about, as everything that reminds me of you begins to vanish.


breathing
Ever since you asked me that last question, I have stopped breathing, and I would willingly choke because of the pain of losing you, as long as you return to me. Whenever I see you, I feel as though I'm dead, and the taste of your blood circles in my mouth.


animals are getting closer
Animals are drawing near, as the ghosts of the past hover around. These animals, though, are not quite literal. Instead, they are a metaphor for the anxieties and conflicts inside my head, that draws near with the approach of memories of you.


feeding
All you did was nourish those leeches that were stealing the joy and vitality away from you, similar to countless others before them that have drained you of everything.


waiting
I have been waiting for so long that you cannot begin to comprehend it. While you had been sleeping, I passed my fingers through your hair, and when you finally stirred, it was too late as I had already accepted that I'll never have you ever again.


animals are getting closer
This verse repeats the same sentiment as previously mentioned regarding anxiety, and the internal struggles of feeling the approach of memories and the hauntings of the past creeping in.


animals are getting closer
The verse continues with the repetition of the previous sentiment regarding anxiety turning into a more significant menace via the utilization of forms and imageries. Ghosts and animals swarm as a metaphor for overwhelming disasters that are inescapable.


animals are getting closer
The verse repeats the same sentiment regarding anxiety and the past returning, portrayed as ominous animals that are drawing ever closer with every recollection of the past.




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selinaa

waiting for a documentary where the whole thing isnt about the narrator's experience tracking the wolves and instead about the wolves actually being wolves

Jamal McDaniel

Tru but the intro states that this would be the case

negan rex

I think so to and he needs to give them more space if he wants to know what they really look act like.

TUNDRA WOLF

I’m still waiting till that day arrives.

CANINE TWANG

This vid is so fake. That was a dog barking not a wolf

A Turner

THANK YOU!!!!!!! OMG I AM SO ANNOYED! "I'm like Sir we came to see wolves NOT hear about your WOLF EXPERIENCE!"

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Krystal

I love how he tells every game camera and the animatronic Wolf good luck before leaving them out 🤣 you always can tell when someone has lost expensive gear to the “elements” in the past.

Lion Ness

I just love this guy! He’s so funny and makes good videos

l h

When I was growing up we had three beautiful dogs. One was Danny Boy. The older one. He was cross husky German Shepherd. Then we got a second. Becky. Malemute crossed with a wolf. Then Dustin. Full bred malemute. All were very beautiful. Becky however could smell my fear of her when I was a kid. She was just a pup but a powerful one when we'd go out to play with her she'd grab me by the scruff of the neck of my thick winter coat and drag me around the yard. And shake me like a rag doll. I was scared shitless of her then she kinda laid off of me. But one night Becky and Dustin ganged up on Danny Boy. 😢 He was rushed to the vet. He was saved but we had to keep them separate after that. I believe it was because Becky's wild instinct kicked in and they had to get rid of the old dog in order to get more food. And also Becky would somehow get out of her gated area. Whether she jumped over we don't know. She went and attacked the neighbors chickens. He said if that happens again he'll have to shoot her. I was so heart broken. But I understand. All were both beautiful dogs. I was fortunate to have them in my life. ❤

Jose Regalado

Definitely one of the MOST AMAZING , INTERESTING documentary about wolf the guy is GREAT!!!
THANK YOU ,Great Job !!!

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