Werewolf's Eyes
Birch Book Lyrics

When the full moon bathes the meadow in its bright and silky dress
The singer feels depressed whenever the full moon illuminates the meadow with its bright and silky light.

Why do I feel depressed, my love?
The singer is addressing someone they love and asking them why they feel depressed during a full moon.

When the curtains wave their shadows across your white and milky breast
The singer feels restlessness when the curtains cast shadows across their loved one's white and milky breasts.

Why do I feel unrest, my love?
The artist is questioning why they feel restless when shadows move across their loved one's breasts.

Do the hollows of the night prepare in me this fright of our parting?
The artist wonders if the night is causing them to fear the possibility of separating from their loved one.

Then at the break of day, my love, where have you gone away
The singer is asking where their loved one went when daybreak arrived.

With not one word to say for good bye?
The singer is upset that their loved one left without saying goodbye.

Why would you not have stayed, my love, oh say you're not afraid
The artist is questioning why their loved one did not stay and asking if fear is what made them leave.

Of the promise that we made, Oh why do the willows in the wind run shivers down my skin of sorrow?
The artist is wondering why the willows rustling in the wind are causing them to feel sad about the promise they made with their loved one.

I have gone where the wind may not blow upon my skin
The artist has traveled to a place where the wind does not blow on their skin.

Where the stars may not shine upon my name
The singer is in a place where the stars do not shine on them.

I shall soon enough return to where I long and I yearn
The artist plans to return to where they long and yearn to be.

And I swear that I will be the same
The singer is making a promise to their loved one that they will still be the same when they return.

Do the leaves in the trees still whisper in the breeze 'Where are you?'
The singer wonders if the leaves in the trees still whisper 'Where are you?' in the breeze.

I have gone to face the beast and to drivel at his feast
The singer has gone to face a beast and participate in its feast.

May the two of us never be seen
The artist hopes that they and their loved one will never be seen during their adventure.

And my love, may your sleep as the ocean fall deep
The artist wishes for their loved one to sleep as deeply as the ocean.

An I swear I won't tell you where I've been
The singer promises not to tell their loved one where they have been.

Sunset is upon me now, and evening's drawing near
The singer notes that sunset is coming and evening is approaching.

An still you are not here, my love
The artist is disappointed that their loved one is not yet there.

I thought you called my name so clear, but howls are all I hear
The artist thought their loved one called them, but all they can hear now are howls.

They are not yours my dear, my love
The artist is telling their loved one that the howls are not theirs.

Yet that shadow in disguise who stares through werewolf's eyes, who are you?
The singer is questioning the identity of a shadow that seems to be watching them through a werewolf's eyes.

You must not be afraid of the changes that I've made
The artist warns their loved one not to be afraid of the changes they have made.

I have come now to bring you away
The singer has come to take their loved one away.

To our bed that I have made with the seven stones I've laid
The singer has made a bed using seven stones and is taking their loved one to it.

And covered in the finest of clay
The bed is covered in the finest clay.

Lay your head upon the ground, you shall never be found
The artist instructs their loved one to lay their head on the ground and assures them that they will never be found.

I will guard against danger that be
The artist promises to protect their loved one from danger.

Until dawn comes around you must no make a sound
The singer instructs their loved one to be quiet until dawn.

An I swear you will forever be with me
The singer promises that their loved one will always be with them.