Wolf Like Me
TV on the Radio Lyrics

Say, say, my playmate
Addressing an individual in a playful tone

Won't you lay hands on me
Asks for physical contact as an invitation

Mirror my malady
Challenges someone to understand and identify with their struggles

Transfer my tragedy?
Asking someone to share their pain and empathize with them

Got a curse I cannot lift
Being bound by an unshakable burden or difficulty

Shines when the sunset shifts
Struggle becomes more evident in unfavorable times

When the moon is round and full
Indicates a particular time when emotions are heightened

Gotta bust that box, gotta gut that fish (my mind's aflame)
Feeling overwhelmed with a need to break free

We could jet in a stolen car
Proposing an escape plan

But I bet we wouldn't get too far
Realistic about the obstacles they face in trying to escape

Before the transformation takes
Feeling disturbed by the sudden changes they're experiencing

And blood lust tanks and crave gets slaked
Succumbing to a primal, violent desire

My mind has changed
Acknowledging a significant shift in their thinking

My body's frame, but, God, I like it
They enjoy this change despite it being unsettling

My heart's aflame
Emotions are intense and passionate

Charge me your day rate
Offering to pay for someone else's time

I'll turn you out in kind
Proposing mutual give-and-take

Gonna teach you tricks
Wants to reveal something new and exciting

That will blow your mongrel mind
Implying the new experience will be overwhelming and unconventional

Baby doll, I recognize
Addressing someone with an endearing term, but also acknowledging flaws

You're a hideous thing inside
Pointing out the unattractive parts of someone's personality

If ever there were a lucky kind
Despite their flaws, they are seen as fortunate

It's you, you, you, you
Emphasizing this recognition

I know it's strange, another way to get to know you
Acknowledging that this method of getting to know someone isn't conventional

You'll never know unless we go, so let me show you
Inviting someone to try something new and see where it goes

We've got 'til noon, here comes the moon
Indicating a limited amount of time before something happens

So let it show you
Urging someone to be open to possibility

Dream me, oh, dreamer
Using poetic language to invite someone to imagine themselves with the artist

Down to the floor
Describing a position of submission or vulnerability

Open my hands and let them weave onto yours
Suggesting a sense of intimacy and trust

Feel me, completer
Describing someone who fills a sense of emptiness

Down to my core
Referring to the artist's deepest self

Open my heart and let it bleed onto yours
Revealing the artist's vulnerability and desire to connect

Feeding on fever
The intensity of their feelings is like a fever

Down on all-fours
Assuming a position of vulnerability and submission

Show you what all the howling is for
Implying that the artist has been howling for a reason, and is about to reveal it

Hey, hey, my playmate
Returning to the playful tone from earlier

Let me lay waste to thee
Suggesting they are going to cause destruction, but in an erotic way

Burned down their hanging trees
Describing an act of destruction

It's hot, hot, hot, hot here
Emphasizing a sense of heat, passion, or danger

There's a curse comes with a kiss
Implying that a relationship can come with hidden danger

The bite that binds, the gift that gives
Describing the way a relationship can create a tight bond

Now that we got gone for good
Describing a sense of relief or happiness at leaving something behind

Writhing under your riding hood
Invoking imagery of power and submission, suggesting a sexual aspect

Tell your grandma and your mama too
Suggesting that the artist's actions are noteworthy or will be fodder for gossip

It's true, true, true, true
Emphasizing the truth of this statement

We're howling forever, oh, oh
Final repetition of the song's chorus, invoking a sense of eternity or endlessness