Voxtrot are an indie pop rock outfit from Austin, Texas. The quintet is fro… Read Full Bio ↴Voxtrot are an indie pop rock outfit from Austin, Texas. The quintet is fronted by Ramesh Srivastava and also includes Jason Chronis, Mitch Calvert, Matt Simon, and Jared Van Fleet. Their debut, Raised by Wolves EP was released in 2005 under their own independent label, Cult Hero Records. In March of 2006, Voxtrot released their second EP entitled, Mothers, Sisters, Daughters & Wives EP, which was followed by Your Biggest Fan in November of that year.

Voxtrot released their first full length album on May 22, 2007. It was eponymously titled Voxtrot. The first single from that album, Blood Red Blood, was released on May 14, 2007.

On April 21, 2010, frontman Ramesh Srivastava announced that the band will be breaking up after a small farewell tour.

May 2022 they announced they will be reuniting for a tour in the following fall along with re-releasing their earliest material on vinyl.

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Raised by Wolves
Voxtrot Lyrics

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I was going hungry and lazy here
When you stopped me in my tracks
I was going crazy; I was desolate and ready to kill
But maybe I believe in another place
If you go, you won't look back
And anywhere you go you know
The ugliness will follow you still

And you break
This into waste
We are desperate, lonely and underpaid
I'm a bitter man, I know
But listen, honey, you're no fun

I will never live like you
But you will probably die like me
Oh lovelessly, an ending
Full of god, and god makes plenty.
You will go on searching
For someone to keep you killing
If you love me, won't you leave me?
'cause I want to settle down

First you
Fade into the background
Wouldn't even call me
Had the nerve to leave me
Go ahead and love me
I'm a hungry man
Ever since you went away

First you
Fade into the background
Wouldn't even call me
Had the nerve to leave me
Go ahead and love me
I'm a hungry man
Ever since you went away

I don't know if you've got another place
Where you bury all these things
I don't know if you can see the shadow
That you cast on the ground
But maybe I can see through the lonely face
Loose your feet and loose your waist
Anywhere you are, you know the freedom there
Is dragging you down

And you break me into lines
We can shake our bodies
And wreck our minds
I'm a bitter man, I know,
But listen, honey, you're no fun

I will never love like you
But you will probably hate like me
Oh lovelessly, and empty
Full of god, and god makes plenty.
You will go on searching
For someone to keep you killing
If you love me, won't you leave me?
'cause I want to settle downâ?¦

First you
Fade into the background
Wouldn't even call me
Had the nerve to leave me
Go ahead and love me
I'm a hungry man
Ever since you went away.

First you
Fade into the background
Wouldn't even call me
Had the nerve to leave me
Go ahead and love me
I'm a hungry man
Ever since you went away.

And oh, don't you wanna love?
And don't you wanna feel?
I remember, you were reckless, you were hungry
You were real, you were so uptight
Listen, I don't mind
I feel like I'm watching a car crash.

And oh, this is how it ends
You will watch your friends
Take a moment, take a nothing
Then they'll put it in again.
This is how we are
This is how we are
We are young and stupid
And raised by wolves

I will never live like you do
I will never love like you do

I will never live like you do
I, I will never love like you do

I will never live like you do
I will never love like you do

I will never live like you
I will never love like you

I will never live like you do
No, I will never love like you

I will never live like you
Say I, I will never love like you do.

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of Voxtrot's song "Raised by Wolves" is a poignant exploration of isolation, bitter emotions, and heartbreak. It starts with the singer in a self-destructive place when they are interrupted by someone who saves them from themselves. This person knows that the singer is running away from something, and that the ugliness will continue to follow them unless they confront it. The person is making the singer see a new possibility. However, the lyrics reveal that this intervention has not been enough to save the singer entirely from their bitterness, and they are still very much struggling with their pain.

The song's latter half sees the singer questioning the intentions of the person they are speaking to. They tell that person that they will never live or love like them, and the person they are speaking with too is likely to end up feeling the same way as them. In the end, raised by wolves serves as a commentary on the nature of relationships and how they can be destructive for both involved parties. It is a tale of loneliness, longing, comfort, and strife.

Line by Line Meaning

I was going hungry and lazy here When you stopped me in my tracks
I was stuck in a rut and feeling unmotivated until you came into my life and changed everything.

I was going crazy; I was desolate and ready to kill But maybe I believe in another place
I was in a really bad place mentally and emotionally, but I'm starting to believe that things can get better.

If you go, you won't look back And anywhere you go you know The ugliness will follow you still
If you leave, you'll carry your problems with you no matter where you go.

And you break This into waste We are desperate, lonely and underpaid I'm a bitter man, I know But listen, honey, you're no fun
You're ruining everything we had and leaving me feeling bitter and lonely, even though I know I'm not fun to be around either.

I will never live like you But you will probably die like me Oh lovelessly, an ending Full of god, and god makes plenty.
Our lives are so different and I could never live like you do, but in the end we'll both die and it won't really matter.

You will go on searching For someone to keep you killing If you love me, won't you leave me? 'cause I want to settle down
You'll keep seeking out drama and chaos in your life, but if you really love me, please leave me alone so I can move on and find some stability.

I don't know if you've got another place Where you bury all these things I don't know if you can see the shadow That you cast on the ground
I don't know if you have some kind of secret place where you hide away your problems. And I don't know if you realize how much your behavior affects those around you.

But maybe I can see through the lonely face Loose your feet and loose your waist Anywhere you are, you know the freedom there Is dragging you down
I can see past your tough exterior and understand that you're feeling lonely. And you should let go and be free, but you'll only end up feeling more weighed down and trapped.

And you break me into lines We can shake our bodies And wreck our minds I'm a bitter man, I know, But listen, honey, you're no fun
You're tearing me apart and making me feel crazy, all while refusing to have any fun with me.

And oh, don't you wanna love? And don't you wanna feel? I remember, you were reckless, you were hungry You were real, you were so uptight Listen, I don't mind I feel like I'm watching a car crash.
Don't you want to feel alive and in love again? It's like you've lost your edge and you're becoming more and more uptight. But I don't really care, I just feel like I'm watching everything fall apart.

And oh, this is how it ends You will watch your friends Take a moment, take a nothing Then they'll put it in again. This is how we are This is how we are We are young and stupid And raised by wolves
This is how our relationship will end, with you watching your friends take something small and meaningless and turn it into a big deal. This is just who we are, two young and dumb people who haven't really figured anything out yet.

I will never live like you do I will never love like you do I will never live like you do I, I will never love like you do I will never live like you do I will never love like you do I will never live like you Say I, I will never love like you do.
I will never live your kind of life, and I will never love in the same way that you do. And I'm going to keep reminding myself of that.

First you Fade into the background Wouldn't even call me Had the nerve to leave me Go ahead and love me I'm a hungry man Ever since you went away.
You used to be so present in my life, but now you're slowly disappearing and ignoring me. You even had the guts to leave me, but I know I'll keep wanting you even though you're gone.

I will never live like you do I will never love like you do
I will never live your kind of life, and I will never love in the same way that you do. And I'm going to keep reminding myself of that.

I will never live like you do No, I will never love like you
I'm not ever going to try to live your life, and I certainly won't ever love like you do.

Lyrics © O/B/O DistroKid
Written by: Ramesh Mclean Srivastava, Mitchell Wayne Calvert, Matthew Alan Simon, Jason Michael Gorton Chronis, Jared Chase Van Fleet

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