Animal Fear - Marika Hackman

I’ve been weeping silent like a wound

Would you stitch me up

Or let the blood soak through?

Watching my world turn from white to maroon

Ignore my claws

Look into my eyes

And convince us both

That I’ll last through the night

I could land on my feet if I tried

I never jumped a chasm so wide

And made it to the opposite side

Even now, as we are, standing here

I can see the doubt in your eyes

I can smell the animal fear

(I can smell the animal fear)

Hold my body, trembling fur and tooth

I won’t bite, or did I speak too soon?

Treacherous light that ignites the moon

And she calls my name

And I howl her tune

But the hunters slay

By the clair of the moon

I was raised with my face to the skies

But I was not a heavenly child

Savage, with a temperament wild

Even here, as we are, standing now

I can see the fear in your eyes

I can taste the sweat in your brow

I can smell the animal fear

(I can smell the animal fear)