In The Wilds
In The Wilds
#music #pop #emo #alternative
Lyrics:
They tried to keep me in a pretty little cage...
Painted golden, lined with silk and pearls...
But I learned to bite the hand.
Lost the language of the polished and the kept
Traded silver spoons for the dirt where I slept
Mama doesn't know me when I come back through the door
'Cause I'm wearing all the wild like a coat now, like a war
They said "be a lady," I said "be afraid"
Combed the moonlight through my teeth like a blade
Every Sunday dress is buried in the moss
Every prayer I learned I traded for a wolf's
Hear the trees, hear the trees...
They are calling out my name...
Hear the trees, hear the trees...
And they're calling me by something I forgot...
I'm in the wilds now, I'm in the wilds
No one's coming to civilize the smile
Born in lace but I learned to wear the night
I'm in the wilds now, and I'm doing just fine
Howl, howl, daughter of the dirt
Bones remember everything that hurts
Pretty things go missing in the trees
I'm in the wilds now, and the wilds are in me
Found a girl in the river with my old face
She was begging me to take her place
I just laughed and let her sink below the foam
The wilds, the wilds are home
City girls in their cages drink their wine and pose
They don't know what a real woman knows
That you cannot be devoured if you're already a beast
And I'm the wolf at the feast
Hear the trees, hear the trees...
They are calling out my name...
Hear the trees, hear the trees...
And they're calling me by something I become...
I'm in the wilds now, I'm in the wilds
No one's coming to civilize the smile
Born in lace but I learned to wear the night
I'm in the wilds now, and I'm doing just fine
Howl, howl, daughter of the dirt
Bones remember everything that hurts
Pretty things go missing in the trees
I'm in the wilds now, and the wilds are in me
You sent search parties, sent your prayers, sent your priests...
You sent everyone who said they loved me to retrieve...
But the girl you're looking for...
She's not here anymore.
Take a good look in the trees
What you raised has set itself free
What you feared was always inside
I just stopped trying to hide
THIS IS WHO I AM!
THIS IS WHO I AM!
YOU CAN'T COME GET ME, I'M AT HOME!
THIS IS WHO I AM!
The wilds, baby...
Always were.
I'm in the wilds now, I'm in the wilds
No one's coming to civilize the smile
Born in lace but I learned to wear the night
I'm in the wilds now, and I'm doing just fine
Howl, howl, daughter of the dirt
Bones remember everything that hurts
Pretty things go missing in the trees
I'm in the wilds now, and the wilds are in me...
They tried to keep me in a pretty little cage...