The Wolf Lyrics
Mumford & Sons
Lyrics
Wide eyed, with a heart made full of fright
You're eyes follow like traces in the night
The tightrope, that you wander everytime
you have been weighed
you have been found wanting
Been wondering for days
how you felt me slit your mind,
deep behind your wanting way
I wanna learn to love in kinds
You were all I ever longed for
The shelter,
you better keep the wolf back from the door
he wanders ever closer every night,
and how he waits begging for blood
I promised you everything would be fine
Been wondering for days how you felt me slit your mind
deep behind your wanting ways
I wanna learn to love in kinds
You were all I ever longed for
Hold my gaze love you know I want to let it go
We will stand down in the wonder of it all,
and I will hold you in it,
and I will hold you in it
Been wondering for days
how you felt me slit your mind,
deep behind your wanting ways
I wanna look you in the eye
You were all I ever longed for
Been wondering for days
how you felt me slit your mind
deep behind your wanting ways
I wanna learn to love in kinds.
You were all I ever longed for
Song & Lyrics Facts
Mumford & Sons' "The Wolf" is a single from the band's third studio album, Wilder Mind, released on May 4th 2015. Written by Marcus Mumford, Winston Marshall, Ben Lovett and Ted Dwane, it was the first single to be released off of the album.
The song has an upbeat tempo with lyrics that explore themes of being trapped in a cycle of self-destructive behavior. It became one of the most successful singles for the group, reaching number 25 on the US Billboard Hot Rock Songs chart. With its catchy chorus, "The Wolf" continues to be a fan favorite among Mumford & Sons fans.