Feral

Next time, let's get raised by wolves
 I was sharp as brambles, strong as oak
 When you killed my mother fox
 She was twitching, mangled, still in smoke
 When you pushed me into your box
 And then you taught me all your language and legends and laws
 Then you sent me to a school, told me not to shout
 Put a knife and a pencil in my champion claws
 The doctors poked in my ears and mouth
 But I bare my teeth 'cause
 Your talk ain't my talk
 And I bend my knees 'cause
 Two legs ain't my walk
 You can call me feral, call me wild
 But don't you ever call me son
 I am running back to the trees tonight
 And I can't be the only one
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 We did the talk show circuit
 I wore a suit
 Yes, I was groomed for the daytime crowd
 They called me a foxhole hermit
 They called me cute
 How I made you captors proud
 Until the vein on the neck of that TV hostess
 Rushed like a river beneath spring ice
 She asked my name, I said, "I'm ferocious"
 You dragged me away, sayin' "Just play nice"
 But I bare my teeth 'cause
 Your talk ain't my talk
 And I bend my knees 'cause
 Two legs ain't my walk
 You can call me feral, call me wild
 But don't you ever call me son
 I am running back to the trees tonight
 And I can't be the only one
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 I can see all that you overlook and I can hear
 How the pace of your breathing is showing your fear
 And the white of your eyes is the color of prey
 But I ain't gonna eat you, I'll just get away
 It's a horrid noise, listen to yourself
 It's a human glare, it's a human smell
 It's a city of rot, if you look and see
 But I'll choke your plans for me
 When I bare my teeth 'cause
 Your talk ain't my talk
 And I bend my knees 'cause
 Two legs ain't my walk
 You can call me feral, call me wild
 I am not your shining son
 I'm running back to the trees tonight
 I'm running back to the trees tonight
 Straight on into wilderness
 And I can't be the only one