Animal Fear

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 I your brow I can smell the animal fear (I can smell the animal fear)