...And the Wild Returns, by The Wolf You Feed

...And the Wild Returns

by The Wolf You Feed

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1.	Fight with a Smile 04:52	lyrics	buy track
Now I can say what I feel inside Not scared to face the mirror I am there, you are here by my side And everything becomes clearer I stare at the light I dare to face the truth and more I am ready for this fight Let’s open this concealed door This sealed door They try to break you They try to kill you Never give up Refuse to die! They stab you in the back They constantly attack Don’t give up Let your wounds heal They are opportunists They don’t take any risk Open your eyes And see their little game They treat you like a slave They hope to dig your grave Follow your path A moment to overcome! Under the flames of wild fires I can see the leeches and the liars You can face it! I’m sure you can understand You’re not a disgrace! Come on and hold my hand! Fight with a smile Fight with a smile They will eat crows Hold my hand Together we stand They want to crush your dreams Dictate what you should see Don’t listen, trust in yourself They erase all evidence They reduce you to silence You’re unbreakable, start a new story! Fight with a smile Fight with a smile They will eat crows Hold my hand Together we stand Patience is a virtue but a burden too Because life is hard, and then you die No more Fight with a smile Fight with a smile Hold my hand Together we stand They will eat crows Let me be your guide They will eat crows Eat them and smile! And leave the show!
2.	Victory 06:48	lyrics	buy track
No, I don’t want to surrender I can’t stand giving up, I won’t retire I don’t want life circumstances To prevail and reduce my chances The truth is many friends turned to serious foes And I feel like a tiger without teeth and claws But I will always remember Who’s the hero, who’s the pretender A sense of urgency As blood rush in my veins A burst of inspiration Breathing fast, excited I pull my head out of the water This day is a victory This day is a victory This day is a victory Over fear, inertia, mediocrity This day is a victory A momentum of liberty Today is a victory Over fear, inertia, and apathy For you, for me This day brings victory I won’t wait any longer The firestorm is deeply frozen And lily has no more deadly poison Just what I need to feed the wolves Until I too dissolve They breathe fast, excited And I let them run wild and free Hold on to me Heading to victory Time is your sole real enemy This day is a victory A momentum of liberty Today is a victory My way led to victory This day is a victory Victory A momentum of liberty Moving forward again Today is a victory My way led to victory Can you hear, hear this voice whispering in your dreams? Do you feel the urgency that drives your obsession? Écoute-la cette voix qui murmure dans tes songes Ressens-la cette urgence qui anime ton obsession
3.	He Who Brings Destruction 04:31	lyrics	buy track
Location: unknown Time: unknown Protagonists: unknown but one perceives ghostly female voices, a male low-pitched voice and dozens of soft voices probably belonging to children? (M) “Moonrise Here comes the end of the world Mark my words, here I am” (F) “Who are you?” (M) “I am the one who leads the rats” (F) “Where are you from?” (M) “Are you sure you want to know?” (F) “Yes, we have to know” (M) “From outer space or the depth of Earth, who cares? I’m the gardener who sows in every man the seeds Of fear, hate, despair, guilt, anger, and grief Devouring lives from within, I’ve been around for centuries” (F) “He who brings destruction and turns this world into emptiness He who brings destruction, ushers in a new age of darkness” (M) “I am bringing destruction, I will crush your skeleton to dust I am spreading destruction, tearing apart your miserable… life” You will die! Yeah (M) I’m the Black Death of the Middle Ages The swarms of insects eating crops and book pages My favorite games are beheading kings and queens Casting curses, enslaving millions of teens (M) I pulled the strings of the Khans who slashed and burned Fueled the Great Hunger and every genocide’s return I build empires and hasten their demise In every man I lurk – Are you surprised?” (F) “He who brings destruction” (M) “Yes, I will” (F) “And turns this world into emptiness ” (M) “Yes, I am your supreme leader, your military dictator” (F) “He who brings destruction, ushers in a new age of darkness” (M) “I am bringing destruction, enrolling weak corrupted souls I am spreading destruction, sending them swaying on gallows poles, Ha ha ha ha ha (F) “See no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil, this won’t save you He who brings destruction and turns this world into emptiness He who brings destruction, ushers in a new age of darkness” (M) “I am bringing destruction, unleashing legions of dead men Witness my rebirth, I rise over and over again I am bringing destruction, I forever rule land, air and sea I am spreading destruction, obey, adore and worship me”
4.	Next to Nothing 02:09	info	buy track
5.	Come Along the Shadows 04:09	lyrics	buy track
They are the ghosts of the mountains The wandering souls of Mongolia They are the princes of the forests Who sadly vanish and fade from India Calling for silence Come along the shadows Where the wild wind blows Their green and amber eyes Are meant to mesmerize you and me They keep the spirits of the ancients Worshipped by all Amazonian tribes They dwell and stalk in tropical trees Cryptic and shy, so different from Human vibes Cryptic to science Come along the shadows Where the wild wind blows Along the shadows Along the shades “And let me touch those curving claws Of yellow ivory and grasp The tail that like a monstrous asp Coils round your heavy velvet paws!” At dusk and dawn they move without noise On the edge of cliffs, they walk with poise Their hectic life begins as a game But they all must kill to eat in the end Come along the shadows With yellow ivory claws Their green and amber eyes Are meant to mesmerize Along the shadows Where the wild wind blows Purr-fect heavy velvet paws Come along the shadows
6.	10,000 Eyes 04:27	lyrics	buy track
Beyond the mirror Beneath the ice All things unsaid All the masks drop Behind the curtain Better unsaid? No more left unsaid This is the dream of a lifetime Open your eyes It’s crystal clear With no more time on your side Once dead, no rebirth Our life is short Stop hiding away Don’t be afraid To be alive And smile facing the sun And now connect the dots To unite all in one Now just connect the dots It’s time to shine Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Listen, listen, listen Listen, listen, listen Ten thousand eyes Are watching you Ten thousand eyes Are judging you Your spider is spinning its web The dice are rolled All stars aligned Leave no stone unturned Now or never Your life is short Come out of your shell Don’t be afraid Take a deep breath Enjoy inner peace And now connect the dots To unite all in one Now just connect the dots It’s time to shine Come on, come on, come on Come on, come on, come on Listen, listen, listen Listen, listen, listen Ten thousand eyes Are watching you Ten thousand lies Out of the blue Computerized The trap closes on you Dehumanized It’s time to pull through Ten thousand souls Together as one Fill in the goals Make up for lost time
7.	Dress Code Blood (Hidden Demon) 04:20	lyrics	buy track
Black pearl necklace and champagne Seductive silk and cocaine Her dark blue lace in command Carefully slipping my hand Shaking her beautiful hips Sensually biting her lips Slowly uncrossing her legs Only her red hair as threads When I saw her the first time I couldn’t guess her dress meant a crime I was wrong, I am such a fool Hidden demon and now I’m doomed Leave me alone Get out, get out, get out of my life I’m too young to die now She really sticks the knife in! She killed some men She killed many Playing with them with sensuality She killed some men She killed many She’ll do it again For her it’s so easy When I saw her the last time While closing my eyes forever I could realize the horror Of the plan she had in mind Too late, no one can save me I am cuffed, she’s sucking my blood Making a Human dye out of me Her recipe of dress code blood Leave me alone Get out, get out, get out of my life Supposed to be romantic The night ended with a mantis She will blow you thousand kisses Licking your soul, nipples and ears She will bite you, no more bliss Then eat you piece by piece Piece by piece, by piece, by piece Piece by piece, by piece, by piece Piece by piece, by piece, by piece Piece by piece, by piece, by piece Deadly heels and dress code blood I played the game, silly me I lost Deadly heels and dress code blood I played the game and today I lost
8.	In the Sea of Insanity 09:22	lyrics	buy track
I feel something unusual An eerie desire, it’s so real Growing more weary and delusional I dive in the sea of insanity, of insanity In my gut, salt, blood, dust In my eyes, sand, sweat, rust I’ve been away for a while For how many years I don’t know Sailing on the sand of the hourglass Tracking my own tracks in the snow In the snow This snake swallows the sun And then crawls in the womb of the universe Feeding on the warm streams of life Sheds its skin, be reborn and nurture the curse I am walking over shattered bones Numb and frozen by the cold Between ruins, ash and stones Uncontrolled I’ve been away for a while For how many years I don’t know Sailing on the sand of the hourglass Tracking my own tracks in the snow I’ve been away for a while And again I feel I’m drifting One more time, I dive and swim In the sea of insanity The depth of my soul Burning like dark coal Hearing a thousand voices whispering The weight of the past Memories collapse I can feel the ophidian slithering I am walking over shattered bones Numb and frozen by the cold Between ruins, ash and stones Behold I’m stalking in the red moonlight I’m a wolf, I’m a cat, I’m an owl I have the gift of second sight I am on the prowl Running, leaping and laughing My eyes, my hands, my head What’s happening? I’m losing my sanity, no, no, no My life, my goals, my dreams Where are they now? I’m losing my inner friends Alone in my bed Mouth foaming Creatures of the night all around lurking I’m stalking in the red moonlight I’m a wolf, I’m a cat, I’m an owl I have the gift of second sight I am on the prowl I’ve been away for a while For how many years I don’t know Sailing on the sand of the hourglass Tracking my own tracks in the snow I’ve been away for a while And again, I feel I’m drifting One more time, I dive and swim In the sea of insanity Hey, oh, what the? Please, no My head, my head! What’s going on? Insomnia Anxiety Schizophrenia Bipolarity Paranoia Depression Dementia Suppression Delusion We are the little critters, teeming, seething and bustling your mind Ethereal cloudscapes of ice crystal swirl underwater, riding on currents from deep in the sea of insanity They carry the world on their solid backs Standing on a giant shell It’s just a matter of parallax Come with me, ride the carousel I wish I were a shapeshifter Travelling through space and time Growing hair, scales and feathers To save the voiceless from their decline Nooooooooooo My eyes, my hands, my head What’s happening? I’m losing my sanity No, no, no My eyes, my hands, my head What’s happening? I’m losing my sanity No, no, no For several years underwater, living in a twisted reality Drifting like a sea otter in the sea of insanity Where am I now? In oblivion, I disappear
9.	No Nature, No Future 01:31	lyrics	buy track
While Chinese workers are processing millions of chickens raised in forty square-centimetre cages, the last wild tigers are being wiped out for use in traditional medicine. While US cotton is sent to Shanghai for making T-Shirts, back to Miami for printing and finally sold in New-York, the homeless in L.A. are roaming the streets for food and shelter. While you’re drinking your Moroccan orange juice and playing your Japanese video games sitting in your exotic wood garden seat, thousands of trees are being cut and wasted for teak and mahogany. While wolves and bears are feared, accused of livestock killing and shot on sight, French herders are leaving their sheep alone in pastures being subject to stray dogs to enjoy modern life. While multimillion-dollar US firms are pretending to feed the world while providing GM crops, African populations are starving now and forever. No nature, no future

about

THE WOLF YOU FEED is a musical project that will take you on a journey through the wilderness of Nature and Human.

Envisioned by the bass player and songwriter Grégory Breton, the first album of The Wolf You Feed “…And the Wild Returns” was recorded with the contribution of the skilled and renowned musicians Karim Attoumane on guitars and production (The Etherist, CharlElie Couture, Zuul FX …), Aurélien Ouzoulias on drums (Mörglbl, Satan Jokers, Zuul FX, Disconnected, …) and Nash Vigier, a complete artist, on vocals.

Our first album “…And the Wild Returns” is a call to bounce back, fight with a smile and sing our victories against gloomy and destructive adversities. The album will be available on Feb. 28 on streaming and download platforms and as a limited creative digipack distributed by the independent record label MusikÖ-Eye.

credits

released February 28, 2020

Musicians:
Nash Vigier: Lead & backing vocals
Karim Attoumane: Electric and classical guitars, keyboards & backing vocals
Grégory Breton: Fretted and fretless bass guitars & backing vocals
Aurélien Ouzoulias: Drums
Caroline Pauvert: Viola
Octavio Angarita: Cello
Emmanuel Trouvé: Piano
Choir: Laëtitia Faure, Muriel Adde, Morgane L’Hostis, Megan Bonsard, Max Besnard, Fabrice Mage, Bruce Oweni & Sebastiao Saramago

Narration: Megan Bonsard, Bruce Oweni & Grégory Breton

Sound effects: Grégory Breton & Joseph Sardin

Album produced by Karim Attoumane & Grégory Breton

Music, lyrics, vocal melodies and concept written by Grégory Breton. Song arrangements improved with inputs from Adrian Martinot, Karim Attoumane, Aurélien Ouzoulias & Nash Vigier.

Drums recorded by Aurélien Ouzoulias at the Beats Factory Studio, France, in December 2018 and January 2019. All vocals, guitars, bass guitars & viola recorded by Karim Attoumane at the Panic Room Studio, France, between January and September 2019.

Album engineered, edited & mixed by Karim Attoumane at the Panic Room Studio, France (The Etherist, Zuul FX, CharlElie Couture, …).

Mastered by Brett Caldas-Lima at the Tower Studio, France (Devin Townsend, Ayreon, Pain of Salvation, Freak Kitchen, Septic Flesh, Adagio, Haken, Kalisia…).