Cheap smoke 
Rising like a spirit in the 
Soft glow of a New York street 
No glamour or garb can hide 
The animal heart inside of me 

Lost faith 
Martyrs with an axe to grind 
Old hatreds tired & tamed 
Chasing the faintest trail 
 [bad word] pale 
Protects me from my name 

Cold reflections they tell no lies 
But eyes just scratch the surface... 

Don’t shake me 
Don’t make me bear my teeth 
You really don’t wanna meet that guy 
Don’t wake me 
Don’t let it off the leash 
There’s a monster livin’ under this hide 

Well it’s a dog’s life 
Holdin’ onto beauty while the 
Bleak nights are makin’ beasts of men 
The fairytale days are dead 
So try not to lose your head 
When the scent is calling again 

Cold reflections they tell no lies 
But eyes just scratch the surface... 

Don’t shake me 
Don’t make me bear my teeth 
You really don’t wanna meet that guy 
Don’t wake me 
Don’t let it off the leash 
There’s a monster livin’ under this hide 

Who’s evading the skin-clad wof? 
I hope the spoils were worth it... 
Who’s evading the skin-clad wolf? 
The eyes just scratch the surface... 

Don’t shake me 
Don’t make me bear my teeth 
You really don’t wanna meet that guy 
Don’t wake me 
Don’t let it off the leash 
There’s a monster livin’ under this hide 

It’s a dog’s life