Granny Wolf

Needle & Knife


sold to the silence
alone without words
this man is an island
that's what he deserves
blind in the light
wretched and heartless
while bite after bite
survives in the darkness
he can't wait to pass
the pain he's collecting
his time's come at last
for I've been dissecting
the body he fears
with needles and knives
but it appears
this cat's got nine lives
he keeps holding on
to what I don't know
been holding so long
too long to let go
not turning against us
not turning his cheek
absolutely defenseless
powerless, weak
and I am legion
with nothing but time
I'll never free him
I'll punish his crime
oh I'll make him clean
oh I'll make him right
oh you should have seen
what I did last night
I picked off his scabs
and opened his veins
gave him a few jabs
got him high on shame
he'll learn his lesson
soon, soon enough
he'll be confessing
he's not so tough
he can't last forever
nobody can
it's something he never
could hope to withstand
you know when he dies
he'll call it relief
but he'll rot outside
a-gnashin' his teeth
to suffer in death
as he suffered in life
right to the last breath
with needle and knife