I Know I'm a Wolf - Young Heretics

I Know I'm a Wolf - Young Heretics - Lyrics

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@enko92 7 ай бұрын

I come back to this song every few years and always wish this version was on spotify. There are so man interpretations that i love reading because theres always new comments every few months/years. The animated video, in particular lives rent-free in my head. It's such a tragic song. I love it so much.

@yesminty7486 5 ай бұрын

Yes! I came here to write the same thing! Something truly unique about this song, and the way it makes me feel man

@coreniena 3 ай бұрын

YES PLEASE. I first listened to this version when i was 14 and I can't accept this isn't the original. LOL. No hate for the original (also its a personal liking thing right?) but this version has so much feeling. I just love it

@boxcutter4 2 ай бұрын

The song used to be on spotify but was removed for some reason

@VenusprojectQ Ай бұрын

Yessss

@technozorro Ай бұрын

This! Exactly this Everything you just said in this comment, I feel the same. This song is truly wonderful in that it makes me ponder its meaning many times over. And the feelings that this version gives me are like no other. I always end up coming back 💜

@alitadombroski7688 Жыл бұрын

The lyrics clearly hint to an abuser and their victim. I mean, it literally talk abouts a wolf and a rabbit, which is a predatory relationship. " But the rest of my pack, I have left them behind " Its like they're trying to say " I left my friends/family for you " which is common for abusers to say to guilt trip their victims. " So rabbit please stop looking the other way. It's cold out there so why not stay here under my tail " - telling the victim the world is cold/cruel so the victim can be solely reliant on them. " Oh rabbit, my claws are down now so don't be afraid " The abuser has done the same thing to multiple other people but is claiming that they've changed now to manipulate their new victim.

@mariunfabregas7533 10 ай бұрын

I feel like the "abuser" in this scenario isn't even trying to intentionally manipulate the victim though, and that's what makes it more sad for me. He's not just trying to convince his victim that he's not a bad person, he's desperately trying to convince HIMSELF that he's not a bad person. "But the rest of my pack, I have left them behind" implies that the family he grew up with were toxic and perhaps even abusive. It also implies that he himself had enough self awareness to recognize that his family was abusive to him, and chose to distance himself away from them because he didn't want to become like them. Contrary to popular belief, most people don't actually want to be abusive and torment other people. But for a lot of people, it's hard to break out of the cycle of abuse if abuse is all they've ever known. It's why people who have been victims of abuse as children find it harder to maintain relationships and frienships as adults. They're more likely to develop antisocial behavior as well as self-sabotaging tendencies because genuine care and healthy behavior feels unfamiliar to them. I'm not saying this is the case for all abuse victims though, because it's very possible to overcome your trauma if you have enough emotional support as well as mental health support. But for this particular scenario, it seems like the "abuser" was not able to overcome his generational trauma. Even when he tried to be good, in the end he fell for the same traps as his own abusers and became the very thing he swore not to be. An abuser. When looking at the lyrics, these feels less like a story about a wolf that separated from it's pack to go vegan and more like a story of a man who wanted to break the cycle of abuse inflicted to him by his family. Though in the end his trauma ended up making him lash out and hurt the person whom he loved and promised to protect. It's his fault, but it's tragic nonetheless.

@Terastas 9 ай бұрын

@@mariunfabregas7533I definitely hear the doubt and regret in it. Like he knows he's not toxic TO THE SAME EXTENT as the family he left behind, but he harbors a lot of doubts as to whether he's a good person or just "diet toxic" by comparison. I can relate to this. My own immediate family was pretty toxic and manipulative. And now that they're all either dead or estranged, I've spent a lot of time by myself, not because I'm antisocial, but because I'd rather die alone than risk subjecting a future generation to even one tenth of the crap I endured from them. Maybe all he wants from the rabbit is a little reassurance. He's heard all the excuses and proclamations his pack made and doesn't trust himself to be his own judge of character; only if he hears it from someone else.

@soulfullportrait147 8 ай бұрын

It’s “my claws are down now” not dull.

@HunterNeyorApollo 7 ай бұрын

I can be both the abuser and abused I've been both but then I lock myself in my room and punish myself for acting like my family

@alitadombroski7688 6 ай бұрын

@@mariunfabregas7533 Yes, I agree. Theres this common misconception that abusers know what they're doing, and enjoy it, when that isn't true for most cases. Nobody wakes up one day and decides " I'm going to be super manipulative and abusive today ". More likely then not, abusers don't even realize they're abusing someone, and are instead doing it subconsciously. Doesn't make it any less wrong though-- it just makes it a sad situation for everyone involved

@sleepylucia9335 Жыл бұрын

this is one of those songs that perpetually haunts me. it's so beautiful, and breaks my heart every time i hear it.

@jShadowZero 8 ай бұрын

I always interpreted this song as the struggle of trying to drop one’s mask. The wolf being a known antagonist is just trying to kill his reputation. They want the rabbit to be able to see past it. But to change is a struggle and there will always be those that don’t believe you. And more so is that the wolf struggles to differentiate between the mask, and who they are. Ultimately doing something they don’t want to anymore. It’s pain, regret, and just a downpour of this feeling that not matter how hard you try, you can’t change.

@coldburns 4 жыл бұрын

this song is really underrated.

@r0bin272 3 жыл бұрын

I fell in love with this song when it came out and it's been a while since I heard it and my interpretation of it changed. I feel like this is talking about a abuser talking to their victim. I feel like by him singing "I know I'm a Wolf" basically calling himself an animal or monster because that's what the victim sees him as. And the part where "the snow fields wouldn't be so big if you knew" can interpret (for me cause that's what I think) basically saying small world and they met at a wrong time wrong moment, or perhaps they broke apart and got back together. The "try to be brave" and "I left the rest of my pack" could interpret him telling the victim they changed and left their rough past behind and to give them a chance. Which in the end "So rabbit please stop looking the other way" it could be because he never changed and was just an illusion the abuser put up with. Like that saying "You can't teach an old dog new tricks" maybe the abuser was abused and grew up with harsh parents and was always told to follow(?). But also I like the vocals when its eerie like maybe the abuser went to far and killed the victim on accident and maybe the ending is him holding her telling them to wake up and look at them. But that's just my thoughts on what this song could interpret since it could be anything haha :]

@cha_hoe 2 жыл бұрын

Oh this is actually interesting

@Iraqi068 Жыл бұрын

Me too =(

@stellaomera8489 Жыл бұрын

yes i had the exact same thought.......it was a toxic person talking to his victim !

@udzalthegreatest Жыл бұрын

I love this song because of the many metaphors. The snow fields being the large landscape that someone is surrounded by. Every direction looks the same, no difference and none provide a place to rest or hide. In other words, the abused have no where to go, and have to stick with what they know, which is their abuser, because it's the only thing that they recognize and know. The wolf is the abuser, or the antagonist. The wolf preys on the rabbit because it's natural. But the wolf can't live without the rabbit. So it's dependent on the rabbit to ensure its healthy. In other words, the abusive person, needs their prey so they can look strong. Without their prey they cease to exist, or they are unable to keep their reputation, and they end up falling down a steep hole that is hard to get out of.

@nitrogelly_576 2 жыл бұрын

I'm here cause of the animation and the many interpretations of this song

@claudefrollono1 2 жыл бұрын

This is one of the most touching songs I've ever heard in that it makes me feel sorry not only for the fate of the rabbit (the victim of abuse) but of the wolf (the abuser) as well. The wolf acknowledges, though perhaps all too late, that its life was a vile farce and that he was taught to be a sworn enemy of the animal whom it has finally learned to see for what it is and to love it. To add to the tragedy, even now the wolf's love for the rabbit is intertwined with its instinct to kill, making the relationship between the two doomed whatever its epilogue.

@user-ln2go4xp6d 6 ай бұрын

why would you sympathise with the abuser?

@dakrabking 2 ай бұрын

Because you can feel sorry for someone who has done terrible things, as long as you dont excuse their actions. @@user-ln2go4xp6d

@Just_wolf_thingz Жыл бұрын

The way he says "I could keep you warm" just scratches an itch in my brain

@miawernette Жыл бұрын

I’ve always loved that part

@Truth2894 9 ай бұрын

@@miawernetteMe too

@zory6699 3 ай бұрын

to me it sends shivers down my spine

@catboyrights 2 жыл бұрын

To me personally, this song is exactly how it feels to have BPD. Raised to kill, doomed to hurt the ones you only ever wanted to protect. "I know I'm a monster, but please stay."

@galaxywolf4930 2 жыл бұрын

what’s bpd

@catboyrights 2 жыл бұрын

@@galaxywolf4930 BPD is a Cluster B personality disorder. To keep it fairly short, it's a disorder characterized by an extreme fear of abandonment, unstable relationships, unstable self-image, impulsive and/or self-destructive behavior, chronic emptiness, intense anger, extreme mood swings, dissociative symptoms and self harm/suicidal behavior. You technically only need 5 out of the 9 symptoms listed in the DSM to be diagnosed with BPD, though, so we're all different.

@galaxywolf4930 2 жыл бұрын

@@catboyrights omg

@catboyrights 2 жыл бұрын

@@galaxywolf4930 Lolol I hope I explained it okay. Take care!! 💖

@galaxywolf4930 2 жыл бұрын

@@catboyrights you explained it perfectly looks like I don’t need google anymore

@alyssabullock6421 Жыл бұрын

One of my personal favorite songs ever, really. It hits so much different than most songs I listen to, and I love the wolf/rabbit symbolism it uses. You don't get that very much in music like this

@kjhgfdfghjkdrtyuiwewe 7 жыл бұрын

Yes! This is amazing, thank you so much!

@anything6101 7 жыл бұрын

You're welcome! I'm glad ya like

@justbloomy_ 2 жыл бұрын

Just saw that it got removed from my spotify, but still gonna listen to it from KZbin 😼

@BlueRoseShilloh Жыл бұрын

@@LarenUFrehtOna i think it’s cause the band split

@NylaTheWolf 3 ай бұрын

@@BlueRoseShilloh😭😭😭

@watchyttime Жыл бұрын

It sucks that it got removed from spotify.

@dirtystrawbs 2 жыл бұрын

Wow I missed this song

@Ghostboisdead 3 ай бұрын

I keep coming back to this song after months or years as it's genuinely one of my favorite songs and beautifully done. The meaning, the singing, the instruments, all of it is just mwah 👌 Ps, i interpret this song as a dying, injured wolf trying to chase its final prey, "but the rest of my pack, i have left them behind" i can imagine this genuinely happening to the wolf except he lost them and wolves struggle to survive if not in a pack. Aka, its a wolf slowing down after years, trying to get its final prey by convincing the rabbit to come over OR the wolf doesnt want his final moments alone and he genuinely just wants company and to keep the rabbit warm despite instincts and natural order where wolves should eat the rabbit, finding comfort in the weaker as you slowly become just as weak yourself.

@carelessdreamer Ай бұрын

Fr it’s so gorgeous. I personally see it as a metaphor for an abuser due to this song’s companion track “Bones of a Rabbit.” That song is from the perspective of the victim/Rabbit and is much clearer on what it’s trying to say. (The chorus is literally “you play with the wolves, but you sleep with the bones of the rabbit, I was only a child, it makes no sense”) With that song in mind, this one becomes a lot darker because of the more caring tone. Trying to convince the victim to stay and telling themselves that they won’t harm them, only to do so eventually considering the vengeful lyrics of Bones of a Rabbit. In that song, the narrator promises that despite the harm, they will carry on and the abuser will not escape justice.

@Ghostboisdead Ай бұрын

@carelessdreamer oh damn, that is interesting fr!!

@carelessdreamer Ай бұрын

@@Ghostboisdead Right? I wish Young Heretics was still around. The only artists that give me the same feelings are Swans and Ethel Cain.

@wjdanaleidan 6 ай бұрын

Eventually; I wasn’t safe with you, and you weren't safe with me.

@malekartorian3054 Жыл бұрын

This is the greatest song of all time

@Random-fw2rh Жыл бұрын

1:18 the ooooooh i love it 💔

@Dakota9k 5 жыл бұрын

oh my... this song is amazing!

@citrus4a294 3 жыл бұрын

I search this because this is the theme song of the fanfiction I read recently.

@hey5929 2 жыл бұрын

What's it called?

@aliennumber76482 4 ай бұрын

damn what kinda fanfics you reading

@aishablue4355 7 жыл бұрын

I like it ! Thank you 💓

@traaaashmouse 2 жыл бұрын

Anyone know why this was removed from Spotify? :(

@valh339 2 жыл бұрын

This is so sad

@BlueRoseShilloh 2 жыл бұрын

I think the band split

@SicoXDD 2 жыл бұрын

download the song lol

@acabanadeoutono Жыл бұрын

@@BlueRoseShilloh they did but in 2011

@BlueRoseShilloh Жыл бұрын

@@acabanadeoutono makes me sad

@dollveins 4 ай бұрын

i wish this song was on spotify

@velvet8010 3 ай бұрын

Same :(

@RoxanaLine 2 жыл бұрын

Either the Rabbit was killed in the end, or it will be killed eventually. The Wolf might (or might not) want to change but it can't, because it has some mental disorder and it doesn't have control over most of its actions. The situation is not good for any of them.

@imallergictopeople5944 2 жыл бұрын

Or maybe the wolf can't control their natural instinct 🧍

@kovyvuri 2 жыл бұрын

Here’s a fun fact: wolves usually howl after they’ve made their catch to communicate to the pack about where the dinner is! Hence why I think that during the howl-like part of “You’ll be safe with me”, the rabbit is now dead

@Kieitup 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you?! ❤️🔥

@spicybeantofu Жыл бұрын

I've been the rabbit who turned into the wolf. It's hard to break it when you truly don't mean it.

@chief6136 2 жыл бұрын

I got goosebumps

@hey5929 2 жыл бұрын

Iv always imagined that this song is about a killer who has killed many, chasing his girlfriend threw the snowy woods Because his girlfriend found he killed this dude trying to flirt with her and was trying to run and find help He had to kill her in the end knowing if he let her live she would get him caught

@healingv1sion 11 ай бұрын

Ooooh this song would make a really good Saltburn fanvid.

@dozypawz Жыл бұрын

I was so confused how I knew this but it wasn't on spotify to find out it's been removed?!

@SkullKunVR Жыл бұрын

Reminds Legoshi and Haru. (Beastars)

@NylaTheWolf 3 ай бұрын

I just watched season 1 for the first time. I can't believe I had to scroll so far down to find this 😭😭😭

@brandenallen6278 Жыл бұрын

Hey if any editor feels up to it 1:51 to 2:58 would be an insane snow field jjk edit 🥲

@PuffTheMagicEnby 7 ай бұрын

this is so haunting i want it written on my bones

@ethanamann4103 Жыл бұрын

Why is this song not on Spotify?!!

@megtu4457 Жыл бұрын

IT USED TO BE 😢

@BlueRoseShilloh Жыл бұрын

I think it’s cause the band split

@boxcutter4 2 ай бұрын

It was removed

@wolfphoenixwriter Ай бұрын

This song makes me think of Devil's Minion.

@NagelTubeHD 2 жыл бұрын

I liked the song 💙

@taniaf4051 4 жыл бұрын

have you did "legends never die" or "Lemon boy?"

@marleywyatt3858 3 жыл бұрын

Hemlock grove ❤️❤️

@BriannaCarlson-o4i Жыл бұрын

This song reminds me of my untreated mental illness. Nah but fr they arent on spotify anymore and thats so sad

@hunterknight6967 2 жыл бұрын

This is legoshi's alarm to wake up (Reference to beastars)

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha i was just going to make a beastars comment because this song reminds me of it

@aliennumber76482 4 ай бұрын

this or "tear you apart"

@Tango_Raptor 2 жыл бұрын

Even my mp3 file of this song isnt able to be added to playlists on spotify...

@RepentingGentile 3 ай бұрын

Reminds me of how I will be alone forever because I am broken inside and afraid to be hurt anymore..I just keep to myself. And that is how it will be my whole life

@janel8169 2 ай бұрын

i cant find this version on spotify :')

@AverageDonaldDuckFan 9 ай бұрын

Beastars vibes

@Azemi_Tamura Жыл бұрын

1:37

@duckytape8586 Жыл бұрын

i feel like not enough people said anything about this clearly being about a groomer? all of the language being used is clear groomer language and manipulation. They statements of how dangerous everything else is, the attempts to normalize their predatory actions by distancing themselves from others of their ilk and claiming to just be there for them. The person is attempt to make their victim reliant on them, and as we see from the end of them looking away, it's not worked. It's also presumed that this person did this exact same stuff to them before too.

@Sleepyawake Жыл бұрын

Personally,i think its about bpd,but this interpretation is ok too

@duckytape8586 Жыл бұрын

@@Sleepyawake idk, it almost gives the person a bit of leeway if its about BPD. Also demonizes the condition, since the singer is a clear objective villain.

@Sleepyawake Жыл бұрын

@@duckytape8586 well,i think its about that,because,as someone who has bpd, it looks like he doesnt want to hurt the rabbit But he cant control his impulses, and ends hurting the rabbit But your interpretation is good tho

@AyazIxol 6 ай бұрын

Legendary :D

@moafighting1597 2 жыл бұрын

Is there like an actual comment from the artist saying this is about abuse or is everyone just assuming again

@nymieee 2 жыл бұрын

Everyone's assuming

@dannyfergusson3243 Жыл бұрын

go guessing

@sunset-eclipse Жыл бұрын

ppl are allowed to interpret art however they want

@wolfofnightmare2629 Жыл бұрын

We're all allowed to have our own interpretations of the lyrics, but I don't believe the artist has actually released the meaning of this song. But I personally believe it's a song about abuse from the abusers perspective.

@timothymelvin7450 Жыл бұрын

@@sunset-eclipse the best art encourages that

@L1ghtFox 2 жыл бұрын

Same from Apple Music

@nathanjimbob7885 4 ай бұрын

I was just diagnosed with a personality disorder. I was finally able to see how i made my wife feel. I just found out I was the wolf, and had myself convinced I was the rabbit.

@blooeyedtigger3145 4 ай бұрын

Bravo

@nathanjimbob7885 2 ай бұрын

In a crazy turn of events, my diagnosis was bunk, and I was in fact the rabbit.

@shannon6124 Жыл бұрын

The voice needs to be louder or the pianos turned down a bit. It's overpowering the lovely voice

@elenalohrey1971 9 ай бұрын

Someone should make SpongeBob sing this

@ashleywolf3460 7 ай бұрын

Why isn't this version on Spotify?!

@velvet8010 3 ай бұрын

The band split, no idea when it'll be back

@boxcutter4 2 ай бұрын

@@velvet8010i don‘t think it will be, apparently it has been gone for 2 years along with the artists page

@coogidown6858 Жыл бұрын

I'm the 4000 like

@Catinthecosmos155 2 жыл бұрын

Idk why but I always viewed this as someone grooming someone else, maybe it’s just because of my trauma lol. But that’s just how I have always heard it

@xxwolfrocksxx1829 Жыл бұрын

A long time ago I think I read somewhere where that was the singer's intention, but don't quote me. Either way, I think a lot of people walk away from this song with the same interpretation, me included, so you're definitely not alone.