Story Behind The Song

Continuing on "The taming of the wolf" theme, this is a breakup song using "trapped wolf" as the metaphorical main character singing in 1st person.

Lyrics

CALL OF THE WILD
Copyright © 2012 Maxim Senin

No matter how long you feed a wolf, he keeps running away into the forest.
- Russian proverb

[Intro]
| A Asus A - Bm - A | x2
A Asus A

[Verses 1]
Bm Gbm7
No matter how long
Bm Gbm7
a wolf is being fed,
A G
Still toward the forest
G* F#
he turns his head

[Verse 2 - same cords]
When you say you love me
When you kiss my face
I grind my teeth and shiver
Like a mental case

[Verse 3 - same chords]
Your good and kind treatment
Is like a gilded cage.
It's time you realized it.
Time to turn the page.

F#/Gbsus F#






[Ref.]
D A
Listen to me, baby
G A
Look me in the eye
D A
Let me go to follow
G F# Bm
Call of the wild
[repeat intro]

[Verse 4 - same chords as verse1]
You lowered your defenses
The day you let me in
Now face the consequences
of living in a dream

[Verse 5 - same chords as verse1]
I never meant to hurt you
But you must have been blind
Why do you still want me?
Why do you love me? Why?

F#/Gbsus F#




[Bridge]
Em A
It makes no sense to try
D G
Keeping me around
G A
So set me free
F# - strum once and pause
Or shoot me down

[Solo. Same chords are verses are repeated twice ending on F#/Gbsus F# transition, with electric solo played over it]
[Solo ends and Intro is repeated]
[Verse 6 - same as verse1]
I'm very sorry for
your tears and heartache.
Don't ever think that what we had
Has been a mistake

[Verse 7]
Time is the best healer
it's doesn't pass in vain
Before you know it, baby
You'll find love again

F#/Gbsus F#

[Ref.]
Listen to me, baby
Look me in the eye
Let me go to follow
Call of the wild
[Repeat intro chords with electric solo]
Call of the wild
Call of the wild...