Despicable Animal

Jenn Wasner

If I say no to you
Will I still go to you
Begging a desperate grin?
All eyes and mouth
Will I still shut you out?
Will I eat all your ashes again?
Still in this haste
Wonder what is this taste
You are feeding me gentle and plain
Though I am made for you
I am afraid of you
Violence is part of your name

Thank god, I'm home
You're finally on to me
My one, my own
Despicable animal
I hope we meet
And still you will speak to me
I shift to flee
And render it obsolete

But I won't see the sun for anyone
My blindness is complete
And there is no coin or currency
To equal my belief
If I can bring us to the water
Will you promise to drink deep?
You are the one who makes me golden
As I shudder in my sleep
You are the one

Is it a flaw
That I'm proud of it all
At how little that we truly need?
I was in awe,
I was never in doubt
Of how terrible hunger can be

Thank god, I'm home
You're finally on to me
My one, my own
Despicable animal
I swear I can speak
But my jaw is loosening
I feel the pull
And oh it is frightening

But I won't see the sun for anyone
My blindness is complete
And there is no coin or currency
To equal my belief
If I can bring us to water
Will you promise to drink deep?
You are the one who makes me golden
As I murder in my sleep
You are the one

And I won't see the sun
For anyone

Trivia about the song Despicable Animal by Wye Oak

On which albums was the song “Despicable Animal” released by Wye Oak?
Wye Oak released the song on the albums “Shriek” in 2014 and “Shriek: Variations” in 2024.
Who composed the song “Despicable Animal” by Wye Oak?
The song “Despicable Animal” by Wye Oak was composed by Jenn Wasner.

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