Tooth and Claw Lyrics

There was a bitter woman with a farm near the woods

She kidnapped babies—raised them crazy—robbed their childhood

Penned in chicken coups like filthy animals

The woman kept her feral kids in a human kennel



Children running around

Chasing birds like geeks

Growling, howling, carrying on

They never learned to speak



The children's' brains were wrong but still they had to try

Escape had always stumped them—the fence was very high

A monkey-boy who liked to climb scaled it just in time

The feral kids were punished for his daring crime



Naked in the woods

Monkey-boy was scared

The feral kids cheered him on

He wished that he was there



[Guitar solo: Martinez]



Mom lit firecrackers, frightening them to tears

Accidentally dropped the lighter—angry pack drew near

Biting her near death, they breathed their first free breath

Then fled into the wild, no longer human pets