Poison The Vicar – The Wolf

In the fas­cin­at­ing world of elec­tron­ic music, there are always sur­prises that reach us from afar. This time the vibes come from faraway China, and they are so refresh­ingly dif­fer­ent. "The Wolf" by Poison The Vicar is a song that explores the bound­ar­ies of the EBM genre, cre­at­ing an ener­get­ic, dark mood. The song is taken from the album 'No More Silence'.

EBM from China may seem exot­ic and unusu­al at first glance, but Poison The Vicar have man­aged to devel­op their own unique style. The mix­ture of power­ful vocals and the hard, almost indus­tri­al EBM beats brings an inter­est­ing dynam­ic to the song. It's almost as if the pop factor is spiced with a pinch of darkness.

The young band Poison The Vicar, who only stepped into the lime­light in 2021, have def­in­itely attrac­ted atten­tion with "The Wolf". Their back cata­logue is remin­is­cent of Front Line Assembly's glory days in the 90s and shows that they could gain a foothold in the elec­tron­ic music scene with their unique sound.

If "The Wolf" is any indic­a­tion of their future devel­op­ment, then we can be excited. Their 2022 track "Safe To Hide", remin­is­cent of Depeche Mode, shows anoth­er multi-faceted side to their music and is one of my favour­ite tracks by the band. While some of their songs might be a little too harsh for some ears, "The Wolf" is def­in­itely worth a listen to get to know this up-and-com­ing band from China.

This song is part of our Spotify playl­ist ‘New Synth Pop Songs 2023‘. The playl­ist is updated con­tinu­ously. Follow this playl­ist now and don’t miss any of the latest synth pop hits in 2023.

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Lyrics of 'Poison The Vicar – The Wolf'

Fight the hun­ger feed the beat
Deep inside you, the two shall meet
Forget your past so the wall can fall
The hun­ger inside you could eat them all

Feel the hun­ger get­ting stronger
feed upon the meek
Feel the hun­ger get­ting stronger
Bones crush at your feet.
They invite in,
see your deep­est sins.
Take your skin and tan your hide.
Wear you around as a disguise

Little did you know they'll eat you alive
Tell'em the truth
they'll say it's a lie
Wolves are on the prowl
Wolves will hunt you down.

You think you're the wolf but you're just a clown
Wearing your cheap sheep­skin all around

Feel the hun­ger get­ting stronger
Stomping on your dreams
Feel the hun­ger get­ting stronger
The pack soon will meet

You try to feed them to keep 'em at bay
But that's not enough to keep the wolves away
You try to feed them to keep 'em at bay

You try to feed them
But you'll never
Keep the wolves away

Fight the hunger
Feed the beast
Deep inside you, the two shall meet
Forget your past
Tear down walls
The hun­ger inside you will kill them all

Little did you know they'll eat you alive
You tell them the truth
they'll say it's a lie
Wolves are on the prowl
Wolves will hunt you down.

Gnawing inside you
The wolf released
Speaking in tongues
That breeds deceit

Feel the hun­ger get­ting stronger

Growing every day
The hun­ger it remains
Breaking through the chains
While your curse
goes on and on
The curse
goes on and on

Poison The Vicar about 'The Wolf'

The Wolf is about the con­stant lies we are fed by the world around us. Trying to make a voice for your­self in a world where no one hears you can break the soul. The Wolf was writ­ten dur­ing the lock­downs in Shanghai, China. Where the people could only whis­per their anger for fear of retali­ation. The con­stant inva­sion of pri­vacy and the threat of being sent to a sick camp always looms. The Wolf cap­tures that resent­ment of silent sheep.