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Wolves by One Direction

TRACK

One Direction

Wolves

Release date: 13th November 2015

From Made In The A.M. (Deluxe Edition)
Track 16
4:02
PopMusicPop/RockRock
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About This Track

'Wolves' frames desire as a siege. One Direction adopts the voice of someone watching a relationship intensify while external forces close in, the song built around the central image of threats converging in darkness, "headed straight for your heart like a bullet in the dark". The tension between protection and inevitability runs through the track; the narrator tries to hold ground against mounting pressure, but knows the outcome is uncertain. The production leans into that drama with a steady, propulsive rhythm that mirrors the sense of encroachment. Lyrically, the band moves between declarations of devotion and acknowledgement of the odds stacked against them, the repetition of "I hear them calling for you" becoming both a warning and an admission of helplessness. It's a song about wanting to shield someone from the world's appetite, and failing.

"Wolves" is a track by One Direction, from the album Made In The A.M. (Deluxe Edition), released 13th November 2015. The track is 4:02 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 2 articles about One Direction.

About the Artist

One Direction

One Direction

Lyrics

Wolves

I hear them calling for you

I hear them calling for you

I feel the waves getting started
It's a rush inside I can't control
Your eyes keep pulling me in
And I know, I know, I know
Your friends all talking 'bout me
They say I've got no chance at all
But your fire is burning deep
In my soul, my soul, my soul

I ain't up for debating
Ain't enough for the taking
You got the world shaking

In the middle of the night when the wolves come out
Headed straight for your heart like a bullet in the dark
One by one, I try to take them down
But you run and hide, ain't goin' down without a fight
I hear them calling for you
I hear them calling

In the middle of the night when the wolves come out
Headed straight for your heart
They come straight for your heart

I hear them calling for you

I hear them calling for you

I keep on holding tight now
'Cause your body's telling me don't let go
We're gonna be starting up trouble
I know, I know, I know
It's bringing my demons out
More than ever down
Your beauty could start a war
As you walk in the door

I ain't up for debating
Ain't enough for the taking
We got the world shaking

In the middle of the night when the wolves come out
Headed straight for your heart like a bullet in the dark
One by one, I try to take them down
But you run and hide, ain't goin' down without a fight
I hear them calling for you
I hear them calling

In the middle of the night when the wolves come out
Headed straight for your heart
They come straight for your heart

I hear them calling for you

I hear them calling for you

I wish it wasn't true
But the whole world's tryna get a piece of you
And my heart keeps fighting in this battle of fools
Gotta make it through, gotta make it through

In the middle of the night when the wolves come out
Headed straight for your heart like a bullet in the dark
One by one, I try to take them down
But you run and hide, ain't going down without a fight
I hear them calling for you
I hear them calling

In the middle of the night when the wolves come out
Headed straight for your heart
They come straight for your heart

I hear them calling for you

I hear them calling for you

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Track details

From Made In The A.M. (Deluxe Edition)

4:022015
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Album
Made In The A.M. (Deluxe Edition)
Made In The A.M. (Deluxe Edition)
One Direction
13th November 2015
Track number
16
Release year
2015
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    4:00
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    3:12
  3. 3Perfect
    3:50
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    4:09

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    • Credits

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    Writer
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    Producer
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