Take Me Alive

from I Saw the Wolf by Chez Willi

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lyrics

I've been widdlin' at my bones 'till they break
I've been widdlin' at my bones 'till they break
I've been messing around with my head
I've been messing around with my brain
I've been widdlin' at my bones 'till they break.

And I saw the wolf in front of me
And I stared into his face and said
Oh, take me alive
Oh, take me alive
Oh, take me alive
Don't pick me up and sigh.

I've been widdlin' at my bones 'till they break
I've been widdlin' at my bones 'till they break
I've been messing around with my head
I've been messing around with my brain
I've been widdlin' at my bones 'till they break.

The wolf stepped gracefully towards me
And he stared into my face and said
Oh, take me alive
Oh, take me alive
Oh, take me alive
Don't pick me up and sigh.

And face to face we danced
And fear to fear we danced
Closer, still closer we danced
Stared into each other and said
Oh, take me alive
Oh, take me alive
Oh, take me alive
Don't pick me up and sigh.

credits

from I Saw the Wolf, released October 25, 2013
Written and composed by Anne-Marie Williot
Performed by Anne-Marie Williot (acoustic guitar, lead vox, back-up vox), Patrick Boggs (bass), and Brett Nelson (electric guitar, back-up vox)
recorded at Mid-Ocean School of Media Arts, Winnipeg, May 13, 2013

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Chez Willi Winnipeg, Manitoba

Chez Willi playfully invite you on a journey to a land of cobble stone streets and candle-lit cafes. With lyrics rooted in the raw beauty of experience, trilingual-multi-instrumentalist Anne-Marie Williot crafts her songs on guitar and accordion, while double-bassist Patrick Boggs keeps the groove. Natanielle Felicitas joins them on occasion with the rich sounds of her cello. ... more

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