Lyrics
Out on the moors, I heard a howl
Expressing the experience of hearing a wolf howl on the moors.
Cut through the fog with beastly gait
Describing the wolf's movement through the fog with a beastly stride.
Death was lurking in it's shroud
Conveying the presence of death, possibly as a theme or consequence.
But on a school night, so not great
Humorously noting the inconvenience of encountering a werewolf on a school night.
I can't imagine a more inconvenient time to be this cursed
Expressing the narrator's frustration about the timing of being cursed as a werewolf.
They say these changes are just normal
Questioning the normalcy of the changes associated with being a werewolf.
But I don't know what's worse
Reflecting on the uncertainty of what is worse - being a teenager or a teenage werewolf.
To be a teenager
Highlighting the challenges of adolescence.
Or be a teenage werewolf
Pondering the difficulties specific to being a werewolf during adolescence.
Either way these growing pains and awkward body hair might be the death of me
Acknowledging the struggles of growing up and the physical changes.
I've got an odor and a thirst for blood that anyone can see
Revealing the noticeable effects of the transformation, such as an odor and a thirst for blood.
I move in moonlight but it's hard when curfew ends at 9:30
Describing the challenges of moving in moonlight while adhering to a curfew.
All I know is that I never ask to be a teenage werewolf
Stating the involuntary nature of becoming a teenage werewolf.
I've got a hunger deep inside (Whoa)
Expressing a deep internal hunger associated with being a werewolf.
I have to feast all of the time (Whoa)
Describing the constant need to satisfy the werewolf's hunger.
No one is ever gonna ask me to the dance
Highlighting the social challenges, like not being asked to a dance due to werewolf characteristics.
If my tail won't even fit inside my pants
Humorous reference to the difficulty of fitting a tail inside pants.
Oh man it sucks
Expressing frustration and discontent with the situation.
To be a teenager
Reiterating the challenges of being a teenager, regardless of being a werewolf.
And be a teenage werewolf
Reflecting on the combined difficulties of adolescence and lycanthropy.
Either way these growing pains and awkward body hair might be the death of me
Acknowledging the potential life-threatening nature of the challenges.
I've got an odor and a thirst for blood that anyone can see
Repeating the theme of the werewolf's distinctive characteristics and challenges.
I move in moonlight but it's hard when curfew ends at 9:30
Reiterating the difficulty of adhering to curfew restrictions as a werewolf.
All I know is that I never ask to be a teenage werewolf
Emphasizing the narrator's lack of choice in becoming a teenage werewolf.
To be a teenager
Repeating the acknowledgment of the challenges of being a teenager.
And be a teenage werewolf
Restating the specific challenges associated with being a teenage werewolf.
Either way these growing pains and awkward body hair might be the death of me
Reiterating the potential life-threatening aspect of the challenges.
I've got an odor and a thirst for blood that everyone can see
Repeating the theme of the werewolf's distinctive characteristics and challenges.
I move in moonlight but it's hard when curfew ends at 9:30
Reiterating the difficulty of adhering to curfew restrictions as a werewolf.
All I know is that I never ask to be a teenage werewolf
Emphasizing the lack of choice in becoming a teenage werewolf and the associated challenges.
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