"The Dog" lyrics

That dog, it bit me again
It's broken right through the skin
With fur as black as the night
It's got a taste for my blood

I hear it howl in the dark
It haunts my dreams when I sleep
It eats away at my soul
Will I ever find peace?

Maybe the creature that I've chosen to feed
Becomes the future that keeps following me

I learned a lesson
That seems to slip from my mind
A real connection I make
That only ends with goodbye

Maybe the creature that I've chosen to feed
Becomes the creature that keeps following me

I only took my eyes up off it for a second
And now it's back with bared teeth
I'm so sick and I'm so tired
Finding reason for it
It isn't happening to me

I do this all to myself
I lure it back to my door
Abuse my body, wreck my mind
And wonder why I have to fight
Tooth and nail to survive

Time after time
Time after time

I learned a lesson
That seems to slip from my mind
A real connection I make
That only ends with goodbye

Maybe the creature that I've chosen to feed
Becomes the creature that keeps following me

I think I'm looking at this all
From the wrong perspective
Could be it's scared and alone
I'll bring it in from the cold

And over time I'll see
The dog is mine for keeps
If he can trust in me
Maybe it's there that we find peace
And be free

Live the life we always wanted to lead
Learn to love the self
In ways you never believed
To feed the creature
That keeps following me

Will see