Frightened Rabbit - The Wrestle lyrics

The crumpled ocean is no boat trip The dark waters stole my clothing The shape stirs beneath me A pulse pounds along bloodstreams The first bite marks the beginning of The clotheless wrestle with the clotheless animal Bare those teeth to me please, man eater You can see all of me, naked with fear This is the test I left land for To grip flesh and pull muscle in The vice clinch of the struggle I can't give in to the weight of The clotheless wrestle with the clotheless animal Animal, animal, animal My enemy, please stay close to me I've no breath left, you cold breath thief The last gasp from a burst lung The fight fathers, the weak son The last taste of salt in my mouth My skin breaks with no sound I'm torn limb from limb There is bone, there is gristle, and spit In the clotheless wrestle The clotheless animal Animal, animal, animal