First Friend
Fire in my hand, fear in my chest
Moon in my eyes, hunger unrest
Two worlds collide in the wild unknown
From blood in the snow to a bond that’s grown
Stone in my grip, I was raised to survive
Every shadow in the dark wanna take my life
Teeth in the night, yeah I heard that howl
Told by the elders, Don’t trust that growl
Tracks in the dirt, yeah I followed your kind
Every hunt was a war, every step on a line
Cold in my bones, I was built to defend
I took every fight all the way to the end
Wind on my fur, I was born in the chase
Smelled your fire from a mile away
You and your kind with your tools and flame
Turn forests to ghosts, nothing stays the same
Saw you as prey, or a threat at best
Two legs walking but a predator’s breath
Pack told stories, Keep far, don’t trust
But I saw something different beneath that dust
Eyes locked in the dark, no place to run
Heart beat fast but I didn’t lunge
You stood your ground, I raised my spear
But something strange, there wasn’t fear
We went from hunters in the night
To standing side by side in the fight
From enemies drawn in the sand
To something no one planned
Now your shadow follows me
Across the wild, we run free
From teeth and flame to trust that grew
I found a home in you
Night got cold, food ran low
Saw you again in the falling snow
You didn’t attack, just watched from afar
Like you knew every wound, every scar
Dropped my guard just a little that night
Threw you meat by the firelight
Didn’t come close but you didn’t flee
That was the first time you trusted me
Smelled no trap, felt no lie
Just a tired man trying not to die
Took one step, then another slow
Close to the warmth I’d never known
Pack was gone, I was on my own
Your fire felt like a second home
You gave, I stayed, no words to say
But everything changed in that quiet way
You showed me paths I couldn’t see
You shared your fire, your food with me
You warned me when the danger came
You called me close, gave me a name
From fear to trust, yeah line by line
Your fate and mine, they intertwined
We went from hunters in the night
To standing side by side in the fight
From enemies drawn in the sand
To something no one planned
Now your shadow follows me
Across the wild, we run free
From teeth and flame to trust that grew
I found a home in you
Different worlds, same sky above
We turned survival into love