"The Hound (of Blood and Rank)"

Album Art by Ken Kelly.

**"The Hound (of Blood and Rank)"** is a song by the American rock band Coheed and Cambria. It is the third song on their 2007 album *Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV - Volume Two: No World For Tomorrow*.

## Lyrics

**[Verse 1]**

Was it in the cold of that knife you screwed?

In the heart of the enduring

‘Cause when you opened that door, you knew

Well now, there'd be no returning

Or room to mourn what we have lost

To wait while the willing

As you're the hound of blood and rank

And boy, you've got another thing coming

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Come on, come on, come on

You've got to give it to me

As though you want it to

Come on and set me free

**[Chorus]**

I'll dig it 'til we've made your grave

Oh, you've been a bad, bad boy

I'll cut it 'til I carve it out

And stick it in a sad, sad song

Why the bother, you're no brother

You're the wrong I need

Boy, we all found an audience, while

You found the worst of me, you got another thing

**[Verse 2]**

Put 'em up against the wall, now they're of no use to you

God, it's time for the curing

Only you're in for that big refuse

Surprise, boy! This tide's come a turning

No room to mourn what you have lost

Oh, no waiting while the willing

Poor little hound of blood and rank

Who deserves every ounce of what's coming

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Come on, come on, come on

You've got to give it to me

As though you want it to

Come on and set me free

**[Chorus]**

I'll dig it 'til we've made your grave

Oh, you've been a bad, bad boy

I'll cut it 'til I carve it out

And stick it in a sad, sad song

Why the bother, you're no brother

You're the wrong I need

Boy, we all found an audience, while

You found the worst of me, you got another thing

**[Pre-Chorus]**

Come on, come on, come on

You've got to give it to me

As though you want it to

Come on and set me free

**[Chorus]**

I'll dig it 'til we've made your grave

Oh, you've been a bad, bad boy

I'll cut it 'til I carve it out

And stick it in a sad, sad song

Why the bother, you're no brother

You're the wrong I need

Boy, we all found an audience, while

You found the worst of me, you got another thing

**[Outro]**

We caught you on the wrong side of lying

Within the dust, we left you dying

If only words can keep you hiding

Well, go on, cowards, we've offed you

Cowards, we've offed you

*(I hope your life's a living hell)* It's all on you, boy

*(I hope your life's a living hell)* It's all on you, boy

*(I hope your life's a living hell)* It's all on you, boy

*(I hope your life's a living hell)* It's all on you, boy

*(I hope your life's a living hell)* It's all on you, boy

*(I hope your life's a living hell)* It's all on you, boy

*(I hope your life's a living hell)* It's all on you, boy

## Story Context

**As the official story has not yet been released, anything in this section is speculation, not fact. More so than usual, of course.**

In canon, The Hound is Mayo Deftinwolf. The Bad Boy is often used to refer to Jesse. This is not to be confused with the term to address someone (simply "boy") which is also peppered throughout the lyrics. This term can be used in a derogatory manner to refer to someone who is of a similar age, or someone of a lower rank or station. Both Deftinwolf and Jesse are likely to use this term, especially to refer to each other. Now the question is, does this depict the moment Jesse uploaded his conscious to Deftinwolf's body, or is this a follow up to that moment where we may see a visual struggle of control between the two.

More interesting is the outro, which doesn't give us very many clues about who is speaking and to whom is it directed.

## References

1. ↑ Coheed and Cambria. Booklet. *Good Apollo, I'm Burning Star IV - Volume Two: No World For Tomorrow*, Equal Vision Records, 2007.
2. ↑ https://genius.com/Coheed-and-cambria-the-hound-of-blood-and-rank-lyrics