Howlin' At Wolves

**Producer(s)** | Unknown

**Howlin' At Wolves** is an unreleased song by Stephen Sanchez from his *Angel Face* era, confirmed to be on the upcoming deluxe edition.

## Background

First played on his Live In Person Tour on 13 October 2023, it was confirmed to be on the upcoming deluxe edition. It was been described as a "very retro Elvis-style party tune".

This song is Halloween-themed, as exemplified through its lyrical motifs of howling wolves and the undead.

"Howlin' At Wolves" is the first song that acts as a continuation of The Story of *Angel Face*.

### Connection to Album Storyline

*For context and more information, please read: The Story of Angel Face*.

"Howlin' At Wolves" plays a part in the album's larger love story arc, as the album tells the love stories of many different characters between two distinct years. Here, it's about the character of *Evangeline* in 1964 — after her lover *The Troubadour Sanchez* dies.

## Meaning

Before live performances, Sanchez explained the song, saying "*The Troubadour* lay lifeless on that very stage, *Evangeline* rushed onto that stage, holding him in her arms for the very last time, before sending his heart with a kiss. His death would send her into a rage, driven to the point of insanity, and [Howlin' At Wolves] is soundtracking that madness, as she hunts down *Hunter* to kill him for killing her lover".

This song is sang from the perspective of *Evangeline*.

## Lyrics

[Intro]

Ow

[Verse 1]

It was a moonlit night

And all the wolves run wild

Cause there's a fire in me

Under the moonlit skies

And on the winding road

Where all the undead rose

Set my love alight

In the cold

[Chorus]

I was waiting for ghosts

To come out

Howlin' at wolves

To tell our happy selves

Where do we go?

There's no escaping now

I am falling down

[Verse 2]

Out on the treetop hills

Where all the blood has spilled

I mean these looks that kill

Gave them a fright

And on the winding road

Under the fallen snow

Out of the skin and bones

Into the wild

[Chorus]

I was waiting for ghosts

To come out

Howlin' at wolves

To tell our happy selves

Where do we go?

There's no escaping now

I am falling down

[Chorus]

I was waiting for ghosts

To come out

Howlin' at wolves

To tell our happy selves

Where do we go?

There's no escaping now

I am falling down

[Outro]

Ahh

## Trivia

* "Howlin' At Wolves" is the first song that acts as a continuation of The Story of *Angel Face*, the love story arc related to every song this album era about the fictional characters *The Troubadour Sanchez* and *Evangeline*. It concludes by *The Troubadour Sanchez* being shot dead by *Hunter*, and *Evangeline* fleeing — never to be seen again.
	+ As he explains, "*Evangeline* was driven to the point of insanity after losing her lover (*The Troubadour Sanchez*), and [Howlin' At Wolves] is soundtracking that madness".
		- This would make it the second *Angel Face* song from the perspective of *Evangeline*, after "High".

* Sanchez mentions the song is called "Howlin' At Wolves". However, according to the Live In Person Tour setlist of the first show, the song was written as "Howlin", though this may just be simply shortened for easier reading.

* Before a live performance of the song, he mentions that "Since it's October, this is our little Halloween song".

* "Howlin' At Wolves" is Sanchez's first festivity/holiday-themed song, in this case Halloween.
	+ He also has a Christmas-themed song in collaboration with *Amazon Music*, "Silver Bells".

## Navigation

 *Angel Face* Tracklist
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## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 https://atwoodmagazine.com/szaf-stephen-sanchez-angel-face-album-interview-music-feature/
2. ↑ https://www.setlist.fm/setlist/stephen-sanchez/2023/egyptian-room-at-old-national-centre-indianapolis-in-ba0a552.html
3. ↑ https://xpn.org/2023/12/10/stephen-sanchez/
4. ↑ https://youtu.be/tO74XqVvBvQ
5. ↑ https://youtu.be/V\_sxwjEYyqg
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Am6gua73TE
8. ↑ https://www.instagram.com/reel/CyhxddytpLL/