Wolves

Teddy Walton

"**Wolves**" est la première collaboration entre Big Sean et Post Malone. Cette musique figure sur l'album studio "Detroit 2" de Big Sean. Big Sean établit dans cette musique un parallèle entre sa famille et les loups, ce qui implique le partage, le respect des ainés et la loyauté envers la meute. Sean a expliqué dans une interview que cette musique est à propos de sa famille: "cette chanson est à propos de ma famille, tout le monde est là-dedans, ma grand-mère, ma mère, mon frère - c'est comme s'ils étaient une meute de loups et qu'ils étaient les plus doux mais aussi les plus forts." Big Sean a révélé dans la même interview que la musique comportait également un couplet de A$AP Rocky mais son couplet a été finalement mis sur une autre musique de l'album. Le 29 septembre 2019, le duo producteur Take a Daytrip a présenté un extrait de la chanson via Instagram Live. L'implication de Post Malone dans Detroit 2 a ensuite été évoquée dans le teaser de l'album.

## Paroles

[Intro: Big Sean & **Post Malone**]

*Uh*

*Yeah, uh, that's right* (Yeah)

(Yeah) *Uh, yeah, yeah, uh-huh*

I was raised by the wolves (**I was raised by—**)

I was raised by the wolves (**I was raised by—**)

[Refrain: Big Sean & *Post Malone*]

I was raised by the wolves, ate 'til they full (*I was raised by—*)

Runnin' through the night, playin' with your life (*I was raised by—*)

Go against the pack, that's risking your life (*I was raised by—*)

Better play it right, yeah, you better play it right (Woah, woah)

[Couplet 1: Big Sean]

I got loyalty in blood, I do anything for love

And everything for us (Us, *yeah*)

Doing everything like everything ain't been too much (I'm too much)

You know my favorite time to come through for you is the clutch

Last second, what a rush (Rush, rush), look

I'm the type to talk to the stars (I look up), straight up

These ain't tattoos, these are scars

My young dogs will tear you and the witnesses apart (Straight up)

They care 'bout starving more than they do 'bout a charge (Woah, woah, woah)

Me, I can't break a commitment (No)

I done seen people fuck up the whole team 'cause they couldn't play they position (Play your position)

Talking 'bout they didn't mean it, bitch, you know the road to hell was paved with good intentions

I see myself in my nemesis (See)

I contemplated forgiveness (No), I think I lost all my innocence (Yeah)

All my life depend on this, this ain't no simp or sucker shit (Woah)

Try and steal and you get bit, that's what you motherfuckin' get

I feel safer taking risks and I can't eat this on my own life

Put my back against the wall just to see how much I've grown, dawg

[Refrain: Big Sean, *Post Malone*, **Big Sean & Post Malone**]

I was raised by the wolves, ate 'til they full (*I was raised by—*)

Runnin' through the night, playin' with your life (*I was raised by—*)

Go against the pack, that's risking your life (*I was raised by—*)

Better play it right, better play it right

**I was raised by the wolves, ate 'til they full**

**Runnin' through the night, playin' with your life**

**Go against the pack, that's risking your life**

**Better play it right, yeah, you better play it right**

[Couplet 2: Post Malone]

I was raised by the wolves (Wolves), paid all my dues (Dues)

Always in the game and never played by the rules (Rules)

Tried to make me leave (Leave), fell down to my knees (Knees)

Picked myself up and turned my back to the breeze, oh-ohh

Spent a milli' on a Mille, mama look at me (Ooh)

With all these diamond chokers, man, it's gettin' hard to breathe

Now that you are family, cut some branches off my tree (Wow)

But if you in my circle, know I'll always be around ('Round)

Don't let me down (Down)

You said you'd die for me, well, there's the ground

Ice on my wrist, ice in my veins

But it's a cold, cold world, and you can be predator, you can be prey

[Refrain: Post Malone]

I was raised by the wolves, ate 'til they full (Ate 'til they full)

Runnin' through the night, playin' with your life

Go against the pack, that's risking your life (Risking your life)

Better play it right, better play it right

'Cause I was raised by the wolves (By the wolves), ate 'til they full ('Til they full)

Runnin' through the night (Through the night), playin' with your life (With your life)

Go against the pack, that's risking your life (Risking your life)

Better play it right, yeah, you better play it right

[Outro: Big Sean, *Big Sean & Post Malone*, **Post Malone**]

I was raised by the wolves (**I was raised by—**)

I was raised by the wolves (**I was raised by—**)

*I was raised by the wolves, ate 'til they full* (**I was raised by—**)

*Runnin' through the night, playin' with your life* (**I was raised by—**)

*Go against the pack, that's risking your life* (**I was raised—**)

*Better play it right, yeah, you better play it right* (Woo)