RAISED BY WOLVES — Alex Wonderland × VÆR | LIVE ACOUSTIC SESSIONS | Paradoxa Records

ALEX WONDERLAND × VÆR — RAISED BY WOLVES (Live Acoustic Sessions) An intimate acoustic interpretation of Raised by Wolves, stripped down to its emotional core. One guitar. Two voices. No walls between the music and the listener. Alex Wonderland × VÆR Live Acoustic Sessions | PARADOXA RECORDS CREATIVE CREDITS Lyrics & Creative Direction — Alex Wonderland, Elias Mercer Music & Arrangement — PARADOXA RECORDS Vocals — Alex Wonderland & Elias Mercer (VÆR) Acoustic Guitar — Elias Mercer (VÆR) Production — PARADOXA RECORDS _____ LYRICS We were raised by wolves, we learned the law without a word. You know the shape of every doorway, every scar beneath the skin. You know the sound of old floorboards when the night is closing in. We used to sleep beside one fire, two shadows against the cold. Never had to ask the other which side of the dark to hold. But lately there's another shadow moving where it shouldn't be. And I can feel the air go colder before it reaches me. I know the language of wolves. I know the silence before the teeth. And I know the moment hunger starts to look like something sweet. We were raised by wolves, we knew the law without a word. You learned my blood, you learned my scars, you know exactly what they are. So why are you circling my fire? Why do I see you in the smoke? You were one of us. You were my blood. Don't make me watch you take what keeps me whole. You never crossed the river openly. You never left a mark behind. You only followed where the water moved until your footprints touched mine. You never reached into the darkness. You never had to bare your teeth. You just stood a little closer until the distance disappeared. Maybe the night says nothing. Maybe I'm reading shadows wrong. But I know the hunger in a wolf when it watches something too long. I'm not afraid of what you've done. I'm afraid of what you might. Because some losses happen long before we ever fight. We were raised by wolves, we knew the law without a word. You learned my blood, you learned my scars, you know exactly what they are. So why are you circling my fire? Why do I see you in the smoke? You were one of us. You were my blood. Don't make me watch you take what keeps me whole. You know the law. You know the blood. You know the fire. Don't make me watch the only thing I live for walk away before I lose my grip. Before I lose my grip. I trusted you with my back. I never thought I'd have to watch behind. Maybe the wound was never made. Maybe I'm bleeding from a fear. Maybe I saw the ending before it ever started here. Maybe it will never leave me. Maybe you will never cross that line. But every time I see you near it, I can feel my world slipping out of mine. And that's what kills me. Not what you did. What you could do. We were raised by wolves, we knew the law without a word. You learned my blood, you learned my scars, you know exactly what they are. So why are you circling my fire? Why do I see you in the smoke? You were one of us. You were my brother. Don't make me watch you take what keeps me whole. Don't cross the line. Don't spit on your god now. AI & HUMAN CREATIVITY DISCLOSURE Artificial intelligence was used as a creative and production tool in the development of this composition. The artistic concept, lyrical direction, arrangement choices, creative refinement and final production decisions were guided by human creativity and artistic judgment. AI-assisted elements form part of the production process, while the creative vision and artistic direction remain human-led. Technology assisted. Human creativity led. © 2026 PARADOXA RECORDS | ALEX WONDERLAND × VÆR All rights reserved. #AlexWonderland #VAER #RaisedByWolves #LiveAcoustic #AcousticSessions #ParadoxaRecords #AlternativeMetal #AIAssistedMusic