The Wallflowers - "Wrong End Of The Spear" [Official Audio]

From the new album 'Exit Wounds,' out July 9th (@NewWestRecords). Pre-Order + Listen: http://newwst.com/exitwoundsID Vinyl + CD: http://newwst.com/exitwoundsID/new-west-records Amazon: http://newwst.com/exitwoundsID/amazonmusic Apple Music: http://newwst.com/exitwoundsID/applemusic Spotify: http://newwst.com/exitwoundsID/spotify Pandora: http://newwst.com/exitwoundsID/pandora Tidal: http://newwst.com/exitwoundsID/tidal Deezer: http://newwst.com/exitwoundsID/deezer LYRICS: First sign of trouble you take to the woods With your slippers and your hair pulled under your hood You won’t look behind you you’ll just know that you should Be ready for climbing like you never thought you could Looking for cover like you’ve never had to Knowing it gets worse before it ever gets good Cause something’s wrong something’s near Slowly advances and has us surrounded here And if I’m right then it’s clear That I’ll be on the wrong end of the spear There’s ice on the river there’s snow on the rocks But it’s too soft here to cross That’s buck’s fur you’re seeing in the water circled by hawks You stay off the middle you keep out of shot Your feet down in the frost These kinds of stories aren’t told if both get lost Something’s wrong something has come It’s not taking chances it’s not giving us one And if I’m right then you’ll hear drums And I’ll be on the wrong end of the gun This hill we’re on is no longer safe enough it’s true Too easy now to be stormed and set fire to To be overtaken by the likes Of even children that’re too young to fight Something’s wrong something appears With an arrow to its ear coming up on its heels Now if I’m right then it’s real I’ll be on the wrong end of the shield I’ll be on the wrong end of the shield And you’ll be gone you’ll have disappeared © 2021 New West Records, LLC

Added 21 Aug 2026