Howl

“If you could only see the beast you’ve made of me;
I held it in but now it seems you’ve set it running free.
Screaming in the dark, I howl when we’re apart,
Drag my teeth across your chest to taste your beating heart.

My fingers claw your skin, try to tempt my way in.
You are the moon that breaks the night for which I have to howl.
My fingers claw your skin, try to tempt my way in.
You are the moon that breaks the night for which I have to -

Howl, howl,
Howl, howl.

Now there’s no holding back, I’m aching to attack.
My blood is singing with your voice, I want to pour it out.
The saints can’t help me now, the ropes have been unbound,
I hunt for you with bloodied feet across the hollow ground.
Like some child possessed, the beast howls in my veins.
I want to find you, tear out all of your tenderness

And howl, howl,
Howl, howl.

Be careful of the curse that falls on young lovers:
Starts so soft and sweet and turns them to hunters.
Hunters, hunters, hunters, hunters,
Hunters, hunters, hunters, hunters.

The fabric of your flesh, pure as a wedding dress,
Until I wrap myself inside your arms I cannot rest.
The saints can’t help me now, the ropes have been unbound,
I hunt for you with bloodied feet across the hollow ground

And howl, and howl.

Be careful of the curse that falls on young lovers:
Starts so soft and sweet and turns them to hunters.
A man who is pure at heart and says his prayers by night
May still become a wolf when the the autumn moon is bright.

If you could only see the beast you’ve made of me;
I held it in but now it seems you’ve set it running free.
The saints can’t help me now, the ropes have been unbound,
I hunt for you with bloodied feet across the hollow ground.”

_{[ Howl – Florence + The Machine ]}


I’ve had this concept in my mind for quite some time, and when Arrigo and I arranged the nude photoshoot I finally had the right occasion to do it. I must thank Arrigo for making a remarkable work also with the concept I suggested, posing just as expressively as I wanted. This photo wouldn’t have been possible without him.

Photo, concept, editing: GothicNarcissus Photography
Model, grooming: Arrigo