The Painted Wolves - The Separation Circle

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Perhaps	The False Dawn of Sense Commencement	The Painted Wolves (Come Tomorrow)	One for One China	Warm Beneath the Sun	But Chose Not To	Revisited / Resurrection	Mind The Gaps (A Lockdown Lament)
Within Arachnid Silken Purse	Eris	The Lines are Down

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Commentary
This song was inspired by the painted wolves of Africa featured in the BBC “Dynasties” series. The name ‘’Painted Wolves’’ is a literal translation of their Latin name lycaon pictus & is considerably less pejorative than more vague names such as “wild dogs”. They are indeed more closely related to other wolves than to domestic dogs, both genetically & behaviourally. With only 6,600 of them left in the world in late 2018, painted wolves are Africa’s second most endangered species, with their habitat increasingly encroached upon & restricted by ever-spreading human populations.

The phrase ‘come tomorrow’ has several different possible interpretations. It could be an optimistic wish, or a determination, for something better (when considering the 2 words alone) or (when considering the 2 words together with the previous clause) a fatalistic acceptance, or perhaps an unwitting prediction, of the future’s darker consequences.