Lion

Lyrics

[Verse 1] I was once a lion A monster in Orion Alas the humans came Now I'm handled with a chain Hear the children holler "A serpent for a collar!" I will get no rest In this haunted wilderness [Chorus 1] And the crowd comes and goes To what end? No one knows [Verse 2] The critics write the canon The bankers bring the famine There will always be A little crumb for you and me Hear the serpent holler "A child for a dollar!" I will get no rest In this mirrored wilderness [Chorus 2] And the crowd comes and goes To what end? No one knows Like the ships on the wind Like the dust in the medicine [Verse 3] Call him Narcissus I know all his secrets He is such a fool He drowned his love in a swimming pool Hear the trainer holler "A serpent for a collar!" He hates it when I roar And when he's drunk he hates it more [Chorus 3] And the crowd comes and goes To what end? No one knows Like the ships on the wind Like the dust in the medicine