Lions Lyrics

She was brought up she was raised in the wild,
Where the lions and the tigers made it tough for a child
to stay young.
I was born with a spear in my hand,
And a fire in my gut to never walk in the paths of deceivers.
Cause sometimes there's light,
In the hungry eyes of a predator,
And sometimes a smile,
Will distract you from the points of his teeth,
And sometimes a lie,
Comes wrapped up in honest conversation,
And the will to survive,
Builds barricades too tall to climb.

If I stay any longer I'm bound to turn into a lion,
Where my jaws and my claws keep me self-reliant,
If only my legs were stronger,
Then I could stay above the water-line,
But though I kick real hard,
If I stay my heart's still faced with the prospect of slowly dying,
Or turning into a lion.
Sometimes there's light,
In the hungry eyes of a predator,
And sometimes a smile,
Will distract you from the points of his teeth,
And sometimes a lie,
Comes wrapped up in honest conversation,
And the will to survive,
Builds barricades too tall to climb.
If I stay any longer I'm bound to turn into a lion,
Where my jaws and my claws keep me self-reliant,
If only my legs were stronger,
Then I could stay above the water-line,
But though I kick real hard,
If I stay my heart's still faced with the prospect of slowly dying,
Or turning into a lion.
I will not become a lion.

She looked like she needed saving,
I thought that I was wearing a cape and a plan,
But out here deep in the jungle I've found,
I've started growing some claws through my hands.