We are lions We are hiding
in the shadows
of your life We are lions
We are biding around
you cattle until we strike
When the moment comes
that we arrive you better kiss
your children and your wife
because it’s time
We are lions We are rising
from the ashes of your youth
We’ve stayed silent
as the violence shook
the meaning of the truth
But we’ve had it up to here
with all this pessimistic
anti cheer
It’s time to dine
on the cowards
who lost sight
of all the reasons
why we fight
There’s always a lover
there’s always another
There’s always a baby
who loses a mother
There’s always a promise
that drowns in a whisper
There’s always a prayer
that you sing for your sister
No one’s ever going
to clean up this debris
if the world keeps spinning
around like a tire on a tree
Our foolish pride might
just revive your life
We are lions We are dying
to unveil all your dreams
We’re inviting you to come in
and find the reasons
you can’t scream
If you’re looking for the gems
we found you better wait
until the sun goes down
in you If you let the dark
inside your skin
you’re going
to see how it begins
There’s always a button
There’s always a finger
There’s always a question
that lingers and lingers
There’s always a drinker
who watches the dancer
There’s always a thinker
who can’t find the answer
No one’s ever going
to have a moment’s peace
if the world keeps spinning
around like a child’s melody
Our foolish pride might
just rescue your life
We will never look back
We won’t ever come down
The days of blinding fear
they tore apart
your hometown
They cut into your memories
They ripped out
all the good parts
Then they drowned
all the children
who lived inside of your heart
But we will fight against it
We won’t let them take you
We’ll stuff their mouths
with poems We’ll give them
something to chew
We’ll flood the streets
with our pride
We’ll bellow from the tower
We’ll run them
out of our lives with nothing
but the power
of our maria maria maria
maria maria oh maria