Weep for yourself, my man
You'll never be what is in your heart
Weep Little Lion Man
You're not as brave as you were at the start
Rate yourself and rake yourself
Take all the courage you have left
And waste it on fixing all the problems
That you made in your own head

But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really fucked it up this time
Didn't I, my dear?
Didn't I, my

Tremble for yourself, my man
You know that you have seen this all before
Tremble Little Lion Man
You'll never settle any of your scores
Your grace is wasted in your face
Your boldness stands alone among the wreck
Now learn from your mother
Or else spend your days biting your own neck

But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really fucked it up this time
Didn't I, my dear?

But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really fucked it up this time
Didn't I, my dear?
Didn't I, my dear?

Ha
Ha
Ha
Ha
Ha
Ha

But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really fucked it up this time
Didn't I, my dear?

But it was not your fault but mine
And it was your heart on the line
I really fucked it up this time
Didn't I, my dear?
Didn't I, my dear?


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Little Lion Man Lyrics as written by Edward James Milton Dwane Benjamin Walter David Lovett

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    I think this song is about a father talking to his son. (this is kind of my take of the lyrics)

    weep for yourself, my man, you'll never be what is in your heart weep little lion man, you're not as brave as you were at the start

    (as we all have to learn in life, we first have the biggest dreams and then life beats us down)

    rate yourself and rake yourself, take all the courage you have left waste it on fixing all the problems that you made in your own head

    (this is were I think the father feels he has left his boy after trying to raise him. As most fathers see themselves in their children and this father, I think, is seeing that he has passed some of his own problems to his son. and is kind of saying "yeah, I know you create problems that aren't really there cause you think too much, just like me".)

    but it was not your fault but mine and it was your heart on the line i really fucked it up this time didn't I, my dear?

    (its my fault your the way you are <like me> because I raised you. but I should have been more careful because you are the one who has to live with my mistakes.)

    tremble for yourself, my man, you know that you have seen this all before tremble little lion man, you'll never settle any of your score your grace is wasted in your face, your boldness stands alone among the wreck learn from your mother or else spend your days biting your own neck

    (look I can see me in you so I am telling you don't go down this road, dont make the same mistakes I have. learn from your mother not me. or you will regret it like me.)

    youngbloodrlon February 18, 2010   Link

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