| Mumford & Sons – Little Lion Man Lyrics | 14 years ago |
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I completely agree that this is a fathers apology to his son. That was my first thought upon hearing the song, and although I'm a daughter it resonates with me. @laurie85... why on EARTH do you think that his parents being leaders of a church negates the possibility that Mumford was singing about his relationship with them or specifically with his father? Growing up in a theologically-driven conservative household is a GREAT reason to be fucked up and have a terrible relationship with your parents. I think that is part of the reason the song resonates with me so well, I grew up in a very strict, theologically-oriented authoritarian household where Protestant values underpinned my parents' demands for incredibly high achievement (the Protestant work-ethic) and self-deprivation (any sort of physical indulgence was frowned upon and visceral self-restraint was praised). You notice Mumford touching upon themes of self-actualization in "the cave", where he says he will "live my life as it's meant to be". I mean we will probably never know for sure what Mumford was singing about in "Little Lion Man" and the point is for listeners to find their own meaning in the words, but I do think that that many of Mumford's lyrics are totally consistent with the frustrations of growing up in an authoritarian and/or restrictive household due to an intense commitment to Protestant values. |
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