Lion's Mane Lyrics
When you hear like you're alone
The rusty gears of morning
And faceless, busy phones
We gladly run in circles
But the shape we meant to make is gone
You hum when you're awake
And love is a crying baby
Mama warned you not to shake
And love's the best sensation
Hiding in the lion's mane
And the thornbush in your path
That burns a scented oil
That I'll drip into your bath
The water's there to warm you
And the earth is warmer when you laugh
When you catch me wide awake
And love is the dream you enter
Though I shake and shake and shake you
And love is the best endeavor
Waiting in the lion's mane
The lion's mane is an obvious representation of where love waits for all of us. A lion's mane is something you can only get to if you have the courage to set your mind aside from what bad things may come out of it and have faith that love will outrule anything else. But that's just me.
i think the "lion's mane" is a metaphor that describes a place of great royalty, because the lion is supposed to be the king of animals, and the mane is a place where you can only get by great courage and skill. i love this song so much i listen to it like 5 times every day! its just so beautiful and great and tender and awesome and.......well........everything!
Love is a dangerous game, but all-in-all its "the best endeavor".
The Lion's Mane is symbolic of how love may shake you up and hurt you once in a while, when you have it, it is the greatest feeling in the world.
Exactly right! Great interpretation! The song has the broader meaning that hurtful things (in general) can be sources of beauty, joy, and pleasure. This is why the songwriter mentions the thornbush, which paradoxically provides a pleasant feeling and smelling "scent oil". A great song from a great album. If you liked this I high recommend "pink moon" by nick drake to you.
Exactly right! Great interpretation! The song has the broader meaning that hurtful things (in general) can be sources of beauty, joy, and pleasure. This is why the songwriter mentions the thornbush, which paradoxically provides a pleasant feeling and smelling "scent oil". A great song from a great album. If you liked this I high recommend "pink moon" by nick drake to you.
My favorite line: "The earth is warmer when you laugh". That is simply simply gorgeous songwriting.
this song is everything, it's so beautiful & so accurately describes a feeling i myself could never explain. this song is very personal to me. i adore it.
gorgeous fantastic metaphors. makes me want to fall in love even though it doesnt portray it in a perfect light. oh god its beautiful
yes, fantasic lyrical song. for some reason i've always thought of the "lion's mane" as a metaphor. because being in a lion's mane would be the most dangerous and vulnerable place you could be because you're so close to the lion's mouth(comparing this analogy to love, it seems to make sense).
i think it's saying that love isn't all good and that it's really very hard, sometimes tedious. But it is the best thing if you can get past all the bad.
I really like your interpretation NightNeverSleeps.
I agree with prettybaby. The lion's mane is a place close to its mouth, not a place you wanna be in.