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The Future Holds a Lion's Heart Lyrics
When I first escaped the city of York and leapt out of this cage.
No silicon chip could sublimate or tame this temptuous rage.
When my heart was in athe attic like The Picture of Dorian Gray.
I was rescued by the enemy
That dare not speak it's name.
Say hello to your future.
I'm just pleased to meet you.
You were a million miles away.
Say hello to your lion's heart.
Queen Victoria's England
Will never ever be the same.
Giddyup!
When I left the warm surroundings of my selfish difficult stage.
When our eyes first met there was d�j� vu and feeling I could not shake.
Then when gravity seduced me and drew me to this place.
I could swear we were together in an entirely different age.
Say hello to your future.
I'm just pleased to meet you.
You were a million miles away.
Say hello to your lion's heart.
Queen Victoria's England
Will never ever be the same.
So wonderfully good looking
With fine and delicate lines.
If I place this face in carbon freeze
It will never be affected by time.
She said, "Don't confuse your beauty
tWith the insolence of youth.
You can move through time in one direction.
Sad, but it's the truth."
But it took so long to meet you.
But it took so long to meet you.
It's time to go.
It's time to leave.
You should never have come.
Get back to the craft.
Get back to your age.
Take somebody with you.
Giddyup!
Say hello to your future.
I'm just pleased to meet you.
You were a million miles away.
Say hello to your lion's heart.
Queen Victoria's England
Will never ever be the same.
No silicon chip could sublimate or tame this temptuous rage.
When my heart was in athe attic like The Picture of Dorian Gray.
I was rescued by the enemy
That dare not speak it's name.
I'm just pleased to meet you.
You were a million miles away.
Say hello to your lion's heart.
Queen Victoria's England
Will never ever be the same.
When our eyes first met there was d�j� vu and feeling I could not shake.
Then when gravity seduced me and drew me to this place.
I could swear we were together in an entirely different age.
I'm just pleased to meet you.
You were a million miles away.
Say hello to your lion's heart.
Queen Victoria's England
Will never ever be the same.
With fine and delicate lines.
If I place this face in carbon freeze
It will never be affected by time.
tWith the insolence of youth.
You can move through time in one direction.
Sad, but it's the truth."
But it took so long to meet you.
It's time to leave.
You should never have come.
Get back to your age.
Take somebody with you.
I'm just pleased to meet you.
You were a million miles away.
Say hello to your lion's heart.
Queen Victoria's England
Will never ever be the same.
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I like how "Say hello to your lion's heart." may refer to a lion's heart being about bravery, taking a new step or how it always reminds me of the name "Richard the Lionheart" so it's like a reference to Darren's Richard whom he sees as his future.
Well, apparently in this one Darren Hayes is on another time traveling adventure. This time back to Victorian England, to visit some lover, and this song really gets across to the listener that Darren is now openly gay. That is of course if you know where to look. The Picture of Dorian Gray is a 1891 book published by Oscar Wilde. The book has a strong homosexuality theme. The lines after it are a reference to "Love that dare not speak it's name" a phrase from the 1894 poem "Two Loves" by Lord Alfred Douglas, generally used as a euphemism for homosexuality. This phrase was also mentioned at Oscar Wilde's gross indecency trial. And guess what, both were published during the reign of Queen Victoria. Coincidence...I think not!
As Darren's said, the main basis of this song was making the huge decision to move from America to England to be with Richard, his now-hubby. Also the fact that he felt like he'd been with Richard in another time and place, and had lived in England before too.
Nice pick-up on the Alfred Douglas reference, that one flew right by me!
this song has the coolest synthesizers. it always gets me pumped.
I love the imagery in this song! And it's a pretty good coming out song, as well. (Although he was obviously already out when it was written).
Also... there is no such word as 'temptuous' >.< Well urban dictionary refers it to something that is tempting or it could be a malapropism about tempestuous - something violent, turbulant. So either way it'll be a fit way to define his emotions.