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The crowd without a face
Begins to fill the space
In the arena
Flashlights at his feet
The lion from the street
Awaits the Christians
A blinding flash of light
A single strobe ignites the night
The smoke begins to rise
A sea of staring eyes
Gaze on the sunburst
His weapon at his side
He flashes it with pride
Before his legions
Fires begin to rage
And they engulf the stage
All right
Bring on the night
He's in complete control
He's stepping proud and bold
And everything he touches
Turns to gold
He's got girls by the score
He's got 'em screaming for more
But when they get too close
He bars the door
He bars the door
He makes his great escape
Leaves them in his wake
Without a warning
The ritual is done
A night no longer young
Fades into morning
The sun begins to rise
As he begins to close his eyes
Begins to fill the space
In the arena
Flashlights at his feet
The lion from the street
Awaits the Christians
A blinding flash of light
A single strobe ignites the night
A sea of staring eyes
Gaze on the sunburst
His weapon at his side
He flashes it with pride
Before his legions
Fires begin to rage
And they engulf the stage
All right
Bring on the night
He's stepping proud and bold
And everything he touches
Turns to gold
He's got girls by the score
He's got 'em screaming for more
But when they get too close
He bars the door
He bars the door
Leaves them in his wake
Without a warning
The ritual is done
A night no longer young
Fades into morning
The sun begins to rise
As he begins to close his eyes
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Submitted by
songmeanings On Feb 06, 2012
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I am a HUGE Bob Seger fan, but the lyrics to this song have always creeped me out a bit because of the choice of certain words. He also has a song called 'Lucifer', which even further supports my questioning of his meanings.
The song starts 'a faceless crowd' meaning there is no personal connection but rather a cold, impersonal connection between him and the audience.
He continues... 'the Lion from the streets, awaits the Christians'. Lions devoured Christians. Then... 'Blinding flash of light'... the word Lucifer literally means 'light (luce in latin) bearer (fere)'. This song is referring to Lucifer or a promoter of Lucifer, I believe. He goes on... weapon at his side (guitar) he flashes it with pride (pride is what got Lucifer cast out of heaven)... he continues on... 'before his legions'. Legions is a term used in the Bible to reference Lucifer/Satan's army. I don't find the word legions used too much outside of a biblical or religious context. He goes on to say that 'fires begin to rage as they engulf the stage'.... hmm. Finally, at the end of the song he refers to what has just happened as a 'ritual'. Most will think I'm crazy for making these connections. I love Bob Seger and his music, so I am a bit disheartened, but the words speak for themselves... and again remember that he does have another song titled 'Lucifer'. Anyone else think there is validity in my thoughts?