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The Leopard and the Lung Lyrics
Hope it dries the mouth
The enemy clear
The trees pulled out
The song
That’s still within
Flattens the void that Moi began
Hate x5
It’s gonna overrun this town
As soon as the moon goes to nothing
Wait x5
They’re always gonna run you down
It’s better to face my something
So the roots were long
Each flower a claw that reminds the man
And love still kept you there
The memory earthed for us to share
You laid the land
Laid bare
So, all I do is stare
Hate x4
It’s gonna overrun this town
It follows you everywhere
They’re always gonna run you down
It’s better to face my something x2
You’re their fort standing
Nothing can shake your walls
One will that’s worth so many
The leopard and the lung
You’re their fort standing
Nothing can shake your walls
One will that’s worth so many
The leopard at their throats
You’re their fort standing x5
Hate x5
It’s gonna overrun this town
As soon as the moon goes to nothing
Wait x5
They’re always gonna run you down
It’s better to face, it’s better to face my something
The enemy clear
The trees pulled out
The song
That’s still within
Flattens the void that Moi began
It’s gonna overrun this town
As soon as the moon goes to nothing
Wait x5
They’re always gonna run you down
It’s better to face my something
Each flower a claw that reminds the man
And love still kept you there
The memory earthed for us to share
Laid bare
So, all I do is stare
It’s gonna overrun this town
It follows you everywhere
They’re always gonna run you down
It’s better to face my something x2
Nothing can shake your walls
One will that’s worth so many
The leopard and the lung
You’re their fort standing
Nothing can shake your walls
One will that’s worth so many
The leopard at their throats
It’s gonna overrun this town
As soon as the moon goes to nothing
Wait x5
They’re always gonna run you down
It’s better to face, it’s better to face my something
Song Info
Submitted by
rrmx On Jan 24, 2013
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These are the correct lyrics:
Hope it dries the mouth The enemy clear The trees pulled out The song That’s still within Flattens the void that Moi began
Hate [x5] It’s gonna overrun this town As soon as the moon goes to nothing Wait [x5] They’re always gonna run you down It’s better to face my something
So the roots were long Each flower a claw that reminds the man And love still kept you there The memory earthed for us to share
You laid the land Laid bare So, all I do is stare
Hate [x4] It’s gonna overrun this town It follows you everywhere They’re always gonna run you down It’s better to face my something [x2]
You’re their fort standing Nothing can shake your walls One will that’s worth so many The leopard and the lung You’re their fort standing Nothing can shake your walls One will that’s worth so many The leopard at their throats
You’re their fort standing [x5]
Hate [x5] It’s gonna overrun this town As soon as the moon goes to nothing Wait [x5] They’re always gonna run you down It’s better to face, it’s better to face my something
My favorite track off the album. Ritzy said in an XFM interview that the song is about Kenyan environmentalist and activist, Wangari Maathai. Her name translates to Leopard. She founded the Green Belt Movement and she among others planted "trees of peace" in the Karura Forest to protest its destruction. She believed trees to be the Lungs of the Earth. Hence, The Leopard and the Lung.