Like Lions

There are those among us willing
To get by on anything
Hollow hope of what is coming
A lifetime dangled by a string
But this ocean dives so deep
And this river runs so wide
I won’t be counting more than one thing
Until my soul is satisfied
Brick and break of buried hunger
Keeping all desire dark
Then we are like lions
We are tearing it apart
There are those among this life
Saying nothing is for free
Then we are like lions
And we will not leave until we eat
Playing kings and playing peasants
Do we get what we are owed
An eagle comes and talks of failure
A rabbit offer up its throat
Will they buy even our breathing
A river strangled by a dam
Less than 1 percent are taking
So tell me who dries up this land
Is it worse to see no future
Is it worse to be afraid
Then we are like lions
Pumping fire in our veins
We are born in perfect hunger
We are born with the perfect need
Then we are like lions
We are bearing all our teeth
Its is coming down the mountain
Fear that holds you like the cold
It wants to settle in your footprints
Keep you still from where your going
All you think you know of losing
All you doubt of - in a sense -
That the sky still hangs above you
Every day just wants to quit
Theres no lack of scenes go by
And it scares you just the same
Then we are like lions
Nothing dares get in our way
See your faith it sails to drifting
And your truth just cut apart
Then we are like lions
We are golden in our hearts
Then we are like lions
We are standing on two feet
Hang it on the kitchen wall
For everyone to see
Get out your banjo so we can sing
There are winds that wrap and hold me
There are whispers in the trees
I cannot hold all that is sacred
They are holding onto me
Kiss the years that are the dying
Kiss the face that makes you stay
They are in your rhythms walking
They are showing you the way
Breath and rest above the sickness
Shining threads upon your life
Then we are like lions
We are full enough to fight
It will cheat you in the balance
Taking more than left to live
Then we are like lions
We are strong enough to give
Then we are like lions
We are strong enough to give