There are two puns in this song: lion=lying, and pride meaning a group of lions and pride meaning the opposite of humility.
This song is about loneliness and regret. He's separated from the one he loves, recklessly ran away, and is suffering. He realises he's made a mistake, and he's begging his loved one not to let him go, but fight for the relationship even when he himself has given up ("even when I turn my back").
The whole thing (Sahara) is a metaphor that's building up to the two following songs: Oasis and Savannah.
There are two puns in this song: lion=lying, and pride meaning a group of lions and pride meaning the opposite of humility. This song is about loneliness and regret. He's separated from the one he loves, recklessly ran away, and is suffering. He realises he's made a mistake, and he's begging his loved one not to let him go, but fight for the relationship even when he himself has given up ("even when I turn my back"). The whole thing (Sahara) is a metaphor that's building up to the two following songs: Oasis and Savannah.