I am a lion and I want to be free

Do you see a lion when you look inside of me?

Outside the window just to watch you as you sleep′Cause I am a lion, born from things you cannot be

How can I sleep at night? There's a war inside my head

I found a lion hidden right beneath my bed

I will not hide myself from the tears that you have shed

′Cause I am a lion, and you are dead

Here's a story of everything we'll ever be

You can hide but some of us can never leave

And if you go I don′t need those little things

They remind me of all our little dreams

Can you hear the words, all I can say

We can watch the world even if they walk away

Forget about tomorrow, tomorrow is today

You were born a lion, and a lion you will stay

I am a lion and I want to be free

Do you see a lion when you look inside of me?

Outside the window just to watch you as you sleep

′Cause I am a lion, born from things you cannot be

Remember an army of all those little kids

Livin' life like they only get a little bit

It′s hard to fight when you're born in the middle-end

I′d rather die, won't watch you givin′ in

I'm sorry daughter, but you're father′s not the same

I can look into your eyes and I swear that I will change

But tomorrow is tomorrow, so forgive me if I stay

You can hide beneath the covers while I hide behind the pain

After all, only so much we can say

Words can lose their meaning, once we walk away

Promise me that you′ll love me, watch me as I fade

I'll give you all the things that these lions never gave

The hands on the clock and the things we cannot change

Is tearin′ out the pieces and take back what I made

If there's one thing I′d keep, it's you that I would save

′Cause I am just a lion, and a lion I will stay

I am a lion and I want to be free

Do you see a lion when you look inside of me?

Outside the window just to watch you as you sleep

'Cause I am a lion, born from things you cannot be

Hey! I never meant to let go

You're all I want, and you′re all I ever wanna know

Can′t hide in the attic of a pretty home

Of a pretty home, of a pretty home

Hey! I never meant to let go

You're all I want, and you′re all I ever wanna know

Can't hide in the attic of a pretty home

Of a pretty home, of a pretty home

I am a lion and I want to be free

Do you see a lion when you look inside of me?

Outside the window just to watch you as you sleep

′Cause I am a lion, born from things you cannot be