The Lion Inside

There are certain times I feel like a human being

There are other times I just don't know

There are often times when some kind of other thing

Makes itself known and takes control

I am an animal, I am in an experiment

I’m a wild beast, I'm on a leash that chokes

I'm choking by the throat and i know it’s evident

They're going to poke me until I croak

They're going to beat me until I'm broke

They're going to beat me until I'm broke

I am an animal that they have tried to civilize

But being civilized means keeping quiet

They might be lying when they're trying to sympathize

Still, I strive to keep the lion inside

We all gotta fight the violent side

We all gotta fight the violent side

That lion's eyes are shining brightly in the night

And the prey in his sights, he is a spineless fool

Down inside, I’m simply terrified to be alive

And I’m like you

When the lion is loose, I gotta try to calm it down

And that's a lot to swallow even with my big mouth

Oh lord, I think that I’m about to vomit now

But that little lion needs his whip

He needs his whip and he needs it quick

He needs his whip and he needs it quick

That lion inside, he's kind of a friend to me

That lion and I, we got a kind of groove

That lion inside, he is the kind of enemy

That is so hard to remove

He's always got something to prove

He's always got something to prove

He’s always got something to prove

And I do too