Murphy, Peter - Lion Lyrics
Toward the leaves
Scattered brushed
Long brown leadened
Swirl of haze trodden
The spring garden
Merges down
With the forgotten
Flowers. Fawn, shadows mere
On a puppet horizon
We want that lion
On our skin
The best of the set we think we've gotten
As if we possess
To a Master's height
A worse sublime
When the tattooist claws in
And starts his trace
We grimacing and cry "foul"
Flowered forn, shadows, mere
On a puppet horizon
We want that lion
On our skin
The best of the set we think we've gotten
Save only the lion's tail
The pain of imprint not what we thought
The lion safe from knotted claws
Is not what we've forgotten
Towards that wall
Of scattered brush
Long and proud
Forgotten
Swirl of haze
Swirl of trust
The spring garden
That we've trodden
Flower, forna, shadows mere
On a puppet horizon
We want that lion traced on our skin
The best of set we think we've gotten
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Murphy, Peter Lion Comments
❤❤❤💎💎💎
This song and HANG UP....... AMAZING !!!
Absolutelly Peter Murphy!
This is very good indeed. I was obsessed with Bauhaus when I was 16 and felt quite disappointed at some of the solo stuff I have heard from Murph, but this has restored my faith in the man's talent. I obviously just need to give it a wider listen, there are still gems out there. Wonder what Ash, Jay and Haskins are doing?
playing with Peter as Bauhaus!
He will always be such a beautiful man.
Absolutely breathtaking! Sends chills down my spine every time
My beloved Mr. Peter Murphy, the Lion is alive and he is roaring. You are by far the absolute greatest, most powerful voice, sage, and sentinel, proclaming what lies and lurks in between layers of life and skin. You are all things at one time and are beyond catorization. The planet Earth has never seen a talent force so great ever before!! You've topped the chart, keeping be me glued together in this wiggly world along with DEVO, 4Him, Orbital, Adrian Belew, and last but surely not least, LOVE & ROCKETS. You taught me to be mindful of that fine line between love and hate, dark to light. Please allow us to hear you more.
Peter!!!!!!
Should have been a Bond theme tune. And a rather excellent one at that.
Ugly cunt but what a voice !
My favorite track on this album. Its got that power behind it that raises you up.
Shameless Bowie clone.
Peter, from your Muslim brother, your voice is a gift. MashAllah
as always, just awesome!!
Produced by legendary Youth x
.....THE VOICE !
incredible
STUNNINGLY beautiful!
Simply the best song of this decade!!!! Always The Master!!!! Beers from Uruguay!!!!
PERFECT SUPER TOP
Who is the perfect super bottom?
melodically unparalleled!
Peter just now tweeted this ♥
He's ageless...his voice still as good as back in his bauhaus days...
Always stunned anew
This song is so powerful.
I am glad that he aged nicely.
Peter Murphy the Great, the Last of the Gothicians
PM ~ truly... a Lion!
Socrates the python .
Delve into his 'deep ocean ' you barely know his 'never man'.
"Lion"
Toward the leaves
Scattered brushed
Long brown leadened
Swirl of haze trodden
The spring garden
Merges with
Merges down
With the forgotten
Flowers. Fawn, shadows mere
On a puppet horizon
We want that lion
On our skin
The best of the set we think we've gotten
As if we possess
That we would rise
To a Master's height
A worse sublime
When the tattooist claws in
And starts his trace
We grimacing and cry "foul"
Flowered forn, shadows, mere
On a puppet horizon
We want that lion
On our skin
The best of the set we think we've gotten
Save only the lion's tail
The pain of imprint not what we thought
The lion safe from knotted claws
Is not what we've forgotten
Towards that wall
Of scattered brush
Long and proud
Forgotten
Swirl of haze
Swirl of trust
The spring garden
That we've trodden
Flower, forna, shadows mere
On a puppet horizon
We want that lion traced on our skin
The best of set we think we've gotten
Love this track Peter!
perfect
All bow down to the genius Peter Murphy in action!
I bow to no man.
So, does anyone know exactly what this song is about? I've read and sung the lyrics, and I can't tell if Murphy is going for the obvious, or the subtle. Is it simply about getting a lion tattoo, or is there a deeper meaning? I listen, and hear how the former king of the jungle, the leader of a wild pride of lions, is now a shadow of his former self, forced into captivity, on display in a zoo, where humans are inspired to ink his visage on their skins, in a mocking display of perceived power and prestige. I also have a hunch it might just be about a house cat imagining he's a lion, lol. Thoughts?
+Bhajan Williams. I really do know the song and it's name. Was wondering what "loctaine" meant as a word...
Yes i do. Anti tatoo. Nuff sed.
The lion is one of the most common tattoos, also the three lions is the english crest. Many levels here. The part of aging and still being 'the king of the jungle' are obvious. "on a puppet horizon' intrigues me. Like fate or something more. Btw see any tats on peter? Those bauhaus vids all the more glorious with murph so clean.
@Michael Greenwalt wow that makes perfect sense now. Thanks.
Not sure need to pose on his page
Que bien suena, nunca me canso de su voz. Gracias.
Es perfecta esta canción
No matter its always been a soul of its own and timeless its expression
No more memorable melodies from Love Hysteria and Deep... what a shame... hate this style/rut he's in.
Me encanta¡¡¡¡¡¡¡
delicia
This is a great album. I am very shocked that his show in Seattle at the Showbox is not sold out. At least we can all have a intimate connection with PM. This is the 7th time i have seen PM or Bauhaus. Always the best
He isnt goth...
Michael Greenwalt no,no, he is noticias?, who is really Gothic is my grandma, ah, ah, ah
U are very lucky.
Absolutely agree!!!!!!!
I was at that show. I had just flown back from Pennsylvania and got in late. I thought I was going to miss it but I got there just in time. It was wonderful!
This is the song that does it for me on this new CD. It's so sensuous and visceral. Close my eyes and I go into another dimension while listening to this at max volume. It's orgasmic.
Yesssss
Demelza1964 totally agree, and that voice wow
He takes me back to 17 again...
+melanie boulineau I'm almost 45 and will forever be a Peter Murphy fan 💜
45 and flowering .
Peter Murphy equals wine, the older he gets, the better it gets. I have 45
Melanie go to Neverman
thank Peter for this album is fucked to the max
this album sounds loud and washed out, kinda static like. idk maybe just me. ,, love Murphy tho
Totally agree.
Wow thank you for posting. Awesome. Off to the record store for this one.
Murphy is timeless..
Wow! This is great!
Outstanding Artist and Performer!
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