Benjamin Scheue And Escapist Papers Chords & Lyrics - Misc Unsigned Bands - The Lion

[INTRO]
[F#]

[F#]When my mother still was young, her father d[B]ied of too much w[F#]ine
His p[B]arents both were [F#]hunted in the j[Db]ungle.
She [F#]moved into the city,in her t[B]wenties met my [F#]father
He c[B]ourted her, the f[F#]ell in love, and m[G#]arried.
On a T[F#]uesday April morning, his b[B]rilliant brain stopped w[F#]orking
My b[B]rothers, mom, and [F#]I all sat 'round [Ebm]crying.
When it [B]occurred to me that I'd do well to l[F#]ead our little pride,
And so I t[Db]ried to find my roar and be a [F#]Lion. [B] [F#]

I [B]always show my teeth when I am s[F#]miling,
I o[Db]nly say I Love You when I'm s[F#]ure. [F#] [G#]
I[B]nside my gentle paws I have some d[F#]evastating flaws,
and I'm l[Db]earning what it means to really [F#]roar. [B] [F#]

[F#]To protect them from the storm, keep them [B]safe and keep them [F#]warm
[B]Music was the [F#]fire that I s[Db]hared.
T[F#]aught them when in fear to be [B]open and sin[F#]cere
S[B]ometimes being b[F#]rave is being [G#]scared.
At the r[F#]isk of getting burned, I tried to [B]guide the pride to [F#]learn
To find their [B]own ideas of fi[F#]re and fan the f[Ebm]lames.
With other [B]stuff to do and see they left the [F#]music all to me
The t[Db]hings that made us lions were not the [F#]same. [B] [F#]

I [B]always show my teeth when I am s[F#]miling,
I o[Db]nly say I Love You when I'm s[F#]ure. [F#] [G#]
I[B]nside my gentle paws I have some d[F#]evastating flaws,
and I'm l[Db]earning what it means to really [F#]roar. [B] [F#]

When [F#]all the cubs grew up and we were [B]spread around the [F#]Earth
I fo[B]und one day that [F#]I'd grown very [Db]sick.
My [F#]bones were filled with holes, my [B]belly hung in r[F#]olls
And [B]I was bald where [F#]once my mane was [G#]thick.
I [F#]slept and was ashamed, I was [B]quiet, I was [F#]tamed
Then they [B]came and stayed and [F#]helped me heal i[Ebm]nside.
Though I [B]had to learn once more to be a [F#]lion without a roar
It's not the [Db]roar that makes the lion, it's the [F#]pride.

I [B]always show my teeth when I am s[F#]miling,
I o[Db]nly say I Love You when I'm s[F#]ure. [F#] [G#]
I[B]nside my gentle paws I have some d[F#]evastating flaws,
and I'm l[Db]earning what it means to really [F#]roar. [B] [F#]

I [B]always show my teeth when I am s[F#]miling,
I o[Db]nly say I Love You when I'm s[F#]ure. [F#] [G#]
I[B]nside my gentle paws I have some d[F#]evastating flaws,
and I'm l[Db]earning what it means to really [F#]roar. [B] [F#]

End with: [F#] [B] [F#]

Again, these chords may not be exact, this is just something I came up with that sounds pretty good.