Lyrics
[Musical introduction]
[Verse 1]
Little children in the street
Hoping that the bombs won’t drop
Brothers, sisters, can’t you see?
Got to make this bleeding stop
[Musical interlude]
[Verse 2]
Frightened mother holds her child
Listens to the sirens wail
Bombs and bullets over hearts
Oh, does true love never fail?
[Chorus]
How can we tame the lion?
Now that he’s tasted blood
The road to the levee blocked
No way to stop the flood
The keys to the kingdom locked
We see them fly inside
How can we tame the lion?
No way to stop the tide
[Musical interlude]
[Verse 3]
Bridges built and turned to dust
Like vapor in the mist
Lives destroyed by moth and rust
Sealed gently with a kiss
[Chorus]
How can we tame the lion?
Now that he’s tasted blood
The road to the levee blocked
No way to stop the flood
The keys to the kingdom locked
We see the door inside
How can we tame the lion?
No way to stop the tide
[Musical interlude]
[Bridge]
Lives so soon forgotten
Oh, will we miss one more?
A sacred life, this holy garden
An endless evil war
[Guitar solo]
[Chorus]
How can we tame the lion?
Now that he’s tasted blood
The road to the levee blocked
No way to stop the flood
The keys to the kingdom locked
We see them fly inside
How can we tame the lion?
No way to stop the tide
[Musical outro]
[Song ends.]
[Musical introduction]
[Verse 1]
Little children in the street
Hoping that the bombs won’t drop
Brothers, sisters, can’t you see?
Got to make this bleeding stop
[Musical interlude]
[Verse 2]
Frightened mother holds her child
Listens to the sirens wail
Bombs and bullets over hearts
Oh, does true love never fail?
[Chorus]
How can we tame the lion?
Now that he’s tasted blood
The road to the levee blocked
No way to stop the flood
The keys to the kingdom locked
We see them fly inside
How can we tame the lion?
No way to stop the tide
[Musical interlude]
[Verse 3]
Bridges built and turned to dust
Like vapor in the mist
Lives destroyed by moth and rust
Sealed gently with a kiss
[Chorus]
How can we tame the lion?
Now that he’s tasted blood
The road to the levee blocked
No way to stop the flood
The keys to the kingdom locked
We see the door inside
How can we tame the lion?
No way to stop the tide
[Musical interlude]
[Bridge]
Lives so soon forgotten
Oh, will we miss one more?
A sacred life, this holy garden
An endless evil war
[Guitar solo]
[Chorus]
How can we tame the lion?
Now that he’s tasted blood
The road to the levee blocked
No way to stop the flood
The keys to the kingdom locked
We see them fly inside
How can we tame the lion?
No way to stop the tide
[Musical outro]
[Song ends.]