Little Lion Man was inspired by a sense of personal failure and disappointment. Marcus Mumford, the lead singer, described the song as a sort of public confession of his own failings. The song received positive reviews for its emotional intensity and its blending of folk with pop/rock.
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Introduction:
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Weep for yourself, my man
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you'll never be what is in your heart
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Weep little lion man
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you're not as brave as you were at the start
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Rate yourself and rake yourself
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take all the courage you have left
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Wasted on fixing all the
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problems that you made in your own head
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But it was not your fault but mine
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and it was your heart on the line
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I really fucked it up this time
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didn't I, my dear?
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Didn't I, my
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Tremble for yourself, my man
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you know that you have seen this all before
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Tremble little lion man
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you'll never settle any of your scores
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Your grace is wasted in your face
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your boldness stands alone among the wreck
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Now learn from your mother or else
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spend your days biting your own neck
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But it was not your fault but mine
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and it was your heart on the line
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I really fucked it up this time
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didn't I, my dear?
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But it was not your fault but mine
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and it was your heart on the line
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I really fucked it up this time
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didn't I, my dear?
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Didn't I, my dear?
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But it was not your fault but mine
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and it was your heart on the line
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I really fucked it up this time
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didn't I, my dear?
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But it was not your fault but mine and it was your heart on the line