The stars ignite as the sun sets

And disappears in a river of dancing molten gold

In the moon rise the lion steps out tonight



No law, no sin, no rip it up and start again

No tears, no pain, no fear, no more chains



The office walls are closing in

As the telex machines perversely sing ignored

You're hypnotised and the lion roars within



No law, no sin, no rip it up and start again

No tears, no pain, no fear, no more chains

Why are we here? Not just to live and breathe

I cannot sleep, I need the beast

I need some action, I need destruction

I'll return to the wild, I'll return to the child I said

No sense of emotion adrift in the ocean

Here we are knee-deep in stars, knee-deep in stars



City nights caressed in a shroud

All is quiet and the silence is tentatively loud

You kiss the streets as you crawl on your hands and feet



No law, no sin, no rip it up and start again

No tears, no pain, no fear, no more chains



Why are we here? Not just to live and breathe

I cannot sleep, I need the beast

I need some action, I need destruction

I'll return to the wild, I'll return to the child I said

No sense of emotion adrift in the ocean

Here we are knee-deep in stars, knee-deep in stars



Moving in the darkness

Phosphorus eyes, jungle pride

A glisten of madness, a wave of sadness

The lion never sleeps, he's never at peace

He stalks so boldly, so nervous, so coldly

Vicious serenity, perverse intensity

Head bowed stretched proudly, embrace the earth

Same blood, same soul, same breath, same goal



The office walls are closing in, feel the sensation

Telex machines perversely sing raw communication

And you're hypnotised, a transformation

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