CHORUS

there's a lion waiting to eat you

and there's nowhere to run
there's a lion waiting to eat you
eat up your guts and rip you up

what are you scared of?
what are you scared of?


VERSE 1

the pressure's always hanging

right by me though
but i've been so thankful
to have it grow

right by my little garden
right on the soil
oh yeah it will grow

on a drought or snow
possibly blossom into anxiety
blessed by the brave elite deities

not a surprise i've reached notoriety
see their trademark on their faces, this society
is filled with crooks, scared to death and scared to look

i'm hooked on the fear, not caffeine
see the truth is i'm being constantly stimulated by this fight or flight stimulant that keeps telling me that i won't make it
haven't even met the Jones and i'm trying to keep up with them

what's up with that?
where'd this part of me come from?
big question mark

better yet this thought process has got me in a constant state of needing and wanting
when all the things i need i've already got them
running around like there are lions everywhere


repeat chorus


VERSE 2

the pressure's always hanging

right by you though
but you've been so thankful
to have it grow

waters itself daily
without you knowing
your hydro stopped flowing

the pressure's fed some more
"homelessness, hunger"
an amygdala wonders

cortisol kicks in, chun-li ain't want non
reality gets distorted
scared that you can't afford it

cost of living ain't fiction
but this is like the hobbit
the way your mind is like golem

telling you things that you don't wanna hear
like fear, "only thing to fear is fear itself"
funny how that's echoed into the years but still there's more adrenaline pumping

someone left their lunch at spadina
(i) hope they find a meal at 12 (pm)
to believe that an empty stomach is a ticket to hell

well, at least for me anyways
my stomach's rumbling and anything can kill you
body armour should be a new trend in fashion

even on a first dates it's the key to handsome
get points protecting your joints
plus it'll save you from the lions you're trying to avoid

classy