I was once a lion
A monster in Orion
Alas, the humans came

Now I'm handled with a chain

Hear the children holler

A serpent for a collar
I will get no rest
In this hornet wilderness


AND THE CROWD COMES AND GOES
TO WHAT END, NO ONE KNOWS


Critics might be caning
The bankers bring their family

There will always be
A little crumb for you and me


Me and the serpent crawler
A child for a dollar
I will get no rest

In this mirrored wilderness

AND THE CROWD COMES AND GOES

TO WHAT END, NO ONE KNOWS
Like the ships on the wind
Like the dust in the meadow, sand


Tour in my sickness
I know all your secrets

He is such a fool
He drowned his love in a swimming pool


Hear the trainer holler
A serpent for a collar
He hates it when I roar

And when he's drunk he hits it more

AND THE CROWD COMES AND GOES

TO WHAT END, NO ONE KNOWS
Like the ships on the wind
Like the dust in the meadow, sand