Young Lions
Embracing Wild Desires: Adrian Belew's Young Lions Tale
Lyrics
Hot tribal night
It's a heated, intense night with tribal associations
Underneath fluorescent skies
Under artificial, bright, possibly surreal skies
Bonfires rage strange
Bonfires burn strangely or uniquely
Wild, waving, shouting Picasso faces
People exhibit untamed, expressive, and colorful faces, akin to Picasso's art
In the guise of a lioness
Representing as a lioness
The wind kisses her burning dress
The wind touches her fiery clothing
You can feel her animal eyes
One can sense her primal, instinctive eyes
You can hear them cry
Hearing the cries emanating from those eyes
"Be the jewel around my neck,
Requesting to be a cherished possession, a valuable part of her life
Never a tear on my burning dress."
Asking not to cause any emotional pain or distress
Lying paralyzed
Feeling immobilized and helpless
A brave prey who lays dying
Being a courageous victim facing demise
And is surrounded by angry spirits
Surrounded by hostile and furious entities
Hunters, guns, drums, and elephants
Depicts the presence of hunters, firearms, drums, and large animals like elephants
Why is this night quiet?
Questioning the unexpected silence of the night
Filled with trees, filled with eyes
The night is teeming with hidden observers or potential threats
As she prowls around my feet
She circles around, stalking the speaker's vicinity
She throws back her head dress and cries
She removes her headdress and declares ownership
"Now you will be mine,
Declaring possession of the speaker as a young lion
Be my young lion."
Expressing a desire for dominance and control
Why is this night quiet?
Repeated question about the unusual quietness of the night
Why the trees filled with eyes?
Reiteration of the hidden observers or potential threats in the trees
As she prowls around my feet
Continued stalking or circling behavior around the speaker
She throws back her head dress and cries
She again removes her headdress, reaffirming the demand for possession
"Be my young lion."
Reiterating the desire for the speaker to become her young lion
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