The Constantines – Young Lions

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O young lions, this it your kingdom, every beast has its poison, every line has its victim. Choose your crime, pour the ashes out the window, empty mickey by the river shining like a broken halo. Roll out of the cradle, climb out the window. Make your love too wild for words. Stumbling thru the city with the ordinary birds. Loosen your collar, shake off the wires. Run like a river, glow like a beacon fire.

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Track duration: 03:27


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    General Comment:The line "every beast has its poison, every lion has its victim" does not a positive statement make. I think this is simultaneously an indictment of the silliness of youth and a call to use all that powerful youthful energy to do something...well...something glowing.
    Flag DeathoftheLuciferianLieofLighton December 06, 2010   Link
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    General Comment:Yeah, it definitely is mickey, however, in Ontario and Western Canada "mickey" is a term for a 375 ml (13 oz) bottle of alcohol.
    Flag Hanleyon September 30, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Ah, listening to it again,

    "Empty mickey by the river, *shattered* like a broken arrow"

    even better
    Flag dieblucasdieon March 10, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:It's definitely "empty mickey by the river, shining like a broken arrow"

    presumably referring an empty bottle of mickey's malt liquor discarded by a river bank. Quite an image, actually.
    Flag dieblucasdieon March 10, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Sounds like the best damn fatherly advice I've ever heard.
    Flag timsakyon December 07, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Oh, young lions
    This is your kingdom
    Every beast has its poison
    Every lion has its victim

    Choose your crime
    Pour the ashes out the window
    And get naked by the river
    Shining like a broken arrow

    Oh, young lions
    This is your kingdom
    Roll out the cradle
    Climb out the window

    Make your love
    Too wild for words
    Stumbling through the city
    With the ordinary birds

    Choose your crime
    Pour the ashes out the window
    And get naked by the river
    Shining like a broken arrow

    Loosen up the collar
    Shake off the wires
    Run like a river
    Glow like a beacon fire

    Those are the lyrics as I heard them.
    Flag antiarkie25on September 14, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:this is a tune, it is about just doing what you do and letting life take you, standing proud and been everything you can while having the best times on the way.
    Flag Admeron February 12, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I'm thinking it's "every lion has its victim"...

    In any case, I agree with what wish said...it's about just living up your youth.

    Kickass.
    Flag McWatton October 04, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:living wild and young.
    free and crazy and without responsibilies.
    growing up in a small canadian town.
    drinking till you can't feel your feet, sneaking out at night, falling in love.
    Flag wishoneverythingon December 29, 2005   Link

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