Tony Banks - Lion Of Symmetry lyrics

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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

The lion steps out tonight

And you kiss the damp streets with ease

As you crawl on your hands and feet

Naked is the beast and the beast is forever free

You are the lion, you are the lion of symmetry

Golden warrior savage, savage creature

You are the lion, you are the lion of symmetry

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

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