lion/lamb - Sam Tsui

Heavy blankets on my thin skin

They weigh me down and now I’m sinkin'

Into the water

They say, «You're too soft, be a little harder»

We march unguarded through the silence

I’m bearin' my back on, it hides

Like a lamb to the slaughter

They say, «You're too hard, be a little softer»

It’s never a fair fight

It’s never black and white

I face down the fire

My heart in my hand

Sometimes you’re the lion and the lamb

Now I’ve shed all my armor

And it’s still hard to stand

Sometimes you’re the lion and the lamb

When the winds won’t stop their blowin'

I’d trade my gold jacket for a little sheep’s clothin'

And hold on longer, oh-oh-oh

They say the bruises are bound to make you stronger

It’s never a fair fight

It’s never black and white

And I face down the fire

My heart in my hand

Sometimes you’re the lion and the lamb

Now I’ve shed all my armor

And it’s still hard to stand

Sometimes you’re the lion and the lamb

Sometimes you’re the lion and the lamb

I send my proud

Out to pasture

For all I know

The fall comes after

It weighs me down

Into the water

A little bit softer

A little bit harder

(And I face down the fire

My heart in my hand)

My heart in my hand

I’ve shed all my armor

And it’s still hard to stand

Sometimes you’re the lion and the lamb

I face down the fire

My heart in my hand

Sometimes you’re the lion and the lamb

Now I’ve shed all my armor

And it’s still hard to stand

Sometimes you’re the lion and the lamb

Sometimes you’re the lion and the lamb

Sometimes you’re the lion and the lamb