Lions
Skip Marley
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Lions by Skip Marley
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On “Lions,” Skip Marley promotes inner strength and challenges social injustice.
Many listeners thought the song was a response to Donald Trump’s January 30, 2017 Presidential Inauguration, but Marley has since clarified that it was meant to be a self-empowerment anthem, not a political song. Howev...
Lions Lyrics
[Verse 1]
Some said "never" but the never done come
Yeah, and took our trust
Hate's been winning, but the lovers ain't done
Yeah, not on my watch
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, if ya took all my rights away
Yeah, if ya tellin' me how to pray
Yeah, if ya won't let us demonstrate
You're wrong
Yeah, if ya thinking I don't belong
Yeah, if ya hiding behind a gun
Yeah, if ya thinking I'm gonna run
Ya wrong
[Chorus]
We are the lions, we are the chosen
We gonna shine out the dark
We are the movement
This generation
You better know who we are
Who we are
[Verse 2]
Some said "fire" when the fire was ice
No, and sold a lie
Some may buy it, I'm not paying the price
No, not in this life
[Pre-Chorus]
Yeah, if ya took all my rights away
Yeah, if ya tellin' me how to pray
Yeah, if ya won't let us demonstrate
You're wrong
Yeah, if ya thinking I don't belong
Yeah, if ya hiding behind a gun
Yeah, if ya thinking I'm gonna run
Ya wrong
[Chorus]
We are the lions, we are the chosen
We gonna shine out the dark
We are the movement
This generation
You better know who we are
Who we are
[Bridge]
Deep down in everyone, there's a little fire
Let me get higher
I'll fuel the fire
Already high up, I'll take you higher
Real Congo Nyah, girls admire, well
Living, we growing with pride
All of the lions, we strive
Working so hard to unite
United, we tired of lies
[Chorus]
We are the lions, we are the chosen
We gonna shine out the dark
We are the movement
This generation
You better know who we are
Who we are
We are the lions, we are the chosen
We gonna shine out the dark
We are the movement
This generation
You better know who we are
Who we are
[Outro]
Yeah, you know that some said "never" but the never done come
We gonna shine out the dark
Oh, they know that hate's been winning, but the lovers ain't done
You better know who we are, who we are
Yeah, if I
Lions Q&A
Who wrote Lions's ?
Lions was written by ILYA & Savan Kotecha & Skip Marley.
Who produced Lions's ?
Lions was produced by ILYA.
When did Skip Marley release Lions?
Skip Marley released Lions on Fri Feb 03 2017.
Is this song about Donald Trump's election?
It didn’t stem from [the election], but it just happened to fall around that time. The song can be used in that way. It can [be used like that] because it’s up to people and their interpretation of a song. You can say it, but it’s not really a political song. I don’t want it to be viewed as a politi...
Wasn't this song used in a commercial?
“Lions” soundtracked “Live For Now Moments Anthem,” a Pepsi commercial featuring Kendall Jenner that debuted on April 3, 2017. On April 5, Pepsi pulled the ad after it was lambasted for being tone-deaf and appearing to trivialize social justice movements.
What was the inspiration behind this song?
Besides my family and what we strive to write about, what we put into this world, the election was going on. But is not a political song. But it weighs onto that too. I’ll leave it up to the people to determine how they interpret this song, because I don’t dabble in none of that stuff.
What are some things in the world that Skip wants to see corrected?
What I saw was a repeating process of people saying things will change or things will get better and things are getting worse. So that’s what I’m touching on. I said “Some said never but the never done come.” You know, we’ve been in this for a while. Also why I say, “Some call fire, when the fire wa...