[Verse 1] I made my bed where the salt grass ends With one tin cup and a coat for a friend The sand kept time beneath my cheek And the moon laid a road I could not see --- [Pre-Chorus] Then two pale fires crossed the blue And every sleeping thing withdrew --- [Chorus] Lion, are you waiting for me? Are you the mouth of the dark, or the lock on the door? If I wake, will you carry my fear away? Or teach this lonely heart what fear is for? Lion, stay where the moonlight falls I cannot tell if you guard me or call --- [Verse 2] You stood with dust along your mane A quiet king without a claim No growl, no step, no lifted paw Just eyes that held what I had lost --- [Pre-Chorus] The night was wide, the world was gone You watched me breathe until the dawn --- [Chorus] Lion, are you waiting for me? Are you the mouth of the dark, or the lock on the door? If I wake, will you carry my fear away? Or teach this lonely heart what fear is for? Lion, stay where the moonlight falls I cannot tell if you guard me or call --- [Bridge] Maybe danger wears a gentle face Maybe mercy waits in a wild place Maybe the thing I name as threat Is the only soul that knows me yet --- [Final Chorus] Lion, are you waiting for me? Are you the wound in the dark, or the hand at the door? If I wake, will you walk beside my fear? If I sleep, will you keep watch forevermore? Lion, stay where the moonlight falls Let me believe you guard me, after all --- [Outro] When morning found the empty sand Your footprints ended where I lay my hand
