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Cage The Elephant - Lotus Lyrics

Artist: Cage The Elephant

Album: Miscellaneous

Genre: Rock

  • Songwriters: Jared Champion, Lincoln Parish, Donald Shultz, Matt Shultz, Daniel Tichenor

Woke before the mornin' sun I found it tucked beneath the hills
I sat and watched it rise, it hit the sky and burst to flames
The lotus flower's got me thinkin' 'bout the way that we live
I've got this feelin' it's gonna stop

Driven by religion, runnin' backwards down a one way road
A course collision, split decision tryin' to save your soul
Manifest destiny is just a fancy word for murder
I've got this feelin' it's gonna stop

A billion faces runnin' round my head
All got opinions but the don't mean shit
Keep droppin' bombs until the whole world's dead
They said it's all been done and it's all been said

They'll turn this message into a pop movement
A fashion statement, call it politics
You can't mark my words they'll put a spin on it
They say it's all been done

Look outside the box my friend
You heart's been dead since who knows when
It seems we've missed the mark, lost all hope and given in
Pack up the suitcase, take that handkerchief and wipe off your chin
The fear that drives you, needs to be stopped

A billion faces runnin' round my head
All got opinions but the don't mean shit
Keep droppin' bombs until the whole world's dead
They said it's all been done and it's all been said

They'll turn a message into a pop movement
A fashion statement, call it politics
You can't mark my words they'll put a spin on it
They say it's all been done

Fell into a daze and found my mind was gone and laid to waste
A battle ground indeed where holy wars have taken place
I saw the sun set, watched it travel down and tear through the ground
The hate the drives us needs to be stopped


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  • Reynaldo Mustell

    kick fucking ass.

  • Shannon Gray

    Cant wait to see ya!

  • Karen Freeman

    Awsome song!

  • Anonymous

    I think the most beautiful sentence in this song its:" the hate the drives us, needs to be stopped"

  • Anonymous

    really it's about the way we think. forget the media or any institution. these are all short cuts to thinking. real thinking means not accepting what you are told. ask questions the way a child would and stop accepting answers like "just the way it is". get it now folks.

  • Anonymous

    i agree with the first anonymous, this song has a deep hidden meaning and connects with the rest of the songs on the album.

  • Anonymous

    It's a pretty obvious meaning. The media, world religion, war, and politics are all going to destroy the world. Because of how bad the world is already off, there is nothing anyone can do or say to stop the end of the world.
    The entire album follows this theme loosely. You can tell specifically in the tracks "Ain't No Rest for the Wicked", "Drones in the Valley", and "Judas".

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