Act I: The Lion's Den
Act II: Songs of the Wild
Act III: Stage Tricks
Act IV: How the Elephant Got its
              Thick Skin
Act V: Beyond the Jungle

 

 

 

 

 

 

Copyright © 2005 Edie Marshall
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...some animals should not be caged..


The Sleeper's Opera Experience

1. The Innkeeper's Grin (Keep the Customer Satisfied) {lyrics}
2. I'll be a Penitent Boy {lyrics}
3. Grace Falls {lyrics}
4. A Message to an Ant {lyrics}
5. The Lion and the Elephant {lyrics}
6. Contrivance of the Evangelist {lyrics}
7. Light My Fire {lyrics}
8. Ashes Turn to Stars
9. Keep Dreaming {lyrics}
10. Time Takes Me {lyrics}
11. The Queen Will Save Herself {lyrics}
12. Your Ears are Weapons/Your Tongue is on Fire
13. The Traveler's Dream of Motion (part 1) {lyrics}
14. The Uncomfortable Pose {lyrics}

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The Lion and the Elephant
lyrics/music by Edie Marshall

Lie inside the lion's den
Fear is only in your head
Little ones to him are fed
As lies instead of...

Some passions should not be contained, the lion claimed.
Some animals should not be caged, the lion claimed.
I feel the hunter in your eyes and I am not afraid to die.

Logic's for the king and queen
While princes' play with fire
Their growing fingers burn to wisdom,
Cynical and slow-to-burn desire,
While the lion and the elephant are lying side-by-side
Remembering the touch, the heat, the scars.

There is no shame, the lion claimed,
To find a common goal while the hunter's in control,
There is no pain, the lion claimed,
To leave behind an open flame,
To let the jungle burn and bear itself again,
But all the elephant could say was,

"Someday, I will forget you..."