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THE LION AND THE SCORPION
Once there was a king
and his eyes were the color
of a tempest on the sea
With the heart of a lion
and the tongue of a liar
and a mouth that begged to be kissed
to fill you with desire
He had the touch of the devil
The body of an angel
And he made you feel like heaven
while he reigned in hell
The king of the lions
he opened you up wide
He liberated you
to reinforce his pride
The king of the lions
doesn’t finish what he starts
He will build his kingdom
out of broken hearts
Once there was a prince
made of ice and the platinum pallor
of a diamond in the sand
With the whip of a scorpion
and the cunning of a snake
and a heart that begged to be loved
but easy to break
He wore an exoskeleton
Soft and wet on the inside
He could disappear
when he needed to hide
The king of the lions
doesn’t finish what he starts
He will build his kingdom
out of broken hearts
The king of the lions
always gets what he wants
He collects his trophies
The spoils of war he flaunts
The king of the lions
he opened you up wide
He devoured you
to reinforce his pride
He is not your savior
He is not your friend
You are a conquest
You are a means to an end
You took down his brother
and he ascended to the throne
He sunk his teeth into you
and oh, the scorpion did moan
It was your tears that seduced him
Your fire kept him close
And then he left you
when you needed him the most
The king of the lions
doesn’t finish what he starts
He will build his kingdom
out of broken hearts
He is not your savior
He is not your friend
You are a conquest
You are a means to an end
You are the scorpion
Remember you can sting
Fill him with your venom
and make that lion sing
Slay the little lion king
Slay him in his bed
Strike him when he least expects
or he’ll strike you instead
Take his bleeding lion heart
Take it for your own
Make him love you
and you’ll never be alone
Never be alone
The king of the lions
doesn’t finish what he starts
He will build his kingdom
out of broken hearts