And a Roar

I have seen this light before... See how I awake! Something stirs within this heart, Something bound to break... The lion of a roaming soul With cords is made to lie -- A noose about the mighty jaw, A fear cast in his eye. In a dream of sleeping, waking -- Heart has lost its mind... Still, a strength that stays his breath Until the clock's unwind. Then, a light that startles, That rushes through his veins. Now the rising spirit-song To wake all that remains. And a roar...all the world has heard. Rise, oh captive, see The very cords that bound your soul So shattered. You are free.