This song can't be about a Father and Son - it was written by Marcus Mumford (22 in 2009 at the time, maybe even younger when he wrote it) who does not have children and who's parents are happily married and are leaders at a Church. wow you said much better than I.

in the booklet that comes with the CD its rake..

Even the title Little Lion Man, teenage boy, full of bravado, fear, angst, etc. inferiority complex?

The Löwenmensch figurine or Lion-man of the Hohlenstein-Stadel is a prehistoric ivory sculpture discovered in the Hohlenstein-Stadel, a German cave in 1939.The German name, Löwenmensch, meaning "lion-human", is used most frequently because it was discovered and is exhibited in Germany.

I think this interpretation is right, but the lyrics are "rake." It was released as the lead single from their debut studio album, Sigh No More, on 11 August 2009 in the United Kingdom.The song had a positive commercial performance, charting in several countries and peaking within the top twenty in Australia, Belgium (Flanders), Ireland, and New Zealand.

I'm not a religious person but I do believe it is an interpretation of Jesus final days. As a mother of an 18 year old son who is very angry with his absent father and doesn't speak to him any longer I have to agree with your interpretation. This song was the first single released from the band's debut album Sign No More, which was released in 2009. Gene is trying to outrun what he's done and he's thinking to himself "I'm such an idiot". this may sound stupid but i think this song is a wife beater , the little lion man is the coward(little man ) that thinks hes tough (lion)beating the missus But I do know that the cat family bites the neck of their young to carry them.

At one point in the book Gene goes to visit Finny in the hospital and Finny doesn't want to talk with him (or can't speak with him I can't remember) but Gene runs away, distraught--as if he's trying to run from his problems. Who knows, maybe this is how Marcus imagines his own dad must've (or should've) felt like toward him at some point of his life. I absolutely agree!


The question haunts him, never allowing him to achieve self-acceptance. Dead on jt.

Exactly!! Copyright © 2020 Advameg, Inc. All rights reserved. I have never heard that.

Lyrics to 'Little Lion Man' by Mumford & Sons: Weep for yourself, my man, You'll never be what is in your heart Weep, little lion man, You're not as brave as you were at the start Rate yourself and rake yourself Im lead to believe that this man was in an abusive relationship where he would constantly ignore that fact that he is being mistreated.

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"Little Lion Man" is performed by the band Mumford & Sons, a London folk quartet.

I completely agree that this is a fathers apology to his son. Remember to share this page with your friends. It was uploaded on May 10, 2019.

My folks had been divorced and reconciled and had a host of things happen in between that certainly hurt everyone involved.

"However screwed up you are, it is my fault, because you loved me and your happiness was my responsibility, and I was careless and callous when I should have loved you unconditionally and held your feelings above my own." But you need to notice that the singer is talking to the guy. jtquenlin, that's exaclty how I see this song from the first I heard it. Feels as if the father has abandoned the mother and son, leaving the son to ponder what he did to drive his father away. And this really applies to anyone who has hurt someone and is trying to escape that.
No family is perfect, and I'm sure Marcus and his dad had their fair share of fights and disagreements. He laments not speaking up when he had the chance. Had to create an account to state I think you're dead on - I originally was thinking about the bad relationship, theory, too... Then your take made much more sense. A man might think he is as brave as a lion and think he's all big and tough, but when the situation comes, he is only a little man. excactly what i thought! Except Richard I was Richard the Lionheart, not Richard III. And I feel like that's when the songs starts. The whole father and son perspective makes more sense to me than a boy and girl relationship.

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