Mumford & Sons - Little Lion Man Meaning

Little Lion Man Lyrics

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
Take all the courage you have left
And waste it on fixing all the problems...

1. anonymous

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   Nov 22nd 2012 !⃝

   I think this represents how he is talking to his own heart in the 3rd person, as if it is a seperate entity to his head, because it is his head/mind that makes all the mistakes while it is his heart that has to deal with the pain and repercussions.
   
   "But it was not your fault but mine
   And it was your heart on the line
   I really fucked it up this time
   Didn't I, my dear?"
   That you just messed up completely with her
2. anonymous

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   Nov 22nd 2012 !⃝

   I think this song is totally about personal interpretation, however after having listened to this song for several years believing that he is apologising to a partner or ex partner for the pain he has caused, i think he is actually singing from his head to his heart and actually he is apologising to his heart for the pain he causes himself through his inability to be the person he think he is.
   
   You'll never be what is in your heart
3. anonymous

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   Nov 16th 2011 !⃝

   I totally agree about the Tyrion Lannister explaination. The song is written from the perspective of his brother Jaime, though (he's the lyrical ego). Duh. Makes perfect sense.
4. anonymous

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   Sep 13th 2011 !⃝

   I had the same thought about Tyrion Lannister. Glad to know I'm not the only ice and fire geek.
5. anonymous

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   Jul 24th 2011 !⃝

   Although it is probably not, this song could be about tyrion Lannister from the song of ice and fire.
6. anonymous

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   Apr 8th 2011 !⃝

   i think this song is about a person who made a choice or choices that ended really affecting or hurting some one they cared about. "it was not your choice but mine and was your heart on the line"