Lioness
Daughtry Lyrics

You're tickin' like a time bomb fit to blow up everything
You're on the edge, ready to explode and destroy everything in your path

Sooner or later, babe, you're gonna come for me
At some point, you will come after me and seek your revenge

Once upon a time was the only thing to ease your pain
In the past, your only source of comfort was a fleeting escape from your pain

Somewhere along the way you got over me
Along your journey, you moved on from our relationship

And I saw you change into a lioness
I witnessed a transformation in you, becoming a fierce and powerful creature

A beast in the wild, unbridled
You unleashed your untamed and untethered nature

I could see it in your eyes
It was evident in the look in your eyes

You could've eaten me alive
You had the capacity to consume me completely

Just to show me you could
Simply to demonstrate your ability to do so

A hunter on the prowl, my feral queen, my everything
You became a predatory being, my wild and essential love

Sooner or later, babe, you'll have your way with me
At some point, you will fulfill your desires with me

And then I shake and feel the nerves
And afterwards, I tremble and experience anxiety

Guess that I'll get what I deserve
I suppose I will receive what is due to me

'Cause I couldn't let it go, yeah
Because I couldn't move on from the past, yes

I know better now, yeah
I have gained wisdom and understanding since then, yes

'Cause I saw you change to a lioness
Because I witnessed your transformation into a lioness

A beast in the wild, unbridled
A fierce and untamed creature

I could see it in your eyes
It was evident in the look in your eyes

You could've eaten me alive, yeah
You had the ability to consume me entirely, yes

I saw you change to a goddess
I observed your transformation into a divine and powerful being

Holy, divine in your power
Sacred and filled with immense power

I could hear it in your cry
I could discern it in your cries

You could've cut me down to size
You could have humbled me and reduced me to a lesser state

Just to show me you could
Only to prove your capability to do so

And I won't forget the way that you looked at me
I will always remember the way you gazed at me

I won't forget the way that you shook, straight rattled my bones
I will never forget how you shook me to the core, causing me to tremble

Won't forget how you showed me your mercy (your mercy)
I will not forget how you displayed your mercy towards me

And I won't forget the way that you looked at me (and I shake and feel the nerves)
And I will remember the way you gazed at me, while I tremble and feel anxious

I won't forget the way that you shook, straight rattled my bones (guess that I'll get what I deserve)
I will always remember how you shook me to the core, making my bones rattle (I suppose it is what I deserve)

Won't forget how you showed me your mercy (guess that I'll get what I deserve)
I will not forget how you demonstrated your mercy towards me (I suppose it is what I deserve)

('Cause I couldn't let it go)
(Because I couldn't move on from the past)

'Cause I saw you change into a lioness
Because I witnessed your transformation into a lioness

A beast in the wild, unbridled
A fierce and untamed creature

I could see it in your eyes
It was evident in the look in your eyes

You could've eaten me alive
You had the ability to consume me entirely