First Aid Kit - The Lion's Roar: This song, which Klara has described as both “mystic” and “symbolic” in various interviews, is Dylanesque in its imagery: not specific, but powerful enough to evoke strong, precise emotions from its listeners. In its lyrics the sisters discuss the faces of religion, loneliness, courage, and foolishness.
In Buddhism, there are two “lion’s roars.” First, there is the roar of the Buddha himself, who roars as a lion to extol his own doctrines and spiritual truths. The second is the roar of the disciple, who roars to signify he has achieved the goals set for him by the Buddha. This is outlined in The Lion’s Roar: Two Discourses of the Buddha.
‘The Lion’s Roar’ was written during a U.K. tour when we drove through a very dramatic moorland in Scotland. During the tour, we listened a lot to Townes Van Zandt in the car. We were inspired by this mystic scenery, as well as Townes Van Zandt’s beautiful melodies. By far our darkest song to date. It was the first song we wrote for the new record, and we chose to name the record after it. ‘The Lion’s Roar’ marked a new stage in our songwriting, and the mystic feeling of this song came to characterize a big part of the new record. From: https://genius.com/First-aid-kit-the-lions-roar-lyrics
