Question: meaning of little lion man by mumford and sons

title: Little Lion Man
text: It 's a very personal story , so I wo n't elaborate upon too much . Suffice to say , it was a situation in my life I was n't very happy with or proud of ... and sometimes when you ca n't describe a feeling with your own words , it 's almost easier to express in a song . And then , when you get asked about the songs , it 's quite difficult to explain . It 's a conundrum -- you do n't want to seem self - indulgent explaining yourself ; it 's always awkward . Which is weird again , because it 's never awkward actually singing them . I suppose the song should stand on its own and people draw their own interpretation from the words . But for me , personally , it 's the lyrics that I listen to again and again in a song . I place specific importance on them . I ca n't write lyrics unless I really feel them and mean them , which can sometimes be quite frustrating -- because if you 're not feeling much at the time , you 're stuck . 

Answer: answer: It's a very personal story.  It was a situation in my life I wasn't very happy with or proud of ...  It's quite difficult to explain.