Wake Up and Roar
Broadway Rejects
Day Starter · Fun Energetic Motivation · Theatrical Indie Pop
Released May 29, 2026
#CHORUS
The sun is up, but this lion’s not
I must get out the door
My alarm screams, “Buddy, don’t bed rot”
So, I’ll wake up and roar
#VERSE
Should I hit the snooze?
What will nine minutes matter?
#CHORUS
No, I can’t lie here in bed
I’ll pounce just like I swore
I’m a hungry lion who has not been fed, so…
I’ll wake up and roar
#VERSE
I will lick my lips
As I slink cross the savanna
This job is a jungle
So, my claws will be ready
#PRE-CHORUS
Both feet on the floor
Get dressed, then out the door
Zip through for my coffee
I’ll be fierce as anyone
#CHORUS
Now where’s the key to my car
Oh, yeah, it’s right here in my paw
#BRIDGE
Used to be a mousey little daydreamer
Gnawed at success but couldn’t bite through
Now, I’ve transformed into the king of beasts
New royalty of this workday zoo
#INSTRUMENTAL
#CHORUS
The lion’s out of his bed
He smells the wild boar
I escape at sunrise from warm cotton threads
As I wake up and roar
#CHORUS
I’ll take control of this day
Will not be ignored
Ferocious teeth that can bite and slay
When I wake up and roar
#CHORUS
The poachers who chase me are gonna lose
I hunt while they hit snooze and snore
I’ll catch the prey everyone pursues
When I wake up
Yeah, I wake up
Oh, I wake up and roar
Grrr!
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