ButterflyCrab Lyrics

Emerging from a cocoon

The butterfly is sticky and wet

An ugly truth is change

And it never comes without pain

Crawling from the sea

The crab is exposed and heavy

Inescapable is transformation

But not without hesitation

The mother screams

As she births her babe

And then she cries

As she cradles that love she made

The child moans

As he buries his authors

But then comes home

To raise his daughters

Nectar from colored buds

The butterfly mutualizes

Intoxicating to pollinate

Yet, exhausted by the end of the day

The child grows

And becomes a man

And, even though it is hard

He tries as hard as he can

Like a butterfly

He never stops flying

And like a crab, he always feels

Like he's fighting

Fickle-minded is a man who never lives

But, never invalidated by shortcomings or sins

And, if a simple touch could heal his wounds

Imagine the wonders an embrace would do

Strong and brave is the woman who lives

Locomotion fueled by the fire within

Absolved by a bow, and a loving kin

Then, the dance begins all over again

The body fades

As it collects it age

And then it dies

And, on top of the skull, we build a brand new stage

The spirit sighs

As it holds its lover

And then goes home to guide

Another