Turtles from Shells by Swamphonic
Tracklist
| 9. | Turtles | 5:17 |
Lyrics
I’ve had a shell since I was born
It’s so much different from a horn
With this beak I can’t stab or sing
My house my curse my protection
I swim so slowly through the pond
While insects gather in the fronds
My tongue darts deftly through the dawn
While rabbits fly by with their charms
A turtle crawls he doesn’t run
With luck in time he finds the sun
When danger comes I disappear
And wait until the coast is clear
I’m blind when I hide behind the shell’s stark lines
Space time defined by the angle of the light at the new moon’s rise
Swamp green so serene the shallows are deep in the darkness and leaves
There’s a song that I hear never certain or clear but it bids me beware of ockham's sharp razor
So I’m getting out of here, I’m getting out of here gonna leave my shell at the pool’s edge and
Head for the clearing
If the hawks they swoop down their talons will gouge but I’m out of here
I’m getting out of here
I’m getting out
