The Dragonfly lyrics

Song information

Artist: Clutch
Album: The Elephant Riders

Lyrics

Could've been a swan on a glassy lake
Could've been a gull in a clipper's wake
Could've been a ladybug on a windchime
But she was born a dragonfly
In the sun she warmed her wings
And listened to the cicadas sing
"The trees are all bending
In one direction
Because of something..."
Cross-pollination by the legs of bees in the spring
Is a beautiful thing
Oh when the sun goes down
The fireflies come out
In a pond crept a slimy thing
That hummed a theme from the rites of spring
Pity the mate of queen mantis
So content, but so headless
Katydid nothing but shiver and cry
As did the dragonfly
In the shade the gypsies spin
Among the cloves, they drop their skin
"...Beyond the hedgegrove
Over by the willows
Deep in the shadows..."
Regeneration occurs at a furious speed
Beneath the white oak tree
Oh when the sun comes up
The moon buds fold up
In the sun she warmed her wings
And listened to the rites of spring
Could've been a swan on a glassy lake
Could've been a gull in a clipper's wake
Could've been a ladybug on a windchime
But she was born a dragonfly
"...Ain't ever seen it, but I have heard it
Sounds like the millstones when they are turning
But every moment getting louder and louder
And then there is silence
And the smell of flowers."