Butterflies in Caterpillar Drag CD with 13 tracks composed and performed by Ric Alba. Comes in Jewel Case with 11-pages of lyrics and graphics by the artist.
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There is no cocoon in my butterfly metaphor. This is an indictment of any institution or social system that rewards proud displays of false modesty and disparages those who stand out fearlessly as "Show offs" for enjoying their uniqueness too much. Don't dress like a caterpillar for the comfort of those who choose to crawl and dare not fly.
lyrics
Tell us your story, butterfly
or if you have no voice let me try.
I barely knew you even though we were the same,
once upon a time.
They caught a flash of wings,
They looked away.
God only knows what went through your heart that day so that
a caterpillar grew around you.....a place to hide.
But that didn't keep you from arriving on the scene
with the magic of a kingdom never seen.
It was strange and terrifying to me, but I recall no crying
coming from you
Brave, brave butterfly.
You had a vision, you dreamed a dream,
you had a love they would not let you claim,
so there you stayed, dressed like a caterpillar
safely tucked away.
Well there's gonna be a time when humankind will realize
it's a butterfly that has their father's eyes.
How many hearts, no one knows,
are buried under streets of gold?
No one asked, no one told.
I had no other place to go,
but there you were, a shining star on that amazing scene with
the magic of a kingdom never seen.
It was strange.
It struck me blind.
It was you, trying to find a way to fly.
Brave brave butterfly.
How is it that an album I've never heard before can make me nostalgic for my childhood? One minute into the first track and I feel like it's 1991 and I'm driving my '83 Accord to school.
Thanks for everything you guys have put out over the years, and for these new (to me) tunes. David Rutledge