the rhino, the tiger, & the emerald dragonfly

by skybelly

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lyrics

i've been rotting my teeth
i've been smoking my dreams
through a hollowed apple
down by the drains
but I can't get no sleep
coz these gloves velveteen
hold me like a puppet by my mane

swing me, swing me
make me dance
i've never seen the jungle but i hope i get a chance
bring me, bring me
back to life
with the rhino, the tiger, & the emerald dragonfly
before we die

this is our planet that we all inhabit
let's save ourselves tonight

there's a portrait i've seen
of the anthropocene
whose maw would like to swallow all that remains
but the lion in me
has a different belief
she says we have the power to sustain

swing me, swing me
make me dance
i've never seen the coral but i hope i get a chance
bring me, bring me
back to life
with the condor, the curlew, and the metalmark butterfly
before we die

this is our planet that we all inhabit
let's look within tonight

i saw us in a handprint made of ochre and charcoal
i found you in an ibex painted on a cave wall
and i swear to god, my heart flares with love
when i sit under a tree
coz there's nothing else in the world like
fresh air to breathe

swing me, swing me
make me dance
i've never seen the arctic but i love that there's life over there
bring me, bring me
a new kind of life
with the leopard, the turtle, and the bell magpie

this is our planet that we all inhabit
let's save her tonight

credits

released May 28, 2021
written, composed & produced by sara nelson-gancz.
mastered by joe carra of crystal mastering.

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skybelly Melbourne, Australia

born under a full moon,
perfumed by jasmine & roses,
this long-legged damsel
is a one helluva hell raiser.
she's a librettist,
a space dust sorceress,
with love on her hands and blood in her heart.

✨🖤⚡️🦇🌙🎵🌞 ... more

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