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Caterpillars Crawl
SA, piano - SEA-012-01 - $1.95/copy4 minutes - ME
A thoughtful and humorous look at the difficult and slightly scary process of "going out on a limb," with clever, down-to-earth lyrics and amusing text painting. Though flight might be the ultimate goal, this song concludes with both hope and uncertainty, with only the piano's exuberant arpeggios suggesting that this metamorphosis might be worth taking a risk.
Caterpillars Crawl - Score
Caterpillars Crawl
Caterpillars crawl and that's okay for them.
It gets them where they need to go and keeps them slim.
They inch along and roll around,
And pretty much stay on the ground,
And from a very early age they learn to blend right in.
And like I said, that's okay for them.
Caterpillars crawl and that's okay for them.
They rarely think beyond their local flower stem.
Upon their bellies day and night,
They do not often dream of flight.
They live their caterpillar lives and munch on blades of grass.
And like I said, that's okay for them.
Caterpillars crawl and that's okay for them.
Except for some who take a lonely interim.
To search their caterpillar souls,
Embrace a different set of goals,
And nurture what they have inside in hopes of finding more.
And, so to speak, go out on a limb.
Copyright 1996 by Elizabeth Alexander.
Caterpillars crawl and that's okay for them.
It gets them where they need to go and keeps them slim.
They inch along and roll around,
And pretty much stay on the ground,
And from a very early age they learn to blend right in.
And like I said, that's okay for them.
Caterpillars crawl and that's okay for them.
They rarely think beyond their local flower stem.
Upon their bellies day and night,
They do not often dream of flight.
They live their caterpillar lives and munch on blades of grass.
And like I said, that's okay for them.
Caterpillars crawl and that's okay for them.
Except for some who take a lonely interim.
To search their caterpillar souls,
Embrace a different set of goals,
And nurture what they have inside in hopes of finding more.
And, so to speak, go out on a limb.
Copyright 1996 by Elizabeth Alexander.
Caterpillars Crawl - score
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