Ornithophobia a.k.a. The Cicada Song

from It Makes A Crunchy Noise E.P. by Laura Imbruglia

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One fine and rare yellow Monday, I went out walking
Came across a black prince and we started talking
He was so full of sap, he was an incredible boaster
Promised me he could find me a green grocer
Yet I received a boring brown, and it's getting me down

So when I die, I'm coming back as a cicada
I want to wake you in the morning when you're snoring
Your eyes are large and you remind me of my father
No, not a christmas beetle, reincarnate me as a cicada

If I get stuck, would you help me come out of my shell or watch me eaten alive by ants? Well you can go to hell!
Sure you can play with my placenta shell - it makes a crunchy noise!
But just make sure you don't crunch it while I'm still in it, boys
Because you'll break my exeskeleton parts but worst of all, you'll break my insect heart

Still when I die, I'll come back as a cicada
Please don't rip off my wings or I'll have to cry out of my third eye
Would insect arms break if I attempt to play guitar-a?
Although I'm fond of preying mantises, I'd rather be a cicada

For you, I would live underground for 17 years, encased in a shell
Eventually to climb above to see glorious light for merely 7 days before death...could be less if I'm consumed first by a mean and hungry bird.

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from It Makes A Crunchy Noise E.P., released September 1, 2003

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Laura Imbruglia Melbourne, Australia

Australian songwriter Laura Imbruglia has been releasing records since the early noughties, covering a range of genres from folk to throat-tearing punk, dark country, psychedelic rock and everything in between.

Laura’s fourth album “Scared Of You” (produced by Nick Huggins) was released 29 March 2019. ... more

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