Name: Cinnabar
Duration: P00H03M14S
Description: The Cinnabar (Tyria Jacobaeae): A brightly coloured moth found in the wasteland behind my childhood home, whose population has dropped 80% since then.

Cinnabar

from Empty Nest by Serious Child

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The Cinnabar (Tyria Jacobaeae): A brightly coloured moth found in the wasteland behind my childhood home, whose population has dropped 80% since then.

lyrics

Cinnabar, when you were young
You used to make me laugh
Now I find, you've changed into
A sweet vermillion moth

I was the way that small boys are
Kept caterpillars in a jar
Furry socks of gold and black
Gave my mother a heart attack

Cinnabar, when you were young
You used to make me laugh
Now I find, you've changed into
A sweet vermillion moth

I punctured air holes in the lid
Put stalks of ragwort in for food
Like every kid I cared a lot
Watched awhile and then forgot

Cinnabar, when you were young
You used to make me laugh
Now I find, you've changed into
A sweet vermillion moth

You had the sense to fly away
And leave the boys to fight and play
I never thought you'd go so far

Cinnabar, when you were young
You used to make me laugh
Now I find, you've changed into
A sweet vermillion moth

Oh Cinnabar, Oh Cinnabar
Now I find, you've changed, you've chan

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from Empty Nest, released June 22, 2018
Words & Music – Alan Young

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Roots songwriter from the West Sussex woods

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