Joining late (how is it halfway through February already?) and it’s been a while FAWMers since I was here. Technically I wrote this song on 30 Jan but in the last week I changed the structure of it and tweaked some of the lyrics so I’m claiming it as a February song. This was written in answer to a song challenge prompt from Nicole Colbeck in the Little Acorn Songwriters Block group. The challenge was to pick an insect, an adjective, a location/destination and write a song without using the word “the”.
Just an ant
I’m just an ant
Carrying my load of heavy objects
Struggling with all those heavy things
I always said I’d never do
That went out a window
When I laid eyes on you
Still an ant
Three left feet and mindless occupation
Means I never qualify
To dance on tiptoe
Laughing in your arms
Life would be so easy
If I just had more charms
Damn those butterflies
Wings of twice their size
Won’t lift me to those heights
But I am here to stay
While they’ll be gone in days
I’ll be your guiding light
They say ants
Never take a breath to share their feelings
And living in a colony you’d
Feel like drowning under
All that earth
I can lift that weight for you
For what it’s worth
Just an ant
Diligent in meeting expectations
Focusing my energies
On finding things that
Nurture your soul
making you happy
Has always been my goal
damn those butterflies
Wings of twice their size
Won’t lift me to their heights
But I am here to stay
While they’ll be gone in days
I’ll be your guiding light
Instrumental verse
Damn those butterflies
Wings of twice their size
Won’t lift them to your heights
they’ll be gone in days
But I am here to stay
You are my guiding light
I’m just an ant
Carrying this load of heavy objects
Lifting up all your heavy things
To see your smile so sweet and true
Everytime I lay eyes
On you
On you
When I lay eyes on you.
@downburst Mar 2022
Still doing butterflies, eh? It's great to see you (and hear you). This is a lovely song, light even though there's some weight there.
@arthurrossi Feb 2022
Excellently written lyrics with a powerful metaphorical imagery, with a beautiful sentiment. The chorus is very memorable. Awesome tune and lovely vocal delivery!
@blindkiwi Feb 2022
And you have hit the ground running. Love the metaphor here. Them flashy butterflies never hang around :) Sweet song.