Story Behind The Song
Dragonflies have always intrigued me ... so so very beautiful. But like an elusive lover, they come & go
and are actually predators. I tried to paint lyrical 'love' metaphor using the dragonfly, while maintaining a light feel to this gentle song.
Song Description
The lure & beauty of a dragonfly likened to an elusive lover ...
| Song Length |
3:11 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Pop - Dreampop |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Serene, Charming |
Subject |
Insects, Love at First Sight |
| Similar Artists |
Passenger, Iron & Wine |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Dragonfly
you dart you drop
you slow you stop
then linger aloft in midair
you flutter you flaunt
you dash and you daunt
I turn but you're no longer there!
you are so so very beautiful
you are so so so very beautiful
you are so so so so very beautiful
as you hurry by, I ... I ... oh why? dragonfly
I... I ... I ... oh why? dragonfly.
you flit you fly
you pass me by
then hover just a little too long
you shimmer, you shine
i mistake that you're mine
I reach out but you're already gone!
you are so so very beautiful
you are so so so very beautiful
you are so so so so very beautiful
as you hurry by, I ... I ... oh why? dragonfly
I... I ... I ... oh why? dragonfly.
do you bite, do you sting?
hide a thorn in your wing?
you seem dang'rous in your beautiful disguise ... dragonfly!
you are so so very beautiful
you are so so so very beautiful
you are so so so so very beautiful
as you hurry by, I ... I ... oh why? dragonfly
I... I ... I ... oh why? dragonfly.
c 2020 Marianne Kesler Cool Spirit Publishing (ASCAP)