Ballad for a Pterosaur

from Collected Demos by nearer:breath

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She's up there, flying over dinosaurs
Nature tells her exactly what her wings are for
Not much can reach her
Some look up to see her
Maybe a Spinosaurus will eat her

But she wakes up with the sun
Jumps from a cliff and opens up her arms
And high above
She sees them running, chasing, feeding, and loving
And everything might be gone tomorrow

She was flying over 200 million years ago
Her vision was acute and she had claws on her toes
The ocean so vast
watching for fish
Keepin an eye out for the Suchomimus

And she goes *noise*
And she goes *noise*
And she goes on
Soon she might be gone

She'd never suspect that she wouldn't last
Still happy as long as she could see the sunrise through the ash
And maybe she'll be okay
Maybe she won't have to change
Maybe she'll still get eaten

She wakes up with the sun
As it grows darker
As the air grows cold
And far, far above
She sees them slowing, starving, scared, and dying
And everything might be gone
Yeah everything might be gone
Tomorrow

And she goes on
And she goes on

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from Collected Demos, released June 29, 2012
Written by Lau in lieu of an assignment for her art history seminar, 2009.

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