Ian O'Dougherty - Stegosaurus lyrics

Across the world the birds arrive to settle The late Jura**ic conjured me and put me on the slate To graze and fade and remain within it The savannas of ferns that will turn to Colorado Where I'll one day be named official fossil of the state With plates over my spine, doubled and staggered Making the strangest of all constellations Behold the thagomizers at the end of my tail! Quadruple spikes float high behind But that's not all we are: a pebble, and a star, and a soul combined When predators appear at any hour Protection of this kind is necessary to survive We teach our offspring to pivot and swivel their bodies To swing what they've got in a fight Most of my days are devoid of complication The lifestyle of a herbivore is basic bad or good Eat, sleep, and defend; self-preservation is the priority Travel together And don't forget to keep the population up Reproduction is a must for dinokind But that's not all we are: a pebble, and a star, and a soul combined