The Handsome Family - Caterpillars

Silvia was struck by lightning While reading in bed one night She left the windows open And the storm caught her by surprise For a day she laid here still as a stone Clipped to pumps and tubes Then out her window the street lights flashed And at last, her fingers moved She awoke to a cacophony Of electric radio waves Pulsing rays of energy Falling from outer space High and swaying towers Down in basements full of dust She could not escape the sterling Or the 60 cycle arm She moved on, tempted spectacles Several fur lion capes 3 pairs of velvet gloves A vain of dotted Swiss But all the earth's vibrations Still pounded through her ears So she packed a steamer trunk And flew a prop plane to Belize From there a log raft took her Over raging waterfalls Deep within uncharted jungle Where giant caterpillars crawl The spun their silk around her A cocoon between the trees And still she hangs there swinging Deep within the dripping leafs Keepin time with every rumble Every quiver of the earth And she slowly changes shape With the turning of the world