Ant Song
Written and by Kristin Hersh; Performed by Throwing Muses
©1983 Published by Throwing Music (BMI)

This song is available on:
1982/1983 Demos


 



Multi-colored plastic spheres
Everything we want to know is in them
And we know it, and we know it
We're an ant

You have six left to build your ant house
You boy, no birthday
Oh!
Don't kill the ant
Don't watch it die
I'll tie the string and let it go sleep

All your balls of knowledge
But there's only one that's wisdom
It's the apple, pick the apple - not the bomb

You have six left to build your ant house
You boy, no birthday
Oh!
Don't kill the ant
Don't watch it die
I'll tie the string and let it go sleep

Stockpiled inside you
You're too tall
Oh gain your balance or you fall
You have six left to build your ant house
You boy, no birthday
Oh...

Don't kill the ant
Don't watch it die
I'll tie the string and let it choke


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