Cicada Party

C to the I C A D A
The ground is warm enough for the coming out party
It's time to play and stay out all night
Everybody screaming and shouting as we take flight

Breaking out of my shell to yell out to the world
I'm finally here so watch my wings unfurl
Everything that I see fills my soul with wonder
More grand than what I knew when I was down under

When I was underground with no body around me
And not a single sound lonely thoughts crept in
What will I do, what will I become
How do I do anything, what if I get it all wrong

For 17 years alone with my fears
No peers ever appeared, my hope disappeared
I turned my personal hell into a shell to protect me
No one could get close, no one could reject me

I got used to it. Thought I was just fine
Thought I could go alone with just minding my own
Business
But something kept pinching at me

From the back of my mind I could imagine a time
When I was just flying in the warmth of the sun
And there was everyone who was just like me
who couldn't wait to see everything and everyone

It took a little while, 17 years to the day
But it's time to break out, my time to party
The warmth is all around me, my shell is getting soft
Time to crawl up to the world, it's my time to cast off

Climb to the highest spot and look out at the sky
Spread out my new wings

And just fly