Tardigrades (also known as water bears) are micro animals who live in water. They are thought to be indestructible, despite only living short lives. The singer wishes he could be indestructible like them, so he could have the security to live his life.
[Verse 1]
If I were a tardigrade I'd move out from home
Why live in the shrubbery when you could have a throne?
Pressure wouldn't squash me and fire couldn't burn
These are the things that I never will learn
These are
The things
I never will learn...
[Refrain 1]
Lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai lai
Lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai
[Verse 2]
I live in the shrubbery, for that's all I crave (Ah ha)
I don't want these excitements to see me to my grave (Ah ha)
I can live life in vacuums for years with no drink (Ah ha)
And put up with hardships more than you can think
And put up
With hardships more than you can think...
[Refrain 1]
Lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai lai
Lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai
[Bridge]
If I shed all my liquid and let myself dry out
I'll shrivel and sleep for some 15-odd years
I'd wake up, come water, and get on with living
With time in my pocket to pass by the day
(Singing)
[Verse 3]
If I were a tardigrade I'd move out from home (Ah ha)
Why live in the shrubbery when you could have a throne? (Ah ha)
Pressure wouldn't squash me and fire couldn't burn (Ah ha)
These are the things that I will never learn
These are
The things
I never will learn...
[Refrain 1]
Lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai lai
Lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai
[Refrain 2]
Lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai lai
Lai, lai-lai lai-lai, lai-lai lai-lai...
[Outro]
For I am a tardigrade (Ah ha)
And I'll stay at home (Ah ha)
I'd not trade it for anything (Ah ha)
Not a knife, a cup, or a throne (Woo ooh, ooh ooh ooh) (Ah ha)
Well, all I want is my shrubbery (Ah ha)
And my little patch of moss (Ah ha)
With my whisky in the cabinet (Ah ha)
And my feet all clothed in socks
And my feet
Clothed in socks...
[Refrain 1]
Lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai lai
Lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai
[Refrain 1]
Lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai lai
Lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai, lai-lai-lai-lai lai lai
Tardigrade Song was written by Cosmo Sheldrake.
Tardigrade Song was produced by Cosmo Sheldrake.
Cosmo Sheldrake released Tardigrade Song on Mon Apr 06 2015.