Ruby Fields' first track from her album Dinosaurs is a song that questions why you lose the innocent bravery from your childhood. Reflecting on the innocence of her younger years is both a comforting and an unsettling feeling. Triple J talks about the track ‘the song hits with pangs of reflective n...
[Verse 1]
I'm scared of huntsmans, even though they're harmless
I don't like their numerous legs and find their eyes quite charmless
I'm scared of falling, not the jump, just the landing
A parachute is fine long as I still end up standing
[Chorus]
And I always think of when I was little
And all of the things I chose to love instead
I used to love dinosaurs when I was a kid
I wasn't afraid, I was brave and courageous with everything I did
[Verse 2]
I'm scared of the fact
I've been to more funerals in my life than weddings
Yeah, I've lost some close mates of mine
And I'm scared of surfing, held underwater choking
Am I tryin' to impress you? Is it workin' actin' blokey?
[Chorus]
And I always think of when I was little
And all of the things I chose to love instead
I used to love dinosaurs when I was a kid
I wasn't afraid, I was brave and courageous with everything I did
[Bridge]
Ooh, oh
Ooh, oh
[Chorus]
I used to love dinosaurs when I was a kid
I wasn't afraid, I was brave and courageous with everything I did
[Outro]
And I feel like a loser
I've forgotten how to imagine and pretend
So I'll just watch Jurassic Park for the fiftieth time
Avoiding plans I've made with my own friends
Dinosaurs was written by Chris Collins & Ruby Fields.
Dinosaurs was produced by Chris Collins.
Ruby Fields released Dinosaurs on Tue Sep 18 2018.
“It’s about introducing yourself to fear as a kid. Before we were afraid of simple and complex things and when you still thought of a T. Rex as a toy instead of a vicious carnivore, ya know?”