Una Idea

from Departures EP by Karikatura

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lyrics

I was sitting outside an old cafe on Third Avenue when I saw him
A frail old man
Something in his hand smelled like dead dry leaves in autumn
Approached slow
He spoke low and pressed his left thumb against my head
And as he pushed right through into my brain I retained a phrase he said

Una semilla
Solo falta una semilla
Para una idea para crecer
Una semilla
Con el sol y la agua
Somos una selva lista para florecer

As I walked away I felt a change
The words kept racing through my mind
I was exploding with ideas to share with each stranger I could find
From the hole in my skull grew a spiney thing, a twirling length of vine
And it pierced right through each passerby who listened to these lines

Una semilla
Solo falta una semilla
Para una idea para crecer
Una semilla
Con el sol y la agua
Somos una selva lista para florecer

And oh
The vegetation penetrated all I know
All the politicos and priests, the criminals
Police were swallowed whole
And NYC somehow became a saner place to be
When all was leveled by the vines and over time became a new geography
Oh what a dream

Una semilla
Solo falta una semilla
Para una idea para crecer
Una semilla
Con el sol y la agua
Somos una selva lista para florecer

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from Departures EP, released March 17, 2012

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Karikatura Brooklyn, New York

Karikatura makes life-affirming, body-shaking music that moves people around the world. While the band has toured everywhere from Japan to Brazil, New York City is home. With bright horns, socially conscious lyrics and booty-bouncing beats, Karikatura delivers real songs that transcend style and genre. ... more