THE WEB & CXXXVI - Tales Of

Whispering in your ear... Third ’Extinct’ track. Dedicated to the Giant Earwig (Labidura herculanea). Music programmed by THE WEB; vocals written and performed by CXXXVI, Video by THE WEB & CXXXVI 2023 Lyrics (by CXXXVI) You whispered in my ear Secrets of your past Tales from Saint Helena You were the Constantine of your time Your empire of secret tunnels Hiding your treasures below ground You were a goliath in a shrinking world You were a shiny black diamond Rejuvenating the life blood To the mighty gumwood trees They named you after Hercules But your strength wasn’t your power Your power was your weirdness You were more than a Danish fairy-tale When Johan Christian Fabricius wrote about you in 1798 You thought the world forgot about you Until 1962 You were rediscovered just like an artists lost painting You shined on But come 1967 you were gone Permanently