Buddha Worm

Written and performed by Zach Sherwin. Directed by Ian Brownell. Beat by Soce the Elemental Wizard (http://www.socetew.com) Producers: Ian Brownell and Zach Sherwin. Editor: Ian Brownell. Worm designer and puppeteer: Emilie Faucher. Director of photography: Edward Slattery. Assistant camera: Peter Krieger. Key grip: Raj Kottamasu. Grips/swing: Sasha Goldberg & Harrison Simon. Audio recording, mixing, and mastering: Upryz. "BUDDHA WORM" One day I saw a worm on the sidewalk Making its little way across the pavement And I thought, "Man, it's gonna get stepped on on the concrete... I need to save it." So I took out a credit card And then a second credit card And used those to scoop the worm up To dump it in the grass in a nearby yard It started flailin', fidgetin' and twitchin', Pitchin' a conniption fit like it thought I was a pigeon. I watched it convulse and twist and thought, "What kind of pathetic defense is this? Honestly, has it ever occurred That a squirmin' worm has deterred a determined bird?" And I shook my head as it jerked and thrashed And then I set it down in the grass. So, I say "You're welcome, worm" - Both for moving you to safety And for letting you think your flopping scared me off Thus allowing you to escape me You musta felt like a bad mamma-jamma, kid, Tougher than Rambo in his bandanna did Worm, you're welcome for letting you believe You were the Jean-Claude Van Damme of the annelids. Oh! You're welcome, worm, you're welcome, worm. (x2) I was deep in these thoughts as I walked on Chuckling condescendingly And I didn't look both ways as I hit the crosswalk I just stepped out non-attentively and then SCREECH! I barely escaped being struck by a truck But I was hit with an epiphany: I had laughed at the worm thinking it could fight fate But could I control my destiny any differently? Till then I'd been thinking that I Was in a different league than the pink little guy But I now had more than an inkling that either of us Could be crushed in the blink of an eye Whether by a pair of Nikes or a bus Tomorrow isn't promised for either of us And although we're dissimilar, we're the same, too Then the truck honked, and I came to. And I say thank you, worm. You showed me humility. Yes, your vulnerability reminds me Of my mortality and fragility And now I'm doing what I can to rid Myself of an ego as big as a gigantic squid You enlightened me, worm, You are the Siddhartha Gautama of the annelids. Oh! I thank you, worm, I thank you, worm. (x2) [spoken] So that's basically the end of the song... But ladies, I will say that I am recently single... So here's a few takeaways for you. First of all, I'm kind and sensitive, I care about animals; Two, I'm deep and philosophical; And three, I have more than one credit card.