Name: We Need a Little Cryptid
Duration: P00H02M22S
Description: I suppose that *technically* cryptids—or cryptozoological creatures—are distinct from fairies and brownies and such; the former are ostensibly native denizens of our world, while the latter come from some other plane of existence. But that would probably be overthinking it.

We Need a Little Cryptid

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I suppose that *technically* cryptids—or cryptozoological creatures—are distinct from fairies and brownies and such; the former are ostensibly native denizens of our world, while the latter come from some other plane of existence. But that would probably be overthinking it.

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Put out some honey!
Sweet cream, warm bread to tempt a tiny friend
Clear out a cupboard!
Some fear the fae but I say come again now!

For we need a little cryptid right this very minute
Brownies in the window, fair folk at the spinet
Yes, we need a little cryptid right this very minute
Normal company has gotten old; I don’t even need a pot of gold

Cast out the iron!
Get the Teflon pans endorsed by Emeril
Don’t leave them doll clothes
They’ll be hurt and make their stay ephemeral now

For these years have felt like decades; I’ve grown a little weary
So never mind zoologists who don’t accept my theories
I know the truth is out there; believing makes me cheery
I need a little cryptid now

Put out some honey!
Try to tempt a friend who’s really mystical
Roll out the carpet!
We can pander if it’s egotistical now

For we need a little music, not a long polemic
Need a break from problems that are awfully systemic
Who cares that it’s implausible and hardly academic
We need a little cryptid now

Yes, we need a little cryptid right this very minute
Brownies in the window, fair folk at the spinet
Yes, we need a little cryptid right this very minute
We need a little cryptid now!

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from We Need a Little Cryptid, released December 2, 2022

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Stevonnie Ross (they/them) is yet another geeky, ukulele-playing, folk/pop singer/songwriter.

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