Armadillo Pt. I

Armadillos meaning "little armored ones" in Spanish are New World placental mammals in the order Cingulata. The Chlamyphoridae and Dasypodidae are the only surviving families in the order, which is part of the superorder Xenarthra along with the anteaters and sloths. Nine extinct genera and twenty-one extant species of armadillo have been described some of which are distinguished by the number of bands on their armor. All species are native to the Americas where they inhabit a variety of different environments.

Carry an armor

Roll into a ball

Digg down into the grown

And crawl so that he'll never fall

Feels like a charmer, but

He's a self-harmer

Cause watching life from a distance

Is belittling and small

You gotta stand tall

Armadillos are solitary animals that do not share their burrows with other adults

Stand together with us all

It takes a village

Then it takes a goal

First you raise a child

And then you try and rise the soul

Once quite the charmer

Now he's a self-harmer

Cause watching life from a distance

Is belittling and small

You gotta stand tall

Stand together with us all

And you gotta take a chance

Take leap of faith & dance

Better wear your heart on your sleeve

Cause love is all around for you to receive

And it only takes one to dance

But two to tango so get ready for romance

One love to rule them

One love to find them

One love to bring them all

And in the darkness bind them

One love to rule them all

One love to find them

One love for spring and fall

With starkness to unblind them

One love to rule them

One love to find them

One love to bring them all

And in the darkness bind them

One love to rule them all

One love to find them

One love for spring and fall

With starkness to unblind them

Gotta take a chance

Take leap of faith & dance