The Thing About Bats
Unveiling Truths: The Surprising World of Bats Revealed in Song
Lyrics
Well I'm a bat you've probably heard that we are scary things,
Introducing the speaker as a bat and addressing common perceptions that bats are scary.
But I'm just like you four fingers two thumbs but mine are attached to wings,
Highlighting the similarities between bats and humans despite the wings.
You've probably seen me flying around in films about Halloween,
Referencing the portrayal of bats in Halloween-related movies.
I may look like a bird but that's absurd I'm a mammal and so you see
Clarifying that despite resembling birds, bats are mammals.
The thing about bats,
Introducing the central theme: misconceptions about bats.
Is quite a lot of the facts you think you know,
Expressing that common knowledge about bats is often incorrect.
Well they're probably wrong,
Stressing the likelihood of misinformation about bats.
That's why I'm singing this song The thing about bats,
Reiterating the purpose of the song, to correct misconceptions about bats.
Is quite a lot of the facts you think you know,
Continuing the theme of correcting misconceptions.
Well they're probably wrong,
Reiterating the idea that common beliefs about bats are probably wrong.
That's why I'm singing this song
Emphasizing the motivation behind singing the song, to educate about bats.
Well let me get the record straight,
Expressing a desire to clear up misunderstandings about bats.
I don't want to fly in your hair,
Rejecting the stereotype that bats want to fly into people's hair.
I've got places to be and people see what good would I do in there?
Explaining the impracticality of flying in someone's hair and stating the speaker's purpose.
And one more thing,
Introducing another misconception about bats.
Only vampire bats drink blood,
Clarifying that only vampire bats drink blood.
If I wanna eat a tasty treat, fruit and flies are good
Explaining the speaker's preference for fruit and flies as food.
The thing about bats,
Repeating the central theme, emphasizing the prevalence of misconceptions about bats.
Is quite a lot of the facts you think you know,
Reiterating that common beliefs about bats are likely incorrect.
Well they're probably wrong,
Emphasizing the need to correct these misconceptions through the song.
That's why I'm singing this song The thing about bats
Restating the purpose of the song, emphasizing the prevalence of misinformation about bats.
There are over five hundred species of bat,
Providing a factual detail about the number of bat species.
Come on be honest with me, I better you didn't know that,
Challenging the listener's knowledge about the diversity of bat species.
You may have heard of the saying as blind as a bat,
Addressing the common saying "as blind as a bat" and correcting the misconception about bat vision.
But we can see perfectly well,
Revealing that bats can see well despite the saying.
I bet you didn't know that,
Challenging the listener's knowledge about bat vision again.
We live in caves, under bridges and in trees,
Listing various places where bats live, dispelling the notion that they only inhabit caves.
In mines and in bushes, some tiny bats can live on leaves,
Providing specific examples of bat habitats.
I know, we've been misunderstood,
Expressing the feeling of being misunderstood as a species.
But we're just another animal not bad or good
Asserting that bats are neither inherently good nor bad, just another species.
The thing about bats,
Repeating the central theme, highlighting the prevalence of misconceptions about bats.
Is quite a lot of the facts you think you know,
Reiterating that common beliefs about bats are likely incorrect.
Well they're probably wrong,
Emphasizing the need to correct these misconceptions through the song.
That's why I'm singing this song The thing about bats
Restating the purpose of the song, emphasizing the prevalence of misinformation about bats.
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