End Credits

Behold The Butterfly!


I wish I had the HTML savvy to scroll my credits in Star Wars style, but alas, you'll have to read them in the old fashioned text-book way. All Songs Recorded on GarageBand.

Let the Purple
Words, Music, and Vocals - Eti
With input by the Creative Writing Workshop

Miss Blues's Child
Words - Langston Hugues
Music and Vocals - Eti


Life is Fine
Words - Langston Hugues Music and Vocals - Eti


Too Cowardly (To Be a Martyr)
Words, Music, and Vocals - Eti


Smoke
Words, Music, and Vocals - Eti


Daughter of G-d
Words, Music, and Vocals - Eti


Where Angels Stand
Words, Music, and Vocals - Eti


The Wholeness of a Broken Heart
Words, Music, and Vocals - Eti


6,000,000 Hearts
Words, Music, and Vocals - Eti

At this point, you are getting bored with the credits, they seem trite and repetitive, but stick with it and they'll get interesting.

Watermelon
Words, Music, and Vocals - Eti


Tiger
Words, Music, and Vocals - Eti
Sound Effects from YouTube


Bubble
Words, Music, and Vocals - Eti
Sound Effects from too many sites to remember


Holy
Words, Music, and Vocals - Eti


The Way I Am
Words, Music, and Vocals - Eti


So Far in2 the Dream
Words and Music - Eti
Vocals - Eti
Backing Vocals Guest - Rivka P.
Percussion - Rivka P.


Silent ALL These Years
Words and Music - Tori Amos
Vocals - Eti

You Can't Rely on Fingernails
Words, Music, and Vocals - Eti
Backing Vocals and Social Commentary - Rivka P.
With input by the Creative Writing Workshop

Iron Woman Revealed

Click on the Iron Woman Comic TM for a larger view. For a copy of this one-of-a-kind comic, send me a post. The first 10 posting people will get a free copy of Iron Woman's Autobiography "There's FE in the Feminist in me." If you look hard (or hardly look), there's an Iron Woman in every one of us.

Behold the Thank Yous

This album started out as a seed of inspiration from a friend who told me quote "I rocked" unquote. I thought about it and agreed and decided to pursue my dream. When you listen to these songs, I hope they reminds you that your words can change someone's life. Thank you for changing mine, T.

This album could not have been made without the silent encouragement and support of all of you. If your name is not listed, take comfort in the following: If your name starts with any of the following letters, I am thinking of you and grateful for your help. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z.



But really, it's hard to mention every single person who ever impacted my life, so please don't take it personally if your name is not mentioned. We're still cool, right????


My parents, Karen and Andy. Sue. Max. Bubby, Zaidy, Grandma. My Extended Family who shall not be listed individually in fear of offending a forgotten person. You know who you are.

Dee, Yael, Rivkah, and Shuie, my adopted family, who have given me a home, random nicknames, and hope.



My beloved friends who push me to go beyond myself, sometimes to my chagrin. Adriane, Shayna, Simone, Rivkah, Sarah, Elinor, Chavie, Shoshana, Sheva, Shprinza.


My powerful coworkers whose creativity never fails to amaze me.



Rivka P., your guest vocals (and comments) and percussion added a flavor I could never have added myself. Keep on Shining!



My mentors: Esme, Tori, Regina, Rachael, Frank, John, Mrs. E, Dr. E.



To the hypocrites, meanies, and self-righteous phonies, thank you for giving me such great material. Keep up the "good" work!



To the happy people at Sunny Foods Produce whose proud sponsorship of this album allowed me to sell out in style.



Viewers like You (and me), too cheap to send in money during the pledge drive.







If you are interested in obtaining a copy of Behold the Butterfly, post on this blog and I will get in touch with you.

Iron Woman

Iron Woman knows how to assert herself and get the job done. She is not afraid to take risks and try new experiences. She once even stepped out on a limb and hung out with AU, but quickly decided that shiny things aren't necessarily the best friends to have. Despite a world that pushes her to be polite and genteel, she is outspoken and tough. She has to be in order to fight The Stapler who resides at Pumple Monkey Dishwasher Mall and terrorizes the citizens with his office supplies. She steps in when no one will and saves the day. Sometimes she even lets other people take the credit for her good work. However, she is not bitter or passive-aggressive; she's aggressive-aggressive and lets people know when they've gotten on her bad side. She isn't afraid to be herself and let her spirit shine, even if no one understands or they would rather not know the truth. Iron Woman tries to be a role model to the little elements who are just figuring out what they are made of. She hopes that they know that having spiky hair, awesome muscles, and superpowers are not Anti-Feminine attributes and that being different makes her special. Iron Woman knows her grace and beauty stem from the garlands of words from her friends, and she is eternally grateful. She wishes she could let each of them know the superpowers they each process, but that's the kind of thing you have to discover on your own. Until the time that they find the little radioactive spider within, she watches with wonder at the mysterious world that she is determined to heal and braces herself for another encounter with The Stapler.

Let the Purple

Sad Mr. Somebody said to the sun
Can’t keep this creature,
cost me my arm
Patience was pretty, perfect, and polite
I was the desert, dead but full of life

Oh, let the purple open your eyes
danger looks empty caught in surprise
I've got another whisper to tell
boys are dancing ‘round the wishing well

Ashes would fall before dawn broke
and liars would speak truth in their throats
desire is the fickle daughter of lust
casting nets for halos is never enough

Oh, let the purple open your eyes
danger looks empty caught in surprise
I've got another whisper to tell
boys are dancing ‘round the wishing well

And the light begins anew
purple being born
dazzling, spinning, weeping
no need for body’s warmth
but the mind, can’t survive
without the beating heart
you will find souls allied
by the colors we become

Oh, let the purple open your eyes
danger looks empty caught in surprise
I've got another whisper to tell
boys are dancing ‘round the wishing well

Miss Blues's Child

Written By Langston Hughes

If the blues would let me,
L-rd knows I would smile.
If the blues would let me,
I would smile, smile, smile.
Instead of that I am cryin'
I must be Miss Blues's child.

You were my moon up in the sky
At night time my wishing star.
I love you, oh, I love you so
But you have gone so far!
Now my days are lonely,
And night-time drives me wild.
In my heart I'm crying,
I'm just Miss Blues's child!

Life is Fine

Written by Langston Hughes

I went down to the river,
I set down on the bank.
I tried to think but couldn't,
So I jumped in and sank.

I came up once and hollered!
I came up twice and cried!
If that water hadn't a-been so cold
I might've sunk and died.

But it was cold in that water!
It was cold!

I took the elevator
Sixteen floors above the ground.
I thought about my baby
And thought I would jump down.

I stood there and I hollered!
I stood there and I cried!
If it hadn't a-been so high
I might've jumped and died.

But it was High up there!
It was high!

So since I'm still here livin',
I guess I will live on.
I could've died for love—
But for livin' I was born
And though you may hear me holler,
And you may see me cry—
I'll be dogged, sweet baby,
If you gonna see me die.

Life is fine! Fine as wine! Life is fine!