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Small and Pretty

Nat Allister
A review of "Dragonfly" by Christina Cantalini
Written January 6th, 2017, 10:09 am by

Nat Allister FROM Fox & Beggar Theater Inc.

SongLadder Editor
Christina Cantalini delivers a soulful testament of courage, confidence and healing in her song “Dragonfly." The song is supported by a slow instrumental accompaniment with a Nashville-style sessions sound (electric guitar, drums, bass). The song appears to play on themes of the tiny, the colorful, and the unique (dragonflies, jelly beans) as metaphors of self-expression; not necessarily the most powerful or fierce things in the world, but Christina doesn't seem to care about being large and in charge. Instead, she paints herself as a tiny, delicate, beautiful, and free...with the entire sky as her home. She sings of recovery from a controlling or possibly abusive former partner, ready to take to the air and soar. Dragonflies go screeching by My open window pane Watching all their silhouettes Everyone looks the same I wish, I wish, I wish I could soar Jelly beans go crashing down All the colors fill the ground Scattering like rainbows It’s a feeling we all know I wish, I wish, I wish I could soar My arms open wide I soar, I’ll take to the sky You’ll never bring me down again Cause I’m a dragonfly I’ve learned to hide I’m taking my time again I sigh, I think I’m finally on the mend I breathe, I breathe, then breathe again. But I soar, my arms open wide I soar, I’ll take to the sky You’ll never bring me down again Cause I’m a dragonfly I'd like to show you just what I'm made of I'd like to prove it to myself A little rust still hangs on my doorway But I trust it'll be OK.

"Dragonfly" would be an excellent theme song for

A rainy day

I would add "Dragonfly" to a playlist called

Songs of Hope

The most impressive instrumental/vocal performance in this recording is

Christina's Vocals

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