Botanist - Tillandsia lyrics

From the mist The aerophyte drinks Trichomes gathering strength For a single monocarpic triumph Angios**m Bromeliaceae Anchored in the sky Behind swirling clouds A Gothic fortress of moss From its lichen parapets beat Leathery minion wings By blind eyes they fly On the strength of stormwinds Tillandsia's legacy they carry Allied to oak In cypress it confides Within its mossy bastions Aside arachnid swarms Ophidian phalanx awaits Impregnable fortress Tillandsia