The song shows the artist’s conflicting with a girl he thinks he likes, who is possibly trans or lesbian (butch). He tries to understand her and help her while figuring out his own feelings.
[Verse 1]
Oh no, there she goes, dressed up in daddy's clothes
Quick, while he's still away
Slip into his shoes, zip up them denim blues
Let yourself fade away
[Verse 2]
Walk to your front door, meet me by my old house
Wait there by the side
And I think I'm into you, but what am I into?
Girl, or are you a guy?
And I can't see us walking down the aisle
[Verse 3]
How does it look through other people's eyes?
How does it feel with someone else's thighs?
I just can't relate 'cause I don't feel the same
I am waiting, I am ready
I can't see us walking down the aisle
[Verse 4]
Crashing private parts, electric plastic skin
Truth is on the tongue, come on and slip it in
I just can't relate 'cause I don't feel the same
I am waiting, I am ready
[Outro]
Oh no, there she goes, dressed up in daddy's clothes
Quick, while he's still away
Slip into his shoes, zip up them denim blues
And let yourself fade away
Butch was written by Saint Motel.
Saint Motel released Butch on Tue Sep 08 2009.
A/J Jackson had this to say about the song:
Butch was a song that was not ready at the time when we first played it live but when we did, it just went very well and the audience was really excited about it.