This song is based off of the ancient Greek belief that when a human dies, their soul possesses a butterfly, and they become free.
[Verse 1]
Sang a lullaby to a butterfly
Child's wide brown eyes, secrets inside
She said, "When I die, become a butterfly
You can flutter and colour in meadows and hills
[Pre-Chorus]
Beauty gave me the chills
Flyin' on your own, then a thousand mourn
Thousand souls swarmin', thousands were performin'."
[Chorus 1]
Bright white, emerald green
Silk blue, sailin' seas
And the spotted wings
Go, go blow in the wind
Bright white, emerald green
Silk blue, sailin' seas
And the spotted wing
Go, go blow in the wind
Go, go, go, go blow in the wind
[Verse 2]
In their old house, from a lover's mouth
He kept feathered in behind the bamboo screen
She said, "When he died, became a butterfly
He was flutterin', colourin' meadows and hills
[Pre-Chorus]
Beauty gave us the chills
Flyin' on your own, then a thousand mourn
Thousand souls swarmin', thousands were performin'
Thousand souls swarmin', thousands were performin'."
[Chorus]
Bright white, emerald green
Silk blue, sailin' seas
And the spotted wings
Go, go blow in the wind
Bright white, emerald green
Silk blue, sailin' seas
And the spotted wing
Go, go blow in the wind
Go, go
Butterflies was written by Little Dragon.
Butterflies was produced by Little Dragon.
Little Dragon released Butterflies on Fri Apr 14 2017.