The song “Butterfly Boy” by the duo Balu Brigada marks the end of your debut album Portal.
Reflecting about the feelings after a breakup, how complex these feelings can be, how rewarding in a way, and the urgency of keeping the memories of a past relationship.
[Verse 1]
And it goes from a one to one hundred
Hit a nerve and it's spiraling all out of control
And it's hard to let it go
It comes with the territory
The vulnerability feels like an ocean
So cold when you're making it down into the deep
Then it's ten thousands degrees
[Pre-Chorus]
And here it comes again
And there's nothing you can do
Because it's nothing that you did
Ooh, just let me catch my breath
I don't think what I heard was what you said
[Chorus]
Maybe every time I let it cut so deep
It's waking up a part of me that I wanted to feel (To feel, to feel)
Maybe it's part of the deal (Part of the deal)
Maybe this is something that'll hold me down, or
Maybe it's a superpower, but it's for real (For real, for real)
Is that a part of the deal?
Is that a part of the deal?
Is that a part of the deal?
[Verse 2]
And it's better to feel something than nothing
But the fragility is killing me with
Skin thinner than a butterfly
Mood swinging with the changing tides again
[Pre-Chorus]
And there's nothing you can do
Because it's nothing that you did
Ooh, just let me catch my breath
I don't think what I heard was what you said
[Chorus]
Maybe every time I let it cut so deep
It's waking up a part of me that I wanted to feel (To feel, to feel)
Maybe it's part of the deal (Part of the deal)
Maybe this is something that'll hold me down, or
Maybe it's a superpower, but it's for real (For real, for real)
Is that a part of the deal?
Is that a part of the deal?
Is that a part of the deal?
[Outro]
Maybe it's part of the deal
Beside me, I'll be there quietly
Oh, I want the best for you, you know that I do
Remember the time we sat on the beach
Your head in your hands, it was special to me
Didn't say a lot, but I knew it was true
The secrets you keep, I'm keeping them too
You know that I do, I keep 'em for you
The memories made are too much to lose
I hope that you do remember them too
I hope that you do, I hope that you do
Butterfly Boy was written by Henry Beasley & Pierre Beasley.
Butterfly Boy was produced by Henry Beasley & Pierre Beasley.
Balu-brigada released Butterfly Boy on Fri Aug 29 2025.