This song is about a heartbreak. Wheeler describes how she’s alone now, drifting like a butterfly, not being able to talk about her emotions, even though she knows what she wants to say.
[Verse 1]
You've stolen my heart and I want you to remember
Now what'll I do? living alone
You've stolen my heart and it hurts me to remember
Now where'll I go to? living alone
[Chorus]
And a butterfly in the wind is drifting like I do
It's dumb - I know what I want to say
But I can't even take one breath
[Verse 2]
As night falls I hear voices on the radio
(ooh) I'll follow their dreams
And wake up alone
[Outro]
And a butterfly in the wind is drifting like I do
It's dumb - I know what I want to say
But I can't even take one breath
So now still burning silently away
A storm without the thunder
Homeward was written by Harriet Wheeler & David Gavurin.
Homeward was produced by Harriet Wheeler & David Gavurin.
The Sundays released Homeward on Tue Sep 23 1997.