Butterfly Caught Lyrics
Weightless falls
Honeysuckle
Strangers
Strange this
Light from pages
Paper thin thing
Protected by the naked eye
Pearly sunrise
Nearly worn
Kneeling like a supplicant
[Hook]
Darkened skin
Afraid to see
Radiate
Open lips
Keep smiling for me
Darkened skin
Afraid to see
Radiate
Open lips
Keep smiling for me
Weightless cool honeysuckle
Fair skin
Freckles
Uncut teeth
Tranquil eyes
Bite my lips
Bite my lips
Under your feet
About
Released on 16th June 2003 as the second single from 100th Window, the track features vocals from Robert ‘3D’ Del Naja.
The cryptic lyrics cover the topic of fake friends, and their endless attempts to find dirt on you, hence the phrase “to catch a butterfly”, to trap something beautiful such as a person’s personality, and turn it in to something ugly.
Q&A
Find answers to frequently asked questions about the song and explore its deeper meaning
Neil Davidige on how the bassline was created [Sound On Sound Magazine – April 2003]"
We pitched it [3D’s vocal] around, put it through Rectified and various other plug-ins to create that texture, and then edited that to create the bass line.
3D on the violin in Butterfly Caught [Humo Magazine – March 2003]:
What I like about the violin in Butterfly Caught is that it is so non-definable; it sounds both oriental and western at the same time, as though it originated in Istanbul, when the Bosporus was still the limit between East and West.
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