Cover art for Butterfly by Adrianne Lenker
Jan. 9, 20141 viewer7K views

Butterfly Lyrics

Butterfly, butterfly burning up my only sky
This is your highway, this is your height
Never felt more far away than when I fly
My heart is a violin
And I feel my skin coming off of me again

Up, up, up, how I flew up, up
And forgot about the only things I knew of, oh
Oh my god, as I grew up, up, thought I knew you


Pulling up, getting down
This whole place is crazy town
Music bumping and the lights gone down
Never felt at home in any place I found

Oh, I live in a cold, white wind
And I feel the chill coming over me again

Up, up, up, how I grew up, up
And forgot about the only things I knew of, oh
Oh my god as I grew up, up
How I flew up, up
And the crowd went hush
And the wild wind shook

And my body was crushed by the loose window
Thought I knew you
Thought I knew you

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Release Date
January 9, 2014
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