Butterfly Tears
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Liner Notes:
Last week, The Songwrite Inn (on Facebook) posted a picture to inspire a song title. This song was born from that post.
Lyrics:
Butterfly Tears
(c) 2019 Deanna Sweidel
I wrapped myself inside these wings
To hide
Just hide
Secluded from the pain life brings
I tried
I tried
No beautiful transformation
Comes out of self damnation
Just heartache and frustration
And I cry, I cry these
Butterfly tears
Fly away
Fly away
Take all of my fears
And the pain of these years
Oh won't you
Fly away
Fly away with my
Butterfly tears
I wrapped myself inside these wings
And cried
Just cried
Secluded from the pain life brings
No pride
No pride
No beautiful transformation
Comes out of self damnation
Just heartache and frustration
And I cry, I cry these
Butterfly tears
Fly away
Fly away
Take all of my fears
And the pain of these years
Oh won't you
Fly away
Fly away with my
Butterfly tears
I opened up my damaged wings
I flied
Just flied
I left behind the pain life brings
In stride
In stride
My beautiful transformation
Came out of self damnation
From heartache and frustration
When I shed, I shed these
Butterfly tears
Fly away
Fly away
Take all of my fears
And the pain of these years
Oh won't you
Fly away
Fly away with my
Butterfly tears
Take all of my fears
And the pain of these years
Oh won't you
Fly away
Fly away with my
Butterfly tears
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Comments
such a lovely title. i can almost see the song... the hurt of it floating away from the tree like a butterfly,
Wow, Deanna... this is incredible. Great imagery and wonderful unpacking of the theme.
The repetition gives your lyrics a nice syncopated rhythm and almost a sense of urgency and desire. Well done hun!
Love the rhymes self condemnation and transformation!
Deanna, this is simply gorgeous. I've seen the picture in question and your words describe it perfectly. May I have a go at putting music to this please
Lovely rhythm to the lyrics, and I love the way the butterfly tears are seen as a form of transformation. Beautifully constructed.
Emotional stuff, told in an economy of words and images. Nice job crafting words that are somehow simultaneously both sad and uplifting!
Very beautiful lyrics, sad, gentle yet strong.
Nadia