Butterflies

Butterflies
By: Whitney Wolanin
2009 White Island Music, ASCAP

Verse 1:
I was sitting here on my bed
Flippin’ through the pages
Of my heart’s memory
Thinking of all the misleading words you said
But your silence was key

I walk around the room aimlessly
Pull the drapes closed
on the fickle sun
And I look for the scars
you left on me
And their fading hasn’t begun
Does this mean you won

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Seconds that passed so slowly
Months gone they sped right by me
Yet the spell you have upon me
Still lingers

Help me I want you nearby
Save me and tell me goodbye
To my own self I must lie
Cause I don’t want your butterflies
But my body won’t comply

Verse 2:
I don’t need the past to reminisce
Cause you haven’t slipped far away
You didn’t leave me with a departing kiss
Just ones to try and make my heart stay

You like the power
of keeping me close
When you’re not really sure
what you want
Frequent flattery in a small dose
But my smile is just a front
Is this really what you want

Chorus


I’m 700 miles away
But I still feel you here
And every time
Your toll I’ll pay
A little bit more
Dignity

Chorus