Butterfly In Reverse Lyrics
They took a lot of time getting it right on this girl
I said Maryann you’re better than the world
They did a lot of things right on this girl
I had a lot of girlfriends
I should have known them
Click your heels and count back from three
And do you want to go back
You should have known that
The butterfly in reverse here is me
Maryann you’re better than the world
They took a lot of time getting it right on this girl
I said Maryann you’re better than the world
They did a lot of things right on this girl
So where’d you want to go to
With nothing beside you
But webbing and curfews and rain
And everything that hurts you
Gets stuffed up inside you
Like butterflies with wings
Or other perfect things
We go swimming in the sunshine
Dangling from clotheslines
Seperate and fall into me
And did you ever see me
Me absolutely
Me but all you but still me
Maryann you’re better than the world
They took a lot of time getting it right on this girl
I said Maryann you’re better than the world
They did a lot of things right on this girl
They did a lot of things right on this girl
I can't get enough of this song. Their voices (Duritz' and Adams') the soaring harmonies and strings... it's such a truly unique song that pulls my entire being around. It stretches me in so many ways. I suggest anyone listening to this song... it's incredible.
durit'z and adam's? you mean adam duritz'? yeah, this song is great
i think he means adam DURITZ, and ryan ADAMS...
I agree with destructedstar. This song is just lovely. It's just about looking back on the happy memories you had with someone you loved. Nostalgic stuff.
- SHE (I'm a she...)
This song is about actress Mary Louise Parker.
why would he say maryann if it was about a girl named mary? and where's your evidence to back it up? anyhu, i just love this song, it's a great one to song along too again and i think the saying she's better than the world is just so friggin sweet.
well idk, he was dating her, right?
I read on imdb that it's about mary louise parker, think that they wouldn't just make it up ;)
So for me this song is about a girl who was "brought up right," loved and respected, appropriately sheltered and shown manners and niceties. The singer admires her deeply for this. He had fun with her and enjoyed being with her and playing in her perfect world, but for him that was all it was. He knew he didn't quite belong there. I think he sees her as naive. Not insensitive or selfish, just that from her perfect sheltered perspective she could never truly "see" and understand him and his imperfections. Didn't diminish his admiration for her though. Love this song right now! But I seem to see it as a movie montage from the 70s :-).