You could flap you wings a thousand miles away
Butterfly
A laughing salesman sings
His world so far away
Butterfly
Butterfly
You could take the storm away forever every day
Cause you're mine
And I don't know what to say
You could let my smile disappear for a year
Cause you're mine
That's the only way I like it to be
Butterfly
Now we get to the best part
It happens all the time, telling me all your lies
You get your kicks from seeing me on the floor
Tied to your bed
Tied to the things you said
Butterfly coming back
Butterfly coming back
Butterfly
Butterfly
A laughing salesman sings
His world so far away
Butterfly
Cause you're mine
And I don't know what to say
You could let my smile disappear for a year
Cause you're mine
That's the only way I like it to be
It happens all the time, telling me all your lies
You get your kicks from seeing me on the floor
Tied to your bed
Tied to the things you said
Butterfly coming back
Butterfly coming back
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I find it hard to believe nobody's commented on this song — easily one of The Verve's finest.
Not sure about the lyrics though, maybe a reference to the butterfly effect? The opening line seems to suggest that anyway.
Either way, killer song, killer guitar riff. If you can call it a riff… more of a cavernous roar… now if I could only find a tab…