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Papillon

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Bye, bye butterfly
I get a little outta control
You mind your mama-
Else she gonna swallow you whole

Infect me, protect me-
She gonna resurrect me, I know
Cuz baby, I'm livin from dime to dime
If down is up-
I think i'll be doin alright, tonight

And I roll and it feels good- around
I got sold- for nuthin as it seems
Infect me, protect me-
She gonna resurrect me, I know

Bye, bye, butterfly
I get a little outta control
Cause when the moon done
Get snuffed out
On your knees, you gonna see the sun
Cut down

Neglect me, select me
She gonna disconnect me, I know

And I roll....

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foxyurchin On May 14, 2004

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2004-05-14 10:23:51

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by thebrain

19y ago

Great song. The whole song eludes to ecstasy. Obviously, "I roll and it feels good" is a reference to being on ecstasy, and 'livin from dime to dime' is saying living from bag to bag. Or Dulli could be using ecstasy as a metaphor for anything that consumes a person.

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by terri kaye

18y ago

I agree with you, esp since an ecstacy pill could very well be printed with a butterfly or some other symbol.

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