In my mother's house
There's a photograph
Of a day gone past
Always makes me laugh
There's a little girl
Wary of the world
She got much to learn
Get her fingers burned
An affinity
Between you and me
'Cause we're family, yeah
Said that I'd be fine
Give me all your time
And I left your side
Like a butterfly

Shower me with your love
Color everyday
You make the milk-gold sun
Shine on me, yeah
Lift me up so high
Watch me fly away
And you give me life
Like a butterfly

In my mother's house
There was happiness
I wrapped my myself in it
Was my chrysalis
As my life unfolds
See a pattern through
Of you protecting me
And I protecting you
What was that you'd say?
Make your own mistakes
And when you're grown
Make sure that you remain the same
Now I realize
What was on your mind
When I left your side
Like a butterfly

Shower me with your love
Color everyday
You make the milk-gold sun
Shine on me, yeah
Lift me up so high
Watch me fly away
And you give me life
Like a butterfly

(Yeah)
(Shine on me, yeah)

Shower me with your love
Color everyday
You make the milk-gold sun
Shine on me, yeah
Lift me up so high
Watch me fly away
And you give me life
Like a butterfly


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Butterfly Lyrics as written by Rod Bowkett Corinne Bailey Rae

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    This is a reli pretty song. Corinne bailey rae is comparing her upbring to that of a butterflies life, her home was her chrysallis which is where something of beauty and grace is growing like a butterfly. Just to say alot of the lyrics up here are wrongs.

    In my mother's house there's a photograph of a day gone past always makes me laugh. There's a little girl wary of the world she got much to learn get her fingers burned. An infinity between you and me was it family, yeah said that I'd be fine give me all your time and I left your side like a butterfly.

    Shower me with your love all of everyday you make the milk gold sun shine on me, yeah lift me up so high watch me fly away and you give me life like a butterfly

    In my mother's house there was happiness I wrapped myself in it was my chrysallis as my life unfolds see a pattern through of you protecting me and I protecting you what was that you'd say make your own mistakes and when you grow, make sure that you remain the same now i realise what was on your mind when i left your side like a butterfly

    Shower me with your love all of everyday you make the milk gold sun shine on me, yeah lift me up so high watch me fly away and you give me life like a butterfly

    da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da Shower me with your love all of everyday you make the milk gold sun shine on me, yeah lift me up so high watch me fly away and you give me life like a butterfly

    lie to meon August 26, 2006   Link
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    its such a pretty song

    crackillz13on August 23, 2007   Link
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    I turned 21 today and I'm finally moving out of my childhood home next week...this song reminds me of my mom. She was always my best friend and always will be. I guess I hatched from my chrysalis and I'm flying away. She gave me life like a butterfly :)

    birdofsummeron June 17, 2010   Link

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