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Joanie's Butterfly Lyrics
In water still
The night I met the pony
It was so dark that I could hardly see
It smelled so sweet you know who and Joanie
So many butterflies one could not see
We all could feel desire
Took off in flight
It was hotter than fire
Then came the light
Oooh, oooh
Oooh, ah, now smell the heat
The dancing pony unwrapped his wings
To dry off Joanie
The pony he grew in size
In thunder and rain
And finally realized
A what he was and what he does
And what he couldn't say
And left to kiss the cheek of Mother Nature
Nobody here can be denied such things
Make the ladies you love, come honey
No butterfly should be denied it's wings
He were a kick ass rocking horse
He like a hell bent tied to the Gavin Pole
It was a one time fantasy
I got the bare bones, fly into the Holy Land
Bare back, flyin' like a ruddered man
Nightmares, and he can't hold a candle to my dreams
Yeah...yeah
We rode the night
And took to wing
It was so alright
It was everything
We flew into burning skies
The thunder and rain
And finally realized
What he is and what he does
And what he couldn't say
Oh, no, no...
Took off in flight
Oh, no, no...
Then came the light
Flashback, something coming over me
No sweat, one time fantasy
Bare boned, and all that is the wind it seems
Hell, who's the chick
That rides into my dreams
No livery
No stable lights
No try to please
Nobody's eyes
We'll never see us again
In time it'll pass
And where did it all begin
But all in good time
Somebody shot an arrow
Now tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me never
Wakin' me 'cause you're cold somtimes
Being seduced will be your own pleasures
What be his muse may be what he must find
He was a kick ass rocking horse
He was a one horned, unicornucopia
Two, two in Utopia
Three star, verge into infinity
Four...(four)
Four...(four)
Na na na na na
Oooh, oooh...
The night I met the pony
It was so dark that I could hardly see
It smelled so sweet you know who and Joanie
So many butterflies one could not see
Took off in flight
It was hotter than fire
Then came the light
Oooh, ah, now smell the heat
The dancing pony unwrapped his wings
To dry off Joanie
The pony he grew in size
In thunder and rain
And finally realized
A what he was and what he does
And what he couldn't say
Nobody here can be denied such things
Make the ladies you love, come honey
No butterfly should be denied it's wings
He like a hell bent tied to the Gavin Pole
It was a one time fantasy
I got the bare bones, fly into the Holy Land
Bare back, flyin' like a ruddered man
Nightmares, and he can't hold a candle to my dreams
Yeah...yeah
And took to wing
It was so alright
It was everything
We flew into burning skies
The thunder and rain
And finally realized
What he is and what he does
And what he couldn't say
Took off in flight
Oh, no, no...
Then came the light
No sweat, one time fantasy
Bare boned, and all that is the wind it seems
Hell, who's the chick
That rides into my dreams
No stable lights
No try to please
Nobody's eyes
We'll never see us again
In time it'll pass
And where did it all begin
But all in good time
Somebody shot an arrow
Wakin' me 'cause you're cold somtimes
Being seduced will be your own pleasures
What be his muse may be what he must find
He was a one horned, unicornucopia
Two, two in Utopia
Three star, verge into infinity
Four...(four)
Four...(four)
Na na na na na
Oooh, oooh...
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Uhhh... yeah. It's a song about a dream. Someone recalling a fantasy dream from when he was a kid.
Gavin Pole... that's just wrong... hafta go back and listen to the song again, but "Gavin Pole".. wow... some of these lyrics are readily available from the band themselves, why guess, lol.
LOL... Aerosmith lyrics really aren't THAT deep.
don't know what it means, but is quite good hearing not-famous aerosmith songs... they're good. I'll never forget last sunday in Buenos Aires, Argentina... thank you Aerosmith for coming!!!!
beautiful song! i can´t get the meaning either, it´s really confusing. But i think it´s about a relationship between a man and a woman, personified as the butterfly and the pony. But it´s hard to know who represents the pony and the butterfly for me. Love the last two strophes...
@tincho20sal Feel that way too, if I want read too much into, Butterflies are vaginas and the pony is his erection or other dudes that he happens to be double teaming Joanie with. Someone told me Joanie's Butterfly was a sexual position so I imagine there is something sexual or maybe he Tyler just took a bunch of mushrooms and was wandering around a field all night spewing off everything that came to his mind?
@tincho20sal Feel that way too, if I want read too much into, Butterflies are vaginas and the pony is his erection or other dudes that he happens to be double teaming Joanie with. Someone told me Joanie's Butterfly was a sexual position so I imagine there is something sexual or maybe he Tyler just took a bunch of mushrooms and was wandering around a field all night spewing off everything that came to his mind?
it sounds like he's talking about having sexual dreams
In Walk This Way, it says this song came from a dream that Steven Tyler had... it sure is trippy
Also, what's a gavin pole?
Thought I would post the Prelude lyrics to inspire more discussion...
At first we three thought 'Twas the biblical cord of life Then noticing 'twas connected to his head
How strange, not to believed I reached out to feel, and the pony's eyes opened The cord got hard, the head looked around And you know who pushed and gushed The waters of life First two hooved feet, then the shine of his fur
But at first to my eyes only Feather - feathers - wings The butterflies flew up in such colors Exploding all around us The rest I did not see - till there he stood - all eyes in wonder Who me - who you, Look
@superfreak30328 thought I might be on to something when I responded to incho20sal and read through these, the pony is an erection...but probably reading too much into it...just go with the obvious interpretation of your typical -watching the birth of Pegasus- song
@superfreak30328 thought I might be on to something when I responded to incho20sal and read through these, the pony is an erection...but probably reading too much into it...just go with the obvious interpretation of your typical -watching the birth of Pegasus- song
@artgirl2012 I think it is a reference to the Gavin Report, which was an important music trade publication at the time. So being tied to the the Gavin poll (pole) was a measurement of professional success, as well as a sexual double entendre.