Swallowtail Lyrics

Lyric discussion by roonita 

Cover art for Swallowtail lyrics by Finger Eleven

This is probably my favorite song of all time right now. It's AMAZING.

I'm not entirely sure what it all means, but it reminds me of my ex and my last relationship, particularly when he says, "that shape of you closes in and forms a shade of grey hanging over hanging me." I can't get rid of him... he hovers around me even though he's 2000 miles away...I feel choked by his presence even still... yet I'm sorry he's gone.

He'd turned into something I didn't want, "An Ugly Butterfly," yet I still love him... and that's my secret. "Secrets swollen so sore..."

Maybe the song is about wanting closure.