Lyric discussion by marnsmarie 

Cover art for Dog And Butterfly lyrics by Heart

HI, real quick, before i go to bed,,,,my point was, when I hear this song , I see or feel my life in every verse! I don't mean to make it all about me, but the way I hear the song and take it in, it's like watching a movie of my life. I feel after each chorus, a new phase in the persons life (a new tragity to survive... I dunno, I do know after awhile I stopped searching for the real meaning. I'm afraid it will blow it for me (like if its written about a sheep-dog, I'd rather not know)! However, I did read every explanation above and do feel we are all on the same page in our conclusions. I agree about, wrestling with your desires...relating to drugs. I even agree with the cloud animals and felt it that way too.

I have a few more favorite songs that totally move me and I'm not certain exactly what they are really about either...like Tiny Dancer, and A Lighter Shade of Pale ( annie lennox does a version but its an older song than that.LOVE IT!! But whats go'n on in the song?? Is it drugs and Alcohol again?? Probably. One more is Van Morrisons, Queen of the Slipstream. TOTAL favorite of mine, feel it, love it, have my own fantacy of what it means...But what does it REALLY mean???? ANSWERS ANYONE??? Wouldn't you guys die if I wrote a long ass story of my version of three more songs!! Good LORD, I must be lonely. Excuse all my spelling and typo errors. Pretty bad, but I'm jamm'n and it is late & I did just manage to emotionally exhaust myself! You too? Sorry! In my own m,ind, I'm an amazing journalist!! HAH! Good night strangers!

sorry to hear what you have to go through , take care of urself

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I agree with hemanta. I hope an evening letting all of that out to perfect strangers helped you immensely. Some of us read all of it and likely found a little bits of ourselves in your pain. As for song meanings, use your own. That's what the artists normally want and it's usually better. Knowing the real motivation normally isn't as profound for the listener. I do hope life has been kinder to you in recent years.

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@marnsmarie https://www.chickensoup.com/book-story/30778/dog-butterfly. I'm sure by now you probably have heard about this. I'm among those of you who wish it had some deeper meaning about life and adventure along the way. C'est la vie