Lyric discussion by John Johnston 

Cover art for Butterflies lyrics by Toad the Wet Sprocket

There's a couple of extra lines in the version I have:

"and did not notice all the moths he'd massacred spread across the open road"

The recording I have continues (spoken):

"His skin flashed open and all of a sudden there it was and I still couldn't tell you know how when you get so close to something that big you can't see anything at all"

I like it, but I have very little idea what the song is about. One of the parts is God, perhaps.