1
Flashes of light, light, light
Inside the tower, but I am uninvited
I'm on earth and you're high up in the sky, sky, sky
Isolate yourself with your kind
From the world outside
Locked yourself inside your shell
Afraid of all the tales they tell
They laid their eggs inside your mind
While the world revolves you're paralyzed
I'm out of tears to cry
Bend the knee
I'm done seein' you fall in line
I'm out of strength to fight
If you earned your wings
Fly black butterfly
Fly fly, like you always dreamed
'cause when we die, -ie, -ie
We'll be paying for our sins
Now they say "My oh my"
But remember who has stood by your side
All this time
When you were crawling on your knees
Now you're the one abandoning me
I'm not the one who has changed
Not the one who needs to be saved
I'm out of tears to cry
Bend the knee
I'm done seein' you fall in line
I'm out of strength to fight
If you earned your wings
Fly black butterfly
So what have you become
Craving for the storm
'cause you feel so numb
(feel so numb)
And inside your shell you became someone else
(you're someone else)
I'm out of tears to cry
Bend the knee
I'm done seein' you fall in line
I'm out of strength to fight
If you earned your wings
Fly black butterfly
I'm out of tears to cry
Bend the knee
I'm done seein' you fall in line
I'm out of strength to fight
If you earned your wings
Fly black butterfly
(You say "When death will kiss me goodbye
I'll be flying high up in the sky
Into eternity, I will rise
So save your tears, I'll be a butterfly")
I'd rather live before I die
Than die to live in paradise
A sinner dying on his feet
Or living a life on your knees
Inside the tower, but I am uninvited
I'm on earth and you're high up in the sky, sky, sky
Isolate yourself with your kind
From the world outside
Locked yourself inside your shell
Afraid of all the tales they tell
They laid their eggs inside your mind
While the world revolves you're paralyzed
I'm out of tears to cry
Bend the knee
I'm done seein' you fall in line
I'm out of strength to fight
If you earned your wings
Fly black butterfly
Fly fly, like you always dreamed
'cause when we die, -ie, -ie
We'll be paying for our sins
Now they say "My oh my"
But remember who has stood by your side
All this time
When you were crawling on your knees
Now you're the one abandoning me
I'm not the one who has changed
Not the one who needs to be saved
I'm out of tears to cry
Bend the knee
I'm done seein' you fall in line
I'm out of strength to fight
If you earned your wings
Fly black butterfly
So what have you become
Craving for the storm
'cause you feel so numb
(feel so numb)
And inside your shell you became someone else
(you're someone else)
I'm out of tears to cry
Bend the knee
I'm done seein' you fall in line
I'm out of strength to fight
If you earned your wings
Fly black butterfly
I'm out of tears to cry
Bend the knee
I'm done seein' you fall in line
I'm out of strength to fight
If you earned your wings
Fly black butterfly
(You say "When death will kiss me goodbye
I'll be flying high up in the sky
Into eternity, I will rise
So save your tears, I'll be a butterfly")
I'd rather live before I die
Than die to live in paradise
A sinner dying on his feet
Or living a life on your knees
Lyrics submitted by EternalTearsOfSorrow
Add your thoughts
Log in now to tell us what you think this song means.
Don’t have an account? Create an account with SongMeanings to post comments, submit lyrics, and more. It’s super easy, we promise!
What is sin and what is virtue? Who is to decide? The dark power ballad “Black Butterfly” starts soft but raises drastically with a rich arrangement towards the end, just like the calm before the storm. The story of the song is about two individuals that had a deep connection. Over time one of the two begins to change and suddenly the other one doesn’t seem to fit in their world anymore, because the person is not part of their belief. “It’s about feeling abandoned, grief and anger but also about letting go“ the singer Nastassja Giulia quotes. “It’s hard that someone who was really close to you suddenly feels like a stranger“.