FAWM: "BUTTERFLY"

BUTTERFLY

1 week ago by @matthew62

BUTTERFLY

matthew62

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Liner Notes

SINGER SONGWRITER

Lyrics

BUTTERFLY

The brush of a shoulder
Against a shoulder
The time that it takes
To move out of the way
A smile or it’s absence
Can be the difference
Pause of a moment
Prevent or create

Luck or tragedy
Span of six degrees
Chance or synchronicity
The butterfly spreads it’s wings

An overlooked connection
Between reflex and intention
A dependence independence
Could never tolerate
Thread that somehow binds us
Grace that always finds us
Turning in this circle
Between accident and fate

Luck or tragedy
Span of six degrees
Chance or synchronicity
The butterfly spreads it’s wings

That obscured edge
Of the Mystery
Enduring enticement
Through history
The ticking fades
Like an old cliché
In the timeless
Moment Of grace

Luck or tragedy
Span of six degrees
Chance or synchronicity
The butterfly spreads it’s wings

© 2025 Matthew West

Comments

@caitlin 18h

“A smile or its absence can be the difference” says it all in just 9 words. The butterfly metaphor works really well here.

@angelinapowersuit 1w

I really appreciate your mix, everything sounds so well balanced with each other. This is quite a production. Uke is a pleasant surprise. And that's a shaker to be proud of :-) The chorus lyrics are my favorite, totally get your message, and the butterfly metaphor brings it all together.