BUTTERFLY WINGS Lyrics

Tell me honestly

How long have you known me?

How much have I made you feel

Like you need to cry?

I was on the brink

We were there together

I couldn't reciprocate

Or hold on tight

Sticks and stones

Soft bones and

Flightless birds and harbored ships

Spider webs

Tangled threads

Soft lips and shouldered chips

I couldn't breathe

You did it all for me

And I left you there

I left you there

When did it all get so hard?

Tell me honestly

How long have you known me?

How much have I made you feel

Like you need to cry?

I was destitute

We were there together

And I bogged you down

You couldn't take flight

Ah, the broken hearts

Forever unmended

And yes it's true that I regret a lot of things

But the thing I think I regret the most is

I clipped your butterfly wings

Take off the shame

You don't have to save face

After I had pushed you so severely from grace

I wanted to be wise

Wanted to be right

I wanted to be there

(Please don't think I didn't care)

There's nothing I can say (I know)

You've been dancing with a ghost

(And the ballroom's made of bones)

There's nothing I can do (I know)

To make it up to you

Just so you know before I go

I know it's all gotten so hard, so

Tell me honestly

How long have you known me?

How much have I made you feel

Like you need to cry?

I was destitute

We were there together

And I bogged you down

You couldn't take flight

Ah, the broken hearts

Forever unmended

And yes it's true that I regret a lot of things

But the thing I think I regret the most is

I clipped your butterfly wings