"Sleeps with Butterflies" - Tori Amos
Q: "If you only had one minute to live, what would you do?"
A: "I'd make every second count."
It's hard for me to put logic into anything that's happened this last year and it'll soon be my turn to hit a new age in a couple of months. It's not like I'll gain an extra sense of clarity by then. (If that was the case, I'd probably show more enthusiasm). It's just that I didn't picture myself to be here, doing pretty much the same thing as I was doing before. I know no one ever does, but I had a plan. A good one. And being back at square one sure does suck when I did everything I could to move forward. I guess this is what happens when I invest into something that doesn't have the strength to stand still.
So, what now? You wanna jump off a plane? It's a shame my solid ground was too much for you. Apparently, you're not alone. It seems all the boys wanna be butterflies nowadays. I don't know why. They're just insects with decorative wings. It's a distraction from what they really look like underneath all of those pretty colors and without them, they'd be left with weak, little bodies. Paralyzed and useless. I guess that would be the result if you land without a parachute.
I was your everything.
I was your parachute.
You just wanted to fly without me.
You may have what you want now. You may sit down with yourself and realize you made the right decision by keeping your freedom and maintaining your own set of priorities. And you're right. I feel it too and mostly, it feels fine. But I would give anything to have a parachute when I jump.
Lyrics:
Airplanes
Take you away again
Are you flying
Above where we live
Then I look up a glare in my eyes
Are you having regrets about last night
I'm not but I like rivers that rush in
So then I dove in
Is there trouble ahead
For you the acrobat
I won't push you unless you have a net
You say the word
You know I will find you
Or if you need some time
I don't mind
I don't hold on
To the tail of your kite
I'm not like the girls that you've known
But I believe I'm worth coming home to
Kiss away night
This girl only sleeps with butterflies
With butterflies
So go on and fly then boy
Balloons
Look good from on the ground
I fear with pins and needles around
We may fall then stumble
Upon a carousel
It could take us anywhere
I'm not like the girls that you've known
But I believe I'm worth coming home to
Kiss away night
This girl only sleeps with butterflies
With butterflies
With butterflies
So go on and fly boy
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/toriamos/sleepswithbutterflies.html
http://www.starfirescircle.com/torilist8.html
Q: "If you only had one minute to live, what would you do?"
A: "I'd make every second count."
It's hard for me to put logic into anything that's happened this last year and it'll soon be my turn to hit a new age in a couple of months. It's not like I'll gain an extra sense of clarity by then. (If that was the case, I'd probably show more enthusiasm). It's just that I didn't picture myself to be here, doing pretty much the same thing as I was doing before. I know no one ever does, but I had a plan. A good one. And being back at square one sure does suck when I did everything I could to move forward. I guess this is what happens when I invest into something that doesn't have the strength to stand still.
So, what now? You wanna jump off a plane? It's a shame my solid ground was too much for you. Apparently, you're not alone. It seems all the boys wanna be butterflies nowadays. I don't know why. They're just insects with decorative wings. It's a distraction from what they really look like underneath all of those pretty colors and without them, they'd be left with weak, little bodies. Paralyzed and useless. I guess that would be the result if you land without a parachute.
I was your everything.
I was your parachute.
You just wanted to fly without me.
You may have what you want now. You may sit down with yourself and realize you made the right decision by keeping your freedom and maintaining your own set of priorities. And you're right. I feel it too and mostly, it feels fine. But I would give anything to have a parachute when I jump.
Lyrics:
Airplanes
Take you away again
Are you flying
Above where we live
Then I look up a glare in my eyes
Are you having regrets about last night
I'm not but I like rivers that rush in
So then I dove in
Is there trouble ahead
For you the acrobat
I won't push you unless you have a net
You say the word
You know I will find you
Or if you need some time
I don't mind
I don't hold on
To the tail of your kite
I'm not like the girls that you've known
But I believe I'm worth coming home to
Kiss away night
This girl only sleeps with butterflies
With butterflies
So go on and fly then boy
Balloons
Look good from on the ground
I fear with pins and needles around
We may fall then stumble
Upon a carousel
It could take us anywhere
I'm not like the girls that you've known
But I believe I'm worth coming home to
Kiss away night
This girl only sleeps with butterflies
With butterflies
With butterflies
So go on and fly boy
http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/toriamos/sleepswithbutterflies.html
http://www.starfirescircle.com/torilist8.html
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