Elusive Butterfly
Chasing Love's Mystery: Aretha Franklin's Elusive Butterfly
Lyrics
You might wake up some mornin'
You may wake up one morning
To the sound of something moving past your window in the wind (wind)
Hearing something moving outside your window in the wind
And if you're quick enough to rise
If you quickly get up
You'll catch a fleeting glimpse of someone's fading shadow (shadow)
You might see the fading shadow of someone
Yes, you will now
Confirmation that you will witness this
Out on the new horizon
On the new horizon
You may see a floating motion of a distant pair of wings (pair of wings now)
You may observe a distant pair of wings in a floating motion
And if the sleep has left your ears
If you are fully awake
You might hear footsteps running through an open meadow (meadow)
You may hear footsteps in an open meadow
Yes, you will now (yes, you will now)
Confirmation of the possibility
Don't be concerned, 'cause I won't harm you
Reassurance that there's no harm intended
It's only me pursuin' somethin' that I'm not sure of
Expressing pursuit of something uncertain
Across my dreams (across my dreams)
Across dreams
With nets of wonder (nets of wonder)
Pursuing with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love
Actively chasing the elusive butterfly of love
Yes, I do now
Confirmation of the pursuit
You might have seen me runnin' (runnin')
Recollection of being seen running
Along the band on the ruins of the dreams you left behind
Along the ruins of dreams left behind
If you remember something there that glided past you
If there's a memory of something gliding past, followed by heavy breathing
Followed by heavy breathing (heavy breathing)
Caution against following
Well, don't you do it (don't you do it)
Warning not to pursue
Don't be concerned, 'cause I won't harm you
Reiteration of no harm intended
It's only me pursuin' somethin' that I'm not sure of
Reaffirmation of pursuing the uncertain
Across my dreams (across my dreams)
Across dreams
With my nets of wonder (nets of wonder)
Pursuing with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love
Continued chase of the elusive butterfly of love
Yes, I do now (yes, I do now)
Confirmation of the ongoing pursuit
I'm right behind you (right behind you)
Expressing proximity in pursuit
The elusive butterfly of love
The elusive butterfly of love is right behind
I'm right behind you
Reiteration of being close in pursuit
The elusive butterfly of love
Reaffirmation of the elusive butterfly of love
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