Lyrics
Butterflies, butterflies, when you’re not around
Expressing a feeling of excitement or nervousness (butterflies) when the person is not present.
Realize, realize, pull me to the ground
Realization that the absence of the person brings emotional descent or vulnerability.
‘Cause I’ve been holding out for you all night
Longing for the person throughout the night.
Give me a sign, that you’re mine, only mine by design
Seeking a clear indication that the person belongs exclusively to the speaker by choice.
Waiting up for you, waiting up for me
Expressing a mutual anticipation, waiting for each other.
Waiting till the morning
Continuation of the waiting theme until morning.
You’re the sunlight when it’s raining
Describing the person as a source of joy during difficult times.
Love me when I hate me, when I cry
Acknowledging love during moments of self-dislike, tears, and sadness.
You’re my breath, you’re my breath of air
Describing the person as essential, like the air the speaker breathes.
Clearing up my head
Bringing clarity to the speaker's thoughts and emotions.
You’re my light, you’re my light in the dark
Portraying the person as a guiding light in times of darkness.
Show me what is right
Asking the person to demonstrate what is morally right.
When I’m wrong, when I’m down
Assurance that the person stays supportive during wrong or difficult moments.
When my head is in the clouds
Acknowledging the person's presence even when the speaker's mind is preoccupied.
When I need you
Declaring the essential need for the person.
I need you, I need you, I need you
Repetition of the urgent need for the person.
Butterflies, butterflies, but your gravity takes over my mind
Describing the powerful impact of the person's influence on the speaker's thoughts.
Wishing I was back by your side
Expressing a desire to return to the person's side.
Realize realize, even when I say I won’t
Acknowledging the constant need for the person despite verbal claims of independence.
Even when I say I don’t, I really need you
Emphasizing the genuine need for the person.
‘Cause you been holding out for me all day
Acknowledging the person's endurance through difficult times.
I know that you’ll stay, through the tears and the hurt and the pain
Belief in the person's commitment through challenges and pain.
Waiting up for you, waiting up for me
Repetition of waiting theme, emphasizing mutual anticipation.
Waiting till the morning
Continuation of the waiting theme until morning.
You’re my safety when I’m falling
Describing the person as a source of safety during a fall.
Gave up your wings so I can fly
Symbolic sacrifice of wings to enable the speaker's freedom.
You’re my breath, you’re my breath of air
Reiteration of the person's importance as essential as air.
Clearing up my head
Bringing clarity to the speaker's thoughts and emotions.
You’re my light, you’re my light in the dark
Portraying the person as a guiding light in times of darkness.
Show me what is right
Asking the person to demonstrate what is morally right.
When I’m wrong, when I’m down
Assurance that the person stays supportive during wrong or difficult moments.
When my head is in the clouds
Acknowledging the person's presence even when the speaker's mind is preoccupied.
When I need you
Declaring the essential need for the person.
I need you, I need you, I need you
Repetition of the urgent need for the person.
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