Fall to your knees

And they'll overlook you

Play along, they’ll move

Onto somebody new

Save your complaints

‘Til they’re gone and won’t hear

They’ll turn out the lights

But you won’t disappear

You used to fly so high, so high

Can’t help but wonder why

Butterfly, you’re beautiful

You deserve your own picture frame

Butterfly, you’re delicate

It would be such a shame if you were to break

Butterfly, you’re valuable

They’ll take you home, they’ll keep you safe

Formaldehyde ensures that you will stay the same

Studying, magnifying what makes you tick

Asking the questions that make you feel sick

You don’t know how it ever went this far

Running in circles to stay where you are

You used to fly so high, so high

Or was that just the lie?

Butterfly, you’re beautiful

You deserve your own picture frame

Butterfly, you’re delicate

It would be such a shame if you were to break

Butterfly, you’re valuable

They’ll take you home, they’ll keep you safe

Formaldehyde ensures that you will stay the same

Butterfly, you’re beautiful

You deserve your own picture frame

Butterfly, you’re delicate

It would be such a shame if you were to break

Butterfly, they’ll wound you and keep you

Safely locked away

Formaldehyde ensures that you will stay the same