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A Coat of Butterflies Lyrics by Kevin Morby

This Is a Photograph

2022

[Verse 1]
There's a lighthouse on the water
Throwing light back at the shore
I heard you died trying to swim towards it
Now you're living on the river's floor
I heard the mighty Mississippi
Took you out with just one punch
I heard you had the voice of a sweetheart
But the sweetheart was out getting drunk
[Verse 2]
And hey man, have you heard Buckley
Singing "Hallelujah"?
He did what Leonard never could to it
Gave it wings then away it was
Number two in England
And they say you're your daddy's son
But Jeff, if you're anything like me
You only care about America
Whеre you're always in someonе's wake
Or you're singing while you're sinking in sand
And the river's still from far away
But if you touch her, she will pull you in
'Cause she's violent and she's stubborn
And she's ugly but I love her
Goddamn, goddamn
[Bridge]
When I was young, love drunk, and dreaming
I'd dream of singing in some kingdom
And just like birds, my words would fly
And as they'd take flight then so would I
[Verse 3]
I feel like Valens on a Cessna
Flying through the fog
There's a lighthouse on the water
That's not a lighthouse, that's just Arkansas
Yeah, the sky can lift the river
And spread it out over the farm
Life's just one long day, babe
But I've been awake all day long
And I, one day too, plan to be king
Put some gloves on me
Oh, and put me in the ring
And oh, just to be a fighter
Big black boots strapped to my feet
To be so young but so tired
And still prettier than anything
[Verse 4]
Caterpillar in the winter
Till wings come in the spring
Till then, settle down in some shotgun shack
Where the wallpaper unlocks your dreams
And hey man, have you heard him sing
With a voice like a symphony weeps?
I've seen him staring back at the camera
And I swear to God he looked at me
[Verse 5]
And if you wanna settle down
Then you came to the right town
To close your big brown eyes
And wear a coat of butterflies
But if you wanna live forever
Jump in deep with the mysteries sweet
Wade into the water
Close your eyes boy, and sing
Want a whole lot of love
Want a whole lot of love
Want a whole lot of love
Want a whole lot of love
[Bridge]
When I was young, love drunk, and dreaming
I'd dream of singing in some kingdom
And just like birds my words would fly
As they'd take flight then so would I
[Outro]
Upstream
Upstream
Upstream
Upstream
Upstream
Upstream, upstream
Upstream
Upstream
Credits
Kevin Morby

Kevin Morby

About “A Coat of Butterflies” by Kevin Morby

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"A Coat of Butterflies" appears on "This Is a Photograph" in 2022.

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