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Swollen Eyes for Butterflies Lyrics by Messenger Down

2014

[Verse 1]
I can feel you breathing
The beating in your chest is what keeps me believing
That everything is gonna be just fine
That you and I are gonna be alright
[Chorus]
Those swollen eyes you used to get when you cried
I tried to avoid them, but now they’re all mine
Everyone tells me that it just takes time
But these dreams of mine, they just aren’t worth a dime
Without you, these dreams aren’t worth a dime
[Verse 2]
You are my constant, my white picket fence
You’re the reason for the reasons, you’re the evidence
I could sing to a crowd of a million or more
But I’d feel so empty without you to sing for
[Chorus]
Those swollen eyes you used to get when you cried
I tried to avoid them, but now they’re all mine
Everyone tells me that it just takes time
But these dreams of mine, they just aren’t worth a dime
Without you, these dreams aren’t worth a dime
Not worth a dime
[Bridge]
Let’s trade those swollen eyes for butterflies
And all the childish lies for you and I
Let’s take all your sadness and all my pain
Tell it to go to hell and never come again
[Chorus]
(Let’s trade...) those swollen eyes you used to get when you cried
I tried to avoid them, but now they’re all mine
Everyone tells me that it just takes time
But these dreams of mine, they just aren’t worth a dime
Without you, these dreams aren’t worth a dime
Not worth a dime
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Messenger Down

Messenger Down

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