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There I was with the old man, stranded again, so off I ran

 A young world crashing around me; no possibilities of getting what I need

 He looked at me and smiled,

 said No, no, no, no, no, no child

  See the dog and butterfly, Up in the air he like to fly

  Dog and butterfly, Below she had to try

  She roll back down to the warm, soft ground,

  Laughing, She don't know why

  She don't know why, Dog and Butterfly

 Well I stumbled upon your secret place, Safe in the trees, you had tears on your face

Wrestling with your desires; frozen stangers stealing your fires

 The message hit my mind,

 Only words that I could find

  See the dog and butterfly, Up in the air he like to fly

  Dog and butterfly, Below she had to try

  She roll back down to the warm, soft ground,

  Laughing, to the sky

  Up to the sky, Dog and Butterfly

We're getting older, The world getting colder

 For the life of me, I don't know the reason why

Maybe it's living, making us give in

 Heart rolling in, taken back on the tide

 We're balanced together; ocean upon the sky

 Another night in this stange town, Moonlight holding me light as down

Voice of confusion inside of me, begging to go back where I'm free

Feels like I'm through,

 Then the old man's words are true

  See the dog and butterfly, Up in the air he like to fly

  Dog and butterfly, Below she had to try

  She roll back down to the warm, soft ground,

  With a little tear in her eye

  She had to try, She had to try, Dog and Butterfly

Up in the air he like to fly

Dog and butterfly, Below she has to try

She roll back down to the warm, soft ground,

With a little tear in her eye

She had to try, She had to try, Dog and Butterfly