Gavin Mack**op - Butterflies lyrics

(Well, I saw something gigantic out on the water) (I asked my dad for a nickel) (He gave it, never missed it) (I couldn't be sure what it was) (And, of course, he wouldn't tell me) In time I will Collect the world The eggs (I love) and wings (the wings) Of bu*terflies A man drove up in an ugly car And he flashed his lights at everything he saw And his eyes were red and his stereo was So loud you couldn't hear the engine's roar He yelled at everybody in the road And did not notice all the moths he'd ma**acred Spread across the open road (His skin flashed open) (And all of a sudden there it was) (And I still couldn't tell) (And you know when you get so close to something that big) (You can't see anything at all) In time (you) I will (who soar) Collect the world (o'er cavalry) The eggs (and the) (I give) And limbs (the wings) (my children) Of bu*terflies A moth had settled upon his arm And he looked at it with a lazy eye And he lifted up a gigantic hand and he Spread his fingers towards the sky He nudged the moth to make it fly away But moths are fragile things and He just wiped its body He just wiped its body He just wiped its body Down across his shoulder blade He's a wonder He's a little black-wing boy Oh, my daughters He'll fill you with joy In time (you) I will (who soar) Collect the world (o'er cavalry) The hearts (and the) (oh, father) And limbs (the wings) (I offer) Of bu*terflies The egg The, oh