Butterfly – English Lyrics

• By: Grimes
• Album: Art Angels

Lyrics & Translation

[English]

Big beats, black cloud

Get it wrong, get loud

Write a song, get down

And everyone will know

And everyone will know

And everyone can go

Oh, man, get lost

Take a shit, maybe not

Let's sing good, he's gone

Everything you know

And everyone should go

Oh, do you want to?

Am I just right?

Is it just right?

Can you see the enemy just isn't me tonight?

It's perfect

You could be anything out there

Butterflies, follow me

Oh, no, I don't care

Why you're lookin' for a harmony?

Run away, get caught

Put yourself high

Start life, start

How can we hold body parts

In slow motion?

And everyone will know

And everyone will know

And everyone can go

Big bird in the sky

Bigger than men

Wish I could save them

Oh, no, no plan

Everyone can go

And nobody can know

And nobody can know

I don't need to know

So, do you want to?

Am I just right?

Is it just right?

Can you see the enemy just isn't me?

Why you lookin' for a harmony?

Why don't we get caught?

So, do you want to?

Am I just? Am I just?

Can you see the enemy just isn't me?

Why you lookin' for a harmony?

Why you lookin' for a harmony?

Key Grammar Structures

• Big beats, black cloud

  ➔ Noun + Noun (Compound Nouns)

  ➔ "Big beats" and "black cloud" are examples of compound nouns, where two nouns are combined to create a new meaning.

• Get it wrong, get loud

  ➔ Imperative Mood

  ➔ "Get it wrong" and "get loud" are in the imperative mood, used to give commands or instructions.

• And everyone will know

  ➔ Future Simple Tense

  ➔ "Will know" is in the future simple tense, indicating an action that will happen in the future.

• Oh, man, get lost

  ➔ Interjection + Imperative

  ➔ "Oh, man" is an interjection expressing frustration, followed by the imperative "get lost".

• Can you see the enemy just isn't me tonight?

  ➔ Modal Verb (Can) + Emphasis (Just)

  ➔ "Can you see" uses the modal verb "can" to ask about ability, and "just isn't me" emphasizes the negation.

• Butterflies, follow me

  ➔ Vocative + Imperative

  ➔ "Butterflies" is used as a vocative to address the subject directly, followed by the imperative "follow me".

• Why you lookin' for a harmony?

  ➔ Contraction (you're → you are) + Question

  ➔ "Lookin'" is a contraction of "looking," and the sentence is a question asking for a reason.

• Everyone can go

  ➔ Modal Verb (Can) + Permission

  ➔ "Can go" uses the modal verb "can" to indicate permission or ability.