Lyrics

[Intro] Three white butterflies to know you're near [Verse] I know they think that it took somebody else To make me beautiful, beautiful As they intended me to be But they're wrong I know they think that it took thousands of people To put me together again like an experiment Some big men behind the scenes Sewing Frankenstein black dreams into my songs But they're wrong [Pre-Chorus] God, if you'rе near me, send mе three white butterflies Or an owl to know you're listening, sitting while I'm drinking [Chorus] Grandfather, please stand on the shoulders of my father While he's deep-sea fishing for sharks in the Pacific [Bridge] 'Cause I'm good in spirit, warm-bodied A fallible deity wrapped up in white I'm folk, I'm jazz, I'm blue, I'm green Regrettably, also a white woman But I have good intentions even if I'm one of the last ones If you don't believe me, my poetry, or my melodies Feel it in your bones I have good intentions even if I'm one of the last ones (Ah, yeah, ah, yeah, ah, yeah, oh) [Chorus] Grandfather, please stand on the shoulders of my father While he's deep-sea fishing for all the things he's wishing God, if you're near me, send me three white butterflies Or a map to know your vision, impart on me your wisdom [Post-Chorus] It took somebody else to make me beautiful, wonderful As they intended me to be But they're wrong [Outro] Three white butterflies to know you're near