Mariposa

How can we hold on
To all the past that lies ahead?
I don’t want that paper soul
Or those broken wings you gave me

And how can I find rest
When my body’s all wings?
If everything wakes up again

I don’t, I don’t want to be the butterfly
I don’t, no no no, no no, no
The ground has so much more of me
And this life doesn’t owe me anything more

How good the truth feels
How sweet the bites of life taste
If I have a day to love
I’ll sing to you in rhythm with your wounds

And I prefer to walk
Because wings don’t last long
What does it matter if I mess up?

Oh, I don’t want to be the butterfly
I don’t, no no no, no no, no
The ground has so much more of me

I’m not one to flutter around
I dreamed of you half the time
I waited for you half the time

I don’t, I don’t want to be the butterfly
I don’t, the ground has so much more of me

Why doesn’t this life owe me anything more?
I, I’m okay with just half