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Artist: Dolores O'Riordan
Canonical path: /dolores-oriordan/the-butterfly
Related lyric paths: 6
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The Butterfly
Read The Butterfly lyrics by Dolores O'Riordan on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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The Butterfly
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I sat there waiting and waiting
The sunlight filled the windowsill I sat upon
He could feel my eyes following him
As he fluttered
Helplessly
How could she fear?
Something so beautiful
I will take you in the palm of my hands
I will bring you
Into her world
For her to see
There is nothing to fear for
You're afraid of me
There is nothing to fear for
You're afraid of me
She sat there smiling as I approached her
My revelation for her to see
Her greatest fear
Was beautiful
And he wouldn't dream of hurting even me
How could she fear?
Something so beautiful
I will take you in the palm of my hands
I will bring you
Into her world
For her to see
There is nothing to fear for
You're afraid of me
There is nothing to fear for
You're afraid of me
You're afraid of me
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Dolores O'Riordan performs "The Butterfly", and this lyric page sits inside the Dolores O'Riordan catalog on LyroVerse.
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