You took my hand and stared up at the sky
The reflections in our eyes
Looked just like the Fourth of July
And I knew it didn't matter how we tried
We could never stop this time
From one day passing us by
Oh, all I can say is it's a shame
That we had to go our own ways
Oh, and if only I could hold you now
I'd tell it all to your face
'Cause I, I'm seeing for the first time
The pieces that we left behind
Just close your eyes and we'll go
Back to the butterflies
'Cause everything I wanted
Is here inside a moment
I'm by your side and we'll go
Back to the butterflies
We used to sit on your front steps 'til dawn
Conversations lingered on
Over bottles and our favorite songs
How could I know until we grow up
We're so alone in our skin
All that you wanted, it was something
I could never give in the end
'Cause I, I'm seeing for the first time
The pieces that we left behind
Just close your eyes and we'll go
Back to the butterflies
'Cause everything I wanted
Is here inside a moment
I'm by your side and we'll go
Back to the butterflies
The butterflies
I used to fall asleep on your doorstep
I would chase you out in the pouring rain
And now I see and I wonder
If we could ever find our way back there again
And now I'm seeing for the first time
The pieces that we left behind
Just close your eyes and we'll go
Back to the butterflies
I'm seeing for the first time
The pieces that we left behind
Just close your eyes and we'll go
Back to the butterflies
Back to the butterflies
Back to the butterflies
The butterflies