Butterflies
from Cycle by Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil
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about
Trying to express the joys, anxieties and sheer wonder that come with parenthood in a 3-minute pop song is an exercise in futility; you have to be a nutter to try it. So it was that I sat down with my guitar, looking for inspiration in some of the old crayon drawings gifted to me by my daughter during her childhood years, and attempted to capture in song, but a snippet of the awe she inspires in me.
Since Emma's pictures usually came adorned with gaily coloured hearts, flowers and butterflies, it's a no-brainer that the lyrics would be heavy on garden metaphors, so no apologies for the giddy references to raindrops on petals, teardrops on cheeks, little children shooting up tall, and summery flowers reaching skyward. Sappy? Yep. All part and parcel, I'm afraid.
Well, kids are our little flowers aren't they? We try to nurture them as best we can, we watch them grow, take delight in their blooming, and spend an inordinate amount of time simply being dazzled by their beauty.
So here I am, several growing seasons on, and my little girl is blossoming into a lovely and talented young woman right in front of my eyes. I'm terribly proud of her of course, but as she eases into adulthood, I know that along with the attendant sense of joy and wonder, I'll also be dealing with a whole new set of worries and anxieties. There'll be car insurance deductibles to contemplate, college applications to initiate and dodgy boyfriends to intimidate.
Butterflies? I still have them.
Since Emma's pictures usually came adorned with gaily coloured hearts, flowers and butterflies, it's a no-brainer that the lyrics would be heavy on garden metaphors, so no apologies for the giddy references to raindrops on petals, teardrops on cheeks, little children shooting up tall, and summery flowers reaching skyward. Sappy? Yep. All part and parcel, I'm afraid.
Well, kids are our little flowers aren't they? We try to nurture them as best we can, we watch them grow, take delight in their blooming, and spend an inordinate amount of time simply being dazzled by their beauty.
So here I am, several growing seasons on, and my little girl is blossoming into a lovely and talented young woman right in front of my eyes. I'm terribly proud of her of course, but as she eases into adulthood, I know that along with the attendant sense of joy and wonder, I'll also be dealing with a whole new set of worries and anxieties. There'll be car insurance deductibles to contemplate, college applications to initiate and dodgy boyfriends to intimidate.
Butterflies? I still have them.
lyrics
Flushed cheek and teardrop
making my heart stop
teaching me all I know
Her face like thunder
and innocent wonder
see how her garden
grows up very high
to kiss the cloudy skies away
She paints hearts and flowers
in ivory towers
See all the smiles they bring
Delivered in whispers
signs them with kisses
see her she's pulling strings
to hold me down
or lift me off the ground
At once to fly away
then crashing down
and I'm all butterflies
and sunshine smiles
enjoy the ride
here we go...
High, high, high!
Petal and raindrop
making my heart stop
See how her garden grows
making my heart stop
teaching me all I know
Her face like thunder
and innocent wonder
see how her garden
grows up very high
to kiss the cloudy skies away
She paints hearts and flowers
in ivory towers
See all the smiles they bring
Delivered in whispers
signs them with kisses
see her she's pulling strings
to hold me down
or lift me off the ground
At once to fly away
then crashing down
and I'm all butterflies
and sunshine smiles
enjoy the ride
here we go...
High, high, high!
Petal and raindrop
making my heart stop
See how her garden grows
credits
from Cycle,
released April 13, 2015
Steve Robinson - Lead & background vocals, acoustic guitars
Ed Woltil - Background vocal, acoustic guitar, keyboards, programming
Steve Robinson - Lead & background vocals, acoustic guitars
Ed Woltil - Background vocal, acoustic guitar, keyboards, programming
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about
Steve Robinson & Ed Woltil Hendersonville, North Carolina
Ex-Roger McGuinn sideman and award-winning
Ditchflowers singer-songwriter team up to concoct
baroque folk-pop masterwork.
discography
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Oct 2022 -
Apr 2015
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