[Chorus 1]
Oh brevity is everything
Everything is brevity
I am a drowsy butterfly floating above a salty sea
Well I could vanish like an ocean mist
And would you notice anything?
I am a love-sick butterfly, grown heavy in the wing
[Verse 1]
There's a flower in my yard
She blooms just for a day
Funny thing about it is, I've never heard her complain
[Chorus 2]
And brevity is everything
Everything is brevity
I am a drowsy butterfly floating above a salty sea
Well I could vanish like an ocean mist
And would you notice anything?
I am a love-sick butterfly, grown heavy in the wing
[Verse 2]
In a glimmer we are gone
Borne on a fragrant wind
At worst we are just dust, at best we are pollen
And am I born to ramble on, just to flutter towards a flame?
In the stillness of the night, oh why do you call my name?
Why do you call my name?
Am I brought up just to fall again?
[Outro]
And brevity is everything
Everything is brevity
I am a drowsy butterfly floating above a salty sea