[Verse] Her gown drags like chains on a polished floor A smile stitched tight but her heart feels sore Eyes fixed on portraits that glare from the wall Their whispers demand She mustn't fall [Prechorus] But the moon sees her sigh When no one's nearby [Chorus] Oh Let me be a butterfly No corset to hold me No rules to comply I’d flit through the fields Kiss the sky Oh In my next life A butterfly [Verse 2] Her hands hold the weight of her family's pride Each ring a shackle Each vow a tide Her dreams of freedom tucked under her sleeve She longs for a world she can truly believe [Prechorus] The stars blink and stare But they’ll never care [Chorus] Oh Let me be a butterfly No duty to bind me No need to deny I’d dance on the wind Never say goodbye Oh In my next life A butterfly
