[Style — Folk-Pop Ballad, Subtle Upbeat Organic-House Rework With A Gentle Mid-Tempo Dancefloor Pulse. Soft Rounded Four-On-The-Floor Kick, Warm Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar Lightly Looped And Sidechained, Airy Pads, Soft Plucky Synths, Organic Shakers, Brushed Hits, Gentle Hand Percussion, Deep Restrained Sub-Bass, Twilight Club Atmosphere, Lavender-Tinged Glow. Youthful Close-Mic Male Vocal: Smooth, Breathy, Intimate, Light Mixed Voice, Tasteful Harmonies On Hooks, No Big Belting Or Shouting.] [Key Blend — D Minor For Tension And Inner Conflict, A Minor For Vulnerable Reflection, F Major For Warm Release And Healing. Use D Minor In Verses, A Minor Moving Into F Major In Pre-Choruses, F Major With D Minor Pullbacks In Choruses, And A Minor Rising Through D Minor Into F Major In The Bridge.] [Title: The Dragon and the Butterfly] [Intro — D Minor, Fingerpicked Acoustic Guitar Loop, Airy Pad, Soft Plucky Synth Motif, Faint Shaker, Gentle Four-On-The-Floor Kick Enters Slowly] [Verse 1 — D Minor: Intimate Close-Mic Vocal, Conversational And Breathier, Acoustic Guitar Front And Center, Minimal Organic Percussion] One side is fragile One side is scorned Two sides are wild And both wings are torn One part wants power One part craves peace Each side won’t cower The war won’t cease [Verse 1B — D Minor With Brief F Major Color; Add Warm Sub-Bass, Soft Claps, Delicate Bell-Like Accent, Slight Lavender Reverb Around The Vocal] I was a man made of steel with a soul cray-duh-ling fear Denying myself what I knew all these years I can’t fit into the boxes of butterfly or beast Time for harsh truths so I can try being me [Pre-Chorus — A Minor Moving Toward F Major: Sidechained Pads Breathe Open, Shakers Roll Gently, Light Mixed Voice, Small Melodic Lift Without Getting Loud] Breath of Fire, cool as air Claws are out, just for flair Wings spread with force But from a gentler source [Chorus — F Major With D Minor Pullbacks: Organic-House Pulse Fully Settles In, Fingerpicked Guitar Loop, Warm Bass, Light Harmony Stack, Soft Synth Plucks, Hooky But Restrained] The, The, The- Dragon and the Butterfly Two sides to one ma-ma-mind Two eyes yet both ba-ba-blind Ohh, ohh, ohh… The Butterfly and the Bee-ee-east One roars, one breathes One shy, one shreds One knife, both bled [Post-Chorus — F Major: Short Acoustic Guitar Hook, Soft Vocal Chop, Hazy Pad Tail, Faint Hand Percussion] [Verse 2 — Return To D Minor: Pull Back Slightly, Close Confessional Vocal, Warm Guitar Loop And Low Sub-Bass, Brushed Percussion] I tried to split myself in two Stuffed it down but it still grew Reign of Fire or sweet treat Can’t back down, won’t retreat [Verse 2B — D Minor With F Major Flecks: Add More Shakers, Gentle Synth Plucks, Slightly More Rhythmic Vocal Phrasing, Still Soft And Personal] I am the dragon, I am the beast I am the Butterfly dancing underneath Healing the cycle that was killing me Dragon and the Butterfly is who I want to be [Pre-Chorus — A Minor Moving Toward F Major: Pads Widen, Soft Clap Layer Returns, Airy Harmonies On Final Words, No Belt] Breath of Fire, cool as air Claws are out, just for flair Wings spread with force But from a gentler source [Chorus — F Major With D Minor Undercurrent: Slightly Fuller Organic-House Groove, Added Harmony Textures, Acoustic Guitar Still Leads The Arrangement] The, The, The- Dragon and the Butterfly Two sides to one ma-ma-mind Two eyes yet both ba-ba-blind Ohh, ohh, ohh… The Butterfly and the Bee-ee-east One roars, one breathes One shy, one shreds One knife, both bled [Bridge — Begin In A Minor: Beat Softens To Guitar, Pads, Room Tone, And Sparse Hand Taps; Vocal Nearly Whispered At First] I kept the fire under lock and key Kept the softness somewhere out of reach But every scar was teaching me Both of these wings belong to me [Bridge Lift — A Minor Rising Through D Minor Into F Major: Reintroduce Soft Kick, Rising Airy Pads, Light Vocal Harmony Bloom, Gentle Mixed Voice] I don’t have to choose what I’ve become I can breathe smoke, I can chase the sun No more split between the dark and light I’ll take both halves and hold them tight [Soft Chorus — F Major With A Minor Shadow: Minimal Kick, Floating Pads, Delicate Falsetto Touches, Sparse Guitar Pattern, Lavender Reverb Glow] The, The, The- Dragon and the Butterfly Two sides to one ma-ma-mind Two eyes yet both ba-ba-blind Ohh, ohh, ohh… The Butterfly and the Bee-ee-east One roars, one breathes One shy, one shreds One knife, both bled [Final Chorus — Full F Major Emotional Release With D Minor Color: Warm Sub-Bass, Shakers, Soft Claps, Fingerpicked Guitar, Wider Harmonies, Controlled Emotional Lift] The, The, The- Dragon and the Butterfly Two sides to one ma-ma-mind Two eyes now see through all the night Ohh, ohh, ohh… The Butterfly and the Bee-ee-east One roars, one breathes One shy, one shreds One heart, both freed [Outro — F Major Add9: Kick Falls Away, Acoustic Guitar And Hazy Pads Remain, Faint Falsetto]
