Butterfly Bulletholes

from Forgiveness by Girlpool

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lyrics

Are you the moonlight that shines onto my shelf?
I dreamt I held me
But I was someone else
You’re in my eyes now,
You’re clouding up my sight
You were the danger,
You were the breath of life

We were just children when I was 22
I thought I loved me enough for even you
I drank your poison
With holy water pride
I was in danger
Disguised as cosmic light

Said there’s no reason
To go on for just another day
Would you now tell me
Everything is finally okay?

Cause there’s butterfly bulletholes
On the inside of my skull
Dying was your final cry
Cause living was a pretty lie
Everything is still the same
The flowers look at me the same way
But I’m holding on for my dear life
Confusing bullets for butterflies

Now you’re the omen
But you’re the devil too
Why can I fear them
But I can’t fear you?
And what is it like?
Within the world of night
I wanna know how to live without a fear of life

Cause there’s no reason
To hold onto you another day
Cause something tells me
Everything is finally okay

With these butterfly bulletholes
On the inside of my skull
Living was too hard to try
So you’d rather close your eyes and die
I don’t think that I’m the same
Even though it looks that way
Cause I’m holding on for my dear life
Confusing bullets for butterflies

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from Forgiveness, released April 29, 2022
Written By Girlpool
Produced by Yves Rothman
Harmony Tividad - Vocals
Avery Tucker - Vocals , Electric Guitar, Atmospheric Noise
Bosh Rothman- Drums, Hand Percussion
Joe Kennedy - Bass Guitar , Wurlitzer, B3 Organ , Mellotron
Sam Stewart - Acoustic Guitars, Mellotron Guitars , Baritone Guitar
Joe Kennedy - Wurlitzer, B3 Organ , Mellotron
Yves Rothman - Drum Programming, Percussion , Mini Moog , Strings , Ambient Manipulation

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