Black & Blue

Something around my neck
Something that keeps me from screaming yet I've taken one too many breaths
And it's a thing I've been livin' with for quite a long time now
Like a growth on the back, it's gettin' a lil too close to my spine now
I gotta get it off somehow

My, my, my, my
Black and blue butterfly's gonna help me once my eyes dry
Dragonfly in the sky, I know you'll help me when it's high
Tide
High
Tide
My, my, my, my, my

There's always one thing we're ashamed of
And all us humans are complacent
"It's not my fault that I'm this way", yeah
Yeah, yeah, that's what they all be sayin'
I have no qualms about my past life
But what I wish is for a quiet night
Where I don't stay up and think about what I could've been
C'mon, just put the phone down
And start from scratch
But then I feel it buzz and it comes rushing back
On a scale of one to ten, one thing I'd never do again
I let myself get to a place as far as that

My, my, my, my
Black and blue butterfly's gonna help me once my eyes dry
Dragonfly in the sky, I know you'll help me when it's high
Tide
High
Tide
My, my, my, my, my

Black and blue butterfly, I hope you're doing fine now
Black and blue butterfly, you've got so much room to fly now
Black and blue butterfly, I hope you're breathing fine now
Black and blue butterfly, wouldn't hurt if you stopped by now