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Deniece Williams – Black Butterfly lyrics
Morning light, silken dream to flight
As the darkness gave way to dawn
You've survived, now your moment has arrived

Now your dream has finally been born

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Black Butterfly, sailed across the waters
Tell your sons and daughters
What the struggle brings

Black Butterfly, set the skies on fire
Rise up even higher

So the ageless winds of time can catch your wings

Ooh... Ooh

While you slept, the promise was unkept
But your faith was as sure as the stars

Now you're free, and the world has come to see
Just how proud and beautiful you are


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Let the current lift your heart and send it soaring
Write the timeless message clear across the sky
So that all of can read it and remember when we need it

That a dream conceived in truth can never die
Butterfly

Cause now that you're free and the world has come to see
Just how proud and beautiful you are

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Fly
Butterfly
Yeah, yeah, yes
Fly
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Songwriters: BARRY MANN, CYNTHIA WEIL
Black Butterfly lyrics © DYAD Music Ltd., Wixen Music Publishing

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    Wow so interesting this 'post meaning' box is here I have thought much about this song, but I know they lyrics because I learned after it played so much on the radio when I was younger. Truly just thought about the song search for the lyrics and here I am pondering what does this mean. Scroll down and here is the box--i think it is a civil rights inspired song, but like so many of those songs and poems can take on many meanings depending on the listener. For me it means to soar to your highest heights and live so everyone can see-not boastfully, but so that they can be inspired to reach their highest heights as well. Wow it's so beautiful to me now.
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    Morning light, silken dream to flight
    As the darkness gave way to dawn- this is the eternal light everyone sees. This song is about death. Finally being free from the pain and the struggles. That's why the butterfly it's black. So the ageless winds of time can catch your wings- when you die you no longer grow old, you never age.
    While you slept, the promise was unkept- still alive meaning the promise of ashes to ashes dust to dust is unfulfilled
    But your faith was as sure as the stars
    Now you're free, and the world has come to see
    Just how proud and beautiful you are- faith in the Lord, everyone says it beautiful to sit in his presence. Write the timeless message clear across the sky
    So that all of can read it and remember when we need it- message in the sky is figuratively but when someone passes everyone looks up and you feel a little reassurance from your love one that's why it says when we need it. This song is about a parent passing away.
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    This song is obviously about African-American’s plight during and post slavery. The promise of ‘40 ACRES AND A MULE’ (during reconstruction) was unkept,, yet the STRUGGLE has brought us an awful long way due to our FAITH!! The whole world is influenced by African American’s art, style, music, beauty, and our mere SWAG!! “So mow you're free, and the world has come to see just how proud and beautiful you arrrrrre’
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    For me, I grew up listening to it and always felt an empowering feeling while not fully understanding the lyrics. Now, as an adult, I love the song even more as I find a spiritual message. We need to seek truth, teach our children so they KNOW and appreciate all that is in and at their hands. Once, awakened, the world truly will need and want to see how beautiful we, as a people we are. United, we stand and soar. Divided, we will remain apart. Be encouraged.
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    I have loved this song from the moment it was released....when I hear it I think of the civil rights movement, their struggles and most of all MLK jr. While you slept the promise was unkept...when he died all that was promised was unkept... and now that he;s free the world has come to see just how proud and beautiful he was.. I know it means a many different things to many people.. Bottom line this is a very beautiful and powerful song.
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