Story of My Life, The movie - The Butterfly lyrics
rate meALVIN<br>
A Neat Career.<br>
A story about Thomas.<br>
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THOMAS<br>
Okay.<br>
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My college application required a sample of my writing, a short story, and I had nothing.<br>
I'd been writing things down for years but nothing resembled an actual story.<br>
So, in a panic I went to find Alvin at the store to tell me what to do.<br>
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ALVIN<br>
There's gotta be thousands of stories in that head of yours, Tom.<br>
Just pick one and write it down.<br>
THOMAS<br>
So I picked one and wrote it down. Three hundred and fifty words amounting to,<br>
I suspected, a pile of crap. So, I decided to read it to Alvin and let him decide if it was<br>
any good at all.<br>
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(Thomas reads.)<br>
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The Butterfly. By Thomas Weaver.<br>
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ALVIN<br>
The Butterfly?<br>
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THOMAS<br>
Yeah.<br>
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IN A FAR OFF LAND<br>
THERE LIVED A BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY,<br>
IN A KINGDOM FULL OF BLOSSOM COVERED TREES<br>
AND WINDING THROUGH THIS PARADISE<br>
A RIVER DANCED ALONG<br>
AND PLAYED WITH THE CONSTANT SUMMER BREEZE.<br>
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(Thomas hesitates, losing confidence.)<br>
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ALVIN<br>
Keep going.<br>
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THOMAS<br>
THE BUTTERFLY<br>
FOUND A TINY BRANCH AT THE RIVERSIDE<br>
AND WATCHED THE WATER RUSHING WHO KNOWS WHERE.<br>
CAREFULLY HE SHELTERED<br>
FROM THE POWER OF THE BREEZE<br>
FOR SURELY IT COULD TOSS HIM THROUGH THE AIR.<br>
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“I’M A BUTTERFLY,”<br>
HE SAID,<br>
“TRIVIAL AND SMALL<br>
AND IN THE GREATER SCHEME OF THINGS<br>
I DON’T MEAN MUCH AT ALL,<br>
SO I’LL FLAP MY WINGS TO STRETCH MYSELF<br>
AND JUST ENJOY THE VIEW.<br>
I’M A BUTTERFLY, WHAT MORE CAN I DO?”<br>
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ONE AFTERNOON THE BUTTERFLY ASKED THE RIVER,<br>
"MADAM, WHAT MAKES YOU HURRY SO?<br>
WHAT SPLENDID DESTINATION<br>
ARE YOU RIPPLING TOWARD?<br>
WHERE, OH WHERE DO YOU GO?"<br>
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THE RIVER SAID, “I’M HEADED FOR THE OCEAN,<br>
AND THE SUMMER BREEZE INSPIRES ME TO RACE.<br>
MY FRIEND, YOU’D LOVE THE OCEAN.<br>
IT’S REMARKABLE TO SEE.<br>
WON’T YOU JOIN OUR FRIENDLY CHASE?”<br>
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“I’M A BUTTERFLY,”<br>
HE SAID,<br>
“TRIVIAL AND SMALL<br>
AND IN THE GREATER SCHEME OF THINGS<br>
I DON’T MEAN MUCH AT ALL,<br>
SO I FLAP MY WINGS TO STRETCH MYSELF<br>
AND JUST ENJOY THE VIEW.<br>
I’M A BUTTERFLY, WHAT MORE CAN I DO?”<br>
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SO THE BUTTERFLY, HE DREAMED OF THE OCEAN.<br>
HE LONGED TO FLUTTER HIGH ABOVE THE SEAS,<br>
BUT THERE ARE DANGERS IN THE SKY<br>
FOR A TINY BUTTERFLY.<br>
SO FROM HIS BRANCH<br>
HE ASKED A QUESTION OF THE BREEZE.<br>
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"WHAT MAKES YOU CHASE THE RIVER<br>
T’WARD THE OCEAN?"<br>
THEN THE BREEZE TOLD HIM A MOST AMAZING THING.<br>
“I’M SIMPLY MADE UP OF THE CURRENTS IN THE AIR<br>
THAT START FROM THE MOVEMENT OF YOUR WING,<br>
YOUR TINY WING.”<br>
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“YOU’RE A BUTTERFLY MY FRIEND,<br>
POWERFUL AND STRONG<br>
AND I'M GRATEFUL FOR THE WAY<br>
YOU’VE ALWAYS HURRIED ME ALONG.<br>
WHEN YOU FLAP YOUR WINGS TO STRETCH YOURSELF<br>
IT MIGHT SEEM SMALL TO YOU<br>
BUT YOU CHANGE THE WORLD<br>
WITH EVERYTHING YOU DO.”<br>
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SO HE STRETCHED HIS WINGS<br>
AND TOOK OFF FROM THE SAFETY OF HIS TREE<br>
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AND THE BUTTERFLY FINALLY SAW THE SEA.<br>
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