But for the sake of a little mouthful of flesh we deprive a soul of the sun and light, and of that proportion of life and time it had been born to enjoy
Airplanes take you away again Are you flying above where we live? Then I look upa glare in my eyesAre you having regrets about last night? I'm not but I like rivers thatRush in so then I dove in
Is there trouble ahead for you the acrobat? I won't push youunless you have a net You say the word you know I will find you or if you need some time I don't mind I don't hold onto the tail of your kite
I'm not like the girls that you know but I believe I'm worth comin' home to kiss away night this girl only sleeps with butterflies with butterflies with butterflies with butterflies So go on and fly boy ~ Tori Amos Sleeps with butterflies
1)The girl in this song has just begun a casual relationship with a boy, who doesn't want to move as fast as her, throught the song she says it's ok, he's allowed to fly, and she doesn't mind givin him the time he needs. But the reason she is ok with it all, is b/c she only sleeps with butterflies... Men that fated to sooner or later fly away from her .
2)Sounds like she's singing from the perspective of a woman who is in love with a man with committment problems- and she's diving in headfirst. Is there trouble ahead for you the acrobat? I won't push you unless you have a net I think she's telling him she won't ask him for a stronger commitment- because he isn't comfortable without a safety net- an escape route.
3) I think this song is about having to let somebody go & explore themselves before being able to be with them. i think the "kiss away night" part simply just means that instead of night accompanying her to sleep everynight, it's butterflies. to say that she only sleeps with butterflies, to me, means that she is ok with this man going off on his own for a little while- she is ok with letting him go ("if you need some time i don't mind, don't hold onto the tail of your kite") ... it's like saying "yeah ok, go on and go, i only allow myself to be with butterflies anyway so go on and beone."
