Fighting, living, dying For what? For freedom? That's what which men have fought since time began To be free They've been making blanked statements, scaring everyone They've been making you feel like you never did belong Yeah, he said, and she said, yeah, they say a lot So many things, they just think you forgot Who you are, and what you do, and where you're coming from I just thought I could remind you with a simple song Look, that body language can start to rebuff Till we're choosing weapons and hatred, not love Not you You are in the wilderness, looking for your own purpose And you became a butterfly, a butterfly I knew you always would 'Cause they were throwing sticks and stones Words can never break your bones You can spread your wings and fly, wings and fly I knew you always would I knew you always would I knew there always was nothing wrong with being You, you, you, you, you, you, you, you All you ever see on CNN are enemies Telling you to lose your individuality Look, do this and do that, till you've lost your way Till you need a vice or a means of escape They want you to stare into your screen and see yourself Blow smoke into your mirror till you're mentally unwell So don't let them catch you with lies and deceit They can't take your soul or desire for freedom You are in the wilderness, looking for your own purpose And you became a butterfly, a butterfly I knew you always would 'Cause they were throwing sticks and stones Words can never break your bones You can spread your wings and fly, wings and fly I knew you always would I knew you always would I knew there always was nothing wrong with being Yeah, yeah Who said I wanna be I'm gonna be Everything they said I couldn't be Everything that I said I would be When I picked up a pen and I started to speak I hear the beat, my melody I just pour all my heart in these sheets I cannot just be a star in the streets Man, I knew what was different, I had that belief Nowhere to live, nothing to eat You were so hungry that you couldn't sleep You couldn't breathe, I couldn't be All of this shit was happening to me I would do drugs, I was a thief Still on the run from the karma police You were the mission that was given to me By the powers that be. Man, there is a God You are in the wilderness, looking for your own purpose And you became a butterfly, a butterfly I knew you always would You are in the wilderness, looking for your own purpose And you became a butterfly, a butterfly I knew you always would 'Cause they were throwing sticks and stones Words can never break your bones You can spread your wings and fly, wings and fly I knew you always would I knew you always would I knew there always was I knew there always was nothing wrong with being You You