Dead Butterflies Lyrics – Citizen Soldier

Dead Butterflies Lyrics Meaning

[Chorus]
The singer is stuck in a painful place where they don’t want to die but can’t feel truly alive either. Their thoughts are toxic, like poison, and emotions have faded away. The “dead butterflies” show how something once beautiful has turned lifeless, leaving them numb instead of free from pain.

[Verse 1]
The singer talks about how things that used to bring comfort—hugs, jokes, and supportive words—no longer help. Even love and encouragement feel empty now. It shows how depression can make everything lose its warmth and value, leaving someone unable to connect with people or emotions that once kept them going.

[Pre-Chorus]
Their emotions feel frozen and lifeless, as if they’ve forgotten how to move or exist freely like they used to.

[Chorus]
The person still feels trapped in emotional emptiness. They don’t want to end their life but can’t find joy in living either. Their thoughts are dark and consuming, and they’re surrounded by lifeless feelings. The numbness might stop the pain, but it comes at the cost of feeling nothing at all.

[Verse 2]
Dreams, passions, and accomplishments that once gave purpose no longer feel rewarding. Even achievements that used to matter deeply now feel hollow, showing how depression drains meaning from everything once loved.

[Pre-Chorus]
Their emotions are still locked away, and even the brain’s happy chemicals seem gone, leaving them without energy or pleasure.

[Chorus]
The same hopelessness continues. They’re not suicidal but feel stuck between living and existing. Their thoughts poison their peace, and numbness has become their only escape. The “dead butterflies” return as a symbol of lost feelings and faded beauty.

[Bridge]
They try to feel something real but always fall back into emptiness. Every attempt to break free feels blocked, as if every open space turns into a wall. The wings represent the potential to rise or feel again, but they’re useless when trapped inside emotional barriers.

[Pre-Chorus]
The hope, faith, and reasons that once made them hold on have disappeared. The positivity that used to keep them balanced now feels distant and meaningless.

[Chorus]
Once again, the singer expresses being stuck between wanting to live and not wanting to feel the pain of living. Their mind feels poisoned, emotions are dead, and numbness has become their only way to survive, even though it leaves them feeling completely empty inside.