{"id":54728,"date":"2026-07-23T15:37:07","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:37:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/?p=54728"},"modified":"2026-07-23T15:37:07","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T15:37:07","slug":"butterfly-nets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2026\/07\/23\/butterfly-nets\/","title":{"rendered":"Butterfly Nets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence]<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums]<\/p>\n<p>[Intro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Intro: Playful Acoustic Guitar, Bouncing Bass Line, Fluttering Synth Effects, Light Percussion, Rising Organ]<br \/>\n[Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nA tiny wing&#8230;<br \/>\n(With a mighty swing)<br \/>\nA distant storm&#8230;<br \/>\n(Approaching norm)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nGet out the butterfly nets<br \/>\n(The world has gone crazy)<br \/>\nCanceling out all bets<br \/>\n(As the future gets hazy)<\/p>\n<p>Try to catch the butterfly effect<br \/>\n(With your butterfly net)<br \/>\nThe butterfly net trope<br \/>\n(&#8230;at the end of our rope)<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nA little change begins to fly<br \/>\nAcross the ocean, through the sky<br \/>\nA hidden signal starts a chain<br \/>\nA whisper turning into rain<\/p>\n<p>You cannot hold it in your hand<br \/>\nOr draw exactly where it lands<br \/>\nThe smallest motion starts a wave<br \/>\nThat no prediction could have saved<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nRound and round<br \/>\n(The systems spin)<br \/>\nWhere it starts<br \/>\n(Is where we begin)<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nButterfly nets<br \/>\n(Cannot catch time)<br \/>\nCannot capture<br \/>\n(A changing line)<\/p>\n<p>The effect is real<br \/>\n(The question is when)<br \/>\nThe world connects<br \/>\n(Again and again)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nGet out the butterfly nets<br \/>\n(The world has gone crazy)<br \/>\nCanceling out all bets<br \/>\n(As the future gets hazy)<\/p>\n<p>Try to catch the butterfly effect<br \/>\n(With your butterfly net)<br \/>\nThe butterfly net trope<br \/>\n(&#8230;at the end of our rope)<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental]<br \/>\n[Guitar Solo]<br \/>\n[Driving Bass, Syncopated Drums, Organ Stabs, Swirling Synth Patterns]<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nWe search for answers, search for signs<br \/>\nLooking for the warning lines<br \/>\nBut complex systems rarely show<br \/>\nExactly where the pathways go<\/p>\n<p>[Pre-Chorus]<br \/>\nSmall disturbance<br \/>\n(Larger sound)<br \/>\nHidden pathways<br \/>\n(Coming around)<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nCan you catch a butterfly?<br \/>\n(Can you hold the sky?)<br \/>\nCan you stop the dominoes?<br \/>\n(After they begin to fly?)<\/p>\n<p>[Breakdown]<br \/>\n[Minimal Beat, Deep Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal]<br \/>\nFly, butterfly, fly<\/p>\n<p>(Escaping the question, &#8220;why?&#8221;)<\/p>\n<p>Fly, butterfly, fly<\/p>\n<p>(On a mission&#8230; do or die?)<\/p>\n<p>[Final Chorus]<br \/>\nGet out the butterfly nets<br \/>\n(The world has gone crazy)<br \/>\nCanceling out all bets<br \/>\n(As the future gets hazy)<\/p>\n<p>Try to catch the butterfly effect<br \/>\n(With your butterfly net)<br \/>\nThe butterfly net trope<br \/>\n(&#8230;at the end of our rope)<\/p>\n<p>The wings keep turning<br \/>\n(The winds keep blowing)<br \/>\nThe future&#8217;s writing<br \/>\n(While we&#8217;re still not knowing)<\/p>\n<p>[Refrain]<br \/>\nGet out the butterfly nets<br \/>\n(The world has gone crazy)<br \/>\nCanceling out all bets<br \/>\n(As the future gets hazy)<\/p>\n<p>Try to catch the butterfly effect<br \/>\n(With your butterfly net)<br \/>\nThe butterfly net trope<br \/>\n(&#8230;at the end of our rope)<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\n[Instrumental Outro: Fluttering Synth, Echo Guitar, Gentle Piano, Soft Wind Effects]<br \/>\nGet out the butterfly nets<br \/>\n(The world has gone crazy)<br \/>\nCanceling out all bets<br \/>\n(As the future gets hazy)<\/p>\n<p>Try to catch the butterfly effect<br \/>\n(With your butterfly net)<br \/>\nThe butterfly net trope<br \/>\n(&#8230;at the end of our rope)<\/p>\n<p>From the album <strong>&#8220;<a href=\"\/albums\/Butterflies-and-Dominoes\/\">Butterflies and Dominoes<\/a>&#8220;<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[Silence] [Instrumental, Guitar, Piano, Organ, Synth, Bass, Percussion, Drums] [Intro] [Instrumental Intro: Playful Acoustic Guitar, Bouncing Bass Line, Fluttering Synth Effects, Light Percussion, Rising Organ] [Minimal Beat, Sub Bass, Spoken Vocal] A tiny wing&#8230; 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