1. Canadian frontman o… Read Full Bio ↴There is more than one artist with this name:
1. Canadian frontman of The Tea Party.
2. A musician from Dublin, Ireland.
3. An American singer and drummer.
4. Lead artist behind the band Idaho
1) Jeff Martin is the lead vocalist and frontman of the Canadian rock band The Tea Party who is currently based in Perth, Australia. After the band broke up in 2005 he launched a solo career, and released his first solo album titled Exile and the Kingdom in April 2006. He has since released three live albums, "Live in Brisbane", "Live in Dublin, and "Live at the Corner Hotel", as well as one live DVD titled "Live at the Enmore Theatre". Recently he has started a new band called "The Armada" who will release their debut album in October 2008, as well as launch an Australian tour in November.
2) Jeff Martin is a musician from Dublin,Ireland. He releases music through the 'Casino Gravity' Label. He is also a member of electronic band Halfset (Elusive Recordings) and has performed alongside acts such as David Grubbs, Lambchop, The American Analog Set, Him, The National, The High Llamas, Archer Prewitt and The Frames to name but a few.
3) Jeffery Louis Martin is an American musician, singer and drummer who has sung for the bands Racer X, Bad Dog, Surgical Steel and St. Michael and played drums for the bands Badlands, the Michael Schenker Group, Blindside Blues Band, Red Sea, St. Michael and The Electric Fence, a side project with Paul Gilbert and Russ Parrish. Jeff Martin played drums for Paul Gilbert, George Lynch, Dokken, and P.K. Mitchell. Martin played drums in Surgical Steel before switching to lead vocals and was the drummer/lead vocalist for St. Michael, both Phoenix, AZ-based bands. He released a lone solo album in 2006, The Fool, featuring the guitar talents of Paul Gilbert and Michael Schenker and has also sung backing vocals for Judas Priest and The Scream. Martin appeared in the 1985 movie Thunder Alley, starring Leif Garrett, with his band Surgical Steel.
4) Jeff Martin is the main force behind the band Idaho. His solo works are the Soundtrack to the TV series "The Days" and he also contributed music to the TV series "Inconceivable".
Butterfly
Jeff Martin Lyrics
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Shadows come, and they come down hard.
I try to believe what she see's,
Still she goes, and she goes so far.
I'm looking everywhere, I'll never find her there.
When she changes it comes from within,
Nothing less, something more shall be.
This butterfly, flies away from me.
I'm looking everywhere, I'll never find her there.
She's looking back at me, and now she wants to make me see.
I need to find a way, just need to find a way,
Say what you want but you can't break free,
Say what you will but you won't change me.
Say what you want but it all takes time.
There's a place that she goes given time,
Shadows come, and they come down hard.
I try to believe what she see's,
This butterfly, flies away from me.
I'm looking everywhere, I'll never find her there.
She's looking back at me, and now she wants to make me see.
I need to find a way, just need to find a way,
Say what you want but you can't break free,
Say what you will but you won't change me.
Say what you want but it all takes time.
And my love will know no end,
And my love will know no end,
How I miss my beautiful friends.
I'm looking everywhere, I'll never find her there.
She's looking back at me, I think I finally see.
The song "Butterfly" by Jeff Martin is about a person who is looking for a loved one who has disappeared. The loved one, compared to a butterfly, goes to a place that is difficult to reach and the singer cannot find her there. When she changes, it is from within, and the singer searches for her soul in the night. But despite his efforts, the butterfly flies away from him. He wants to find a way to be with her and says that his love will know no end, even if he misses his friends. In the end, the singer finally thinks he sees his love looking back at him.
The lyrics of "Butterfly" are very poetic and use vivid imagery to convey the theme of searching for someone who is difficult to find. The repeated line "I'm looking everywhere, I'll never find her there" shows the futility of the singer's efforts to find his loved one. The metaphor of the butterfly is also powerful, as it represents something fragile and fleeting that is difficult to catch. The repeated chorus of "Say what you want but it all takes time" suggests that finding this loved one will take patience and perseverance, and that the journey is just as important as the destination.
Line by Line Meaning
There's a place that she goes given time,
She has a special place she goes to, taking time for herself.
Shadows come, and they come down hard.
Life can be tough, and challenges come unexpectedly.
I try to believe what she see's,
I try to understand her perspective.
Still she goes, and she goes so far.
She tends to distance herself, going away both mentally and physically.
I'm looking everywhere, I'll never find her there.
I am searching for her, but can't seem to find her anywhere.
When she changes it comes from within,
Her changes come from a deep place inside of her.
Nothing less, something more shall be.
The transformation is not a small one, but a significant one.
I search for her soul in the night,
I am seeking her true essence, her very being.
This butterfly, flies away from me.
She is like a butterfly, always fluttering away from me.
She's looking back at me, and now she wants to make me see.
She realizes I am searching for her, and now she wants to show me something.
I need to find a way, just need to find a way,
I need to find a solution to our problems, but I'm not sure how to do it.
Say what you want but you can't break free,
People can say what they want, but you can't let their words affect you negatively or hold you back.
Say what you will but you won't change me.
People might try to change me, but they won't succeed.
Say what you want but it all takes time.
Everything takes time, and healing and understanding each other is going to take time.
And my love will know no end,
My love for her is infinite.
How I miss my beautiful friends.
I miss the people in my life who have supported me and helped me cope with tough times.
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: BARDI DAVID MARTIN, KEVIN COLIN MARTIN, PETER ANDREW KLETT, SCOTT MERCADO
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