Butterflies
Raheem DeVaughn Lyrics

Kiss me like when I dream of you
Give me the same passion and intensity as in my dreams when we kiss.

Notice me, act like you have a clue
Pay attention to me and act like you're interested in me, like you know what's really going on inside my head.

Flirt with me, act like I interest you
Flirt with me and show me that I matter to you, just like your eyes tell me that I matter to you.

Like my eyes do, wish I could undress you
Just as my eyes portray my desire to undress you, I wish that I could actually do it.

So I try to find the words
I attempt to find the words to express my feelings.

But I only suffocate
Despite my best efforts, I can't seem to say what I want to, and it makes me feel suffocated.

Then my palms, they start to sweat
My palms start to sweat because of the nervousness and anxiety I feel in your presence.

And my shirt is soakin' wet
I get so anxious that even my shirt starts soaking wet with sweat.

You give me the butterflies
You fill me with nervous excitement and anticipation.

You give me the nervous side of life
You make me anxious and nervous in a way that is both thrilling and scary.

Don't walk by just say "hello" baby
Don't just walk by me when I see you, acknowledge me with a simple hello.

You are my day dreams when I'm awake
You are the source of my daydreams, and I can't help but think about you, even when I'm awake.

Let's sleep like I pretend we do
Let's sleep together like I always dream of doing with you.

Convince me that day dreams do come true
Make me believe that my daydreams about us together can actually come true, and that they aren't just wishful thinking.

Picture as where I picture you
Imagine us together in the same way that I constantly imagine us together, and see the potential that I do.

And I just panic when you're in bird's eye view
I feel flustered and nervous when you're around, and it's like I'm being watched from above, as if from a bird's eye view.

And I try to say "hello" and the words don't come out right
I attempt to greet you, but I just can't seem to find the right words to say.

Wish I could find myself but it's a losing fight
I wish I could express myself better, but it feels like a losing battle at times.

I go dreamin' you go wakin' me
I dream of you at night, while you are a part of my real life.

You won't catch me and I keep fallin' girl
You don't see me, and it feels like I am falling deeper for you without a safety net to catch me.

You only notice me in a perfect world
It feels like you only acknowledge me in a world where everything is perfect and everything is going the way we want it to.

But the world is so imperfect so...
However, in reality, the world is not perfect, and we have to deal with the imperfections of life.