Korede Bello really said, ‘let me make something sweet and romantic,’ and gave us ‘Butterfly’, a track that’s as light and beautiful as the insect it’s named after.
The title itself tells you everything about the vibe. Butterflies are delicate, beautiful, free-spirited creatures, and Korede uses that imagery to describe the woman he’s singing about and the feeling she gives him. It’s romantic without being over the top, poetic without being pretentious. Just a simple, effective metaphor that sets the tone for the whole song.
There’s also that classic “butterflies in your stomach” feeling when you’re around someone you’re into, and the song captures that nervous excitement perfectly.
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Iye iye butterfly
Iye something like a butterfly
You are one of a kind i never seen your type
You must be a brand new specie... (Brand new specie ee)
One of a kind I never see your type
You must be from the oversea (Oversea)
Something like a butterfly
You're my butterfly
Don't fly away butterfly
Where you dey go butterfly?
Would you be my butterfly?
E sisi butterfly
Ajebutter butterfly
Figure eighti butterfly
My African Butterfly
Come her baby, come closer ai ai
Tell me baby, tell me how far oh oh oh yea yea
Don't you keep me waiting waiting
For your love is waiting waiting
If dem ask me say na wetin
Coman see a butterfly
Come babe come babe
Come make we dance oya wamilele
Come babe, oya come babe
Oya come make we go oya bamidele
Iyo iyo
You are one of a kind i never seen your type
You must be a brand new specie... Iye iye
One of a kind I never see your type
You must be from the oversea (Oversea)
Something like a butterfly
You're my butterfly
Don't fly away butterfly
Where you dey go butterfly?
Would you be my butterfly?
E sisi butterfly
Ajebutter butterfly
Figure eighti butterfly
My African Butterfly
I for likey o make we tigthy o na my lifey e hypnotize o
Ee baby, coman carry me fly away
You correct from your head to your toe
You too seti o, i no let you go
Ee baby, coman carry me fly away
Come babe come babe
Come make we dance oya wamilele
Come babe, oya come babe
Oya come make we go oya bamidele
Iyo iyo
You are one of a kind i never seen your type
You must be a brand new specie... (Brand new specie ee)
One of a kind I never see your type
You must be from the oversea (Oversea)
Something like a butterfly
You're my butterfly
Don't fly away butterfly
Where you dey go butterfly?
Would you be my butterfly?
E sisi butterfly
Ajebutter butterfly
Figure eighti butterfly
My African Butterfly
Uploaded by: Precious • Upload date: 11/12/2025
