[Verse 1] Butterfly lovers Butterfly lovers There is a temple Called the Liang Shanbo Temple The couple's wooden bed sits on the floor in the room And somewhere behind the bed is their tomb [Pre-Chorus] She fell in love in disguise With ink on her hands and a name in her eyes She had to do it 'Cos she wanted her father To pay for her education And she didn't want to upset her dad [Chorus] Butterfly lovers Butterfly lovers Love does not stay in the ground Butterfly lovers Butterfly lovers Their wings still circle around (flying free and thin) [Verse 2] Her lover, who was a scholar too, was so upset That she'd been promised to another man That he died of a critical illness And fell into his grave in the ground So she jumped into his grave as well After he threw himself in [Bridge] Then the earth gave way to air And grief turned pale and bright Their spirits emerged together From the dark into the light [Chorus] Butterfly lovers Butterfly lovers Love does not stay in the ground Butterfly lovers Butterfly lovers Their wings still circle around (flying free and thin) [Outro] In the temple shadows In the morning wind Butterfly lovers Fly again
