4. Lyrics to our song
Mamma told me not to waste my life Mamma told me not to waste my life
She said spread your wings my little butterfly She said spread your wings my little butterfly
Don't let what they say keep you up at night
Don't let what they say keep you up at night And they can't detain you
And if they give you shhhh.. Cause wings are made to fly
Then they can walk on by And we don't let nobody bring us down
No matter what you say it won't hurt me
My feet, feet can't touch the ground Don't matter if I fall from the sky
And I can't hear a sound These wings are made to fly
But you just keep on running up your mouth yeah
I don't need no one saying hey, hey, hey, hey
Walk, walk on over there I don't hear no one saying hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey
Cos I'm too fly to care, oh yeah You better keep on walking
Your words don't mean a thing I don't wanna hear your talking, boy'd
I'm not listening You better keep on walking
Keep talking, all I know is I don't wanna hear your talking, boy'd
Mamma told me not to waste my life Your words don't mean a thing
She said spread your wings my little butterfly I'm not listening
Don't let what they say keep you up at night They're just like water off my wings
And they can't detain you
Cause wings are made to fly Mamma told me not to waste my life
And we don't let nobody bring us down She said spread your wings my little butterfly
No matter what you say it won't hurt me Don't let what they say keep you up at night
Don't matter if I fall from the sky And they can't detain you
These wings are made to fly Cause wings are made to fly
And we don't let nobody bring us down
Huh huh... No matter what you say it won't hurt me
I'm firing up on that runway Don't matter if I fall from the sky
I know we're gonna get there someday These wings are made to fly
But we don't need no ready steady go, no
Talk, talk turns into air And we don't let nobody bring us down
And I don't even care, oh yeah No matter what you say it won't hurt me
Don't matter if I fall from the sky
Your words don't mean a thing These wings are made to fly
I'm not listening
Keep talking, all know is

5. Possible narrative ideas for lyrics
-Mum telling child not to waste her life – child sat on the sofa doing nothing, mum telling her off.
“Mamma told me not to waste my life
She said spread your wings my little butterfly”
-Someone getting bullied at school and saying not to let anyone bring you down.
“And we don't let nobody bring us down
No matter what you say it won't hurt me”
-A girl standing up to her boyfriend who’s putting her down and trying to control her.
“You better keep on walking
I don't wanna hear your talking, boy'd
These wings are made to fly”