Read the lyrics to “Butterfly Feelings” by Icona Pop and sing along. Produced by Jason Gill. Stream the track now.
“Butterfly Feelings” captures the vertigo of a love that leaves as fast as it arrives. Icona Pop opens with a declaration that grounds the entire song: “Hold me tighter, no, it’s not enough / You’re a lighter, you can’t feel the love.” The chorus lands on a phrase that names the central contradiction: “Butterfly feelings / You give me butterfly feelings.” The second verse sharpens the perspective: “Now it’s over, I will hold a grudge / I’m not sorry, butterfly effect, my love.”
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The metaphor works on two levels. A butterfly effect describes small actions with large consequences. A butterfly feeling describes a fluttering that cannot hold still. For karaoke or a singalong, the chorus repeats enough to catch after one listen. The official audio includes the lyrics on screen.
Produced by Jason Gill
2026-05-22 • 3 minutes
(P) 2026 Ultra Records, LLC under exclusive license from Iconic Sound Recordings AB
— LYRICS —
You give me butterfly feelings, baby, when I’m with you
Lying to myself, don’t want your body
Now I’m just here for the party
I want you from the waist down
Let’s go to my place now
I’ve been waiting for a long, long time
Really wanna get to know you
I’ve been tryin’ to play it cool, damn, there’s nothing I can do
Sorry, sorry
You give me butterfly feelings, baby, when I’m with you
My heart is beating, do you feel the same?
Don’t wanna wake up, baby, I like dreaming of you
My heart is beating when it’s calling your name, yeah
In December (yeah)
I was too cool to take your number (oh-oh-oh)
I hunt you down just for the culture (just for the culture)
Guess I want you from the waist down
Let’s go to my place now
I’ve been waiting for a long, long time
Really wanna get to know you
I’ve been tryin’ to play it cool, damn, there’s nothing I can do
Sorry, sorry
You give me butterfly feelings, baby, when I’m with you
My heart is beating, do you feel the same?
Don’t wanna wake up, baby, I like dreaming of you
My heart is beating when it’s calling your name, yeah
I, when you’re next to me, can’t set me free, mm
I, baby, come tonight, can’t make me fly
You give me butterfly feelings, baby, when I’m with you
My heart is beating, do you feel the same?
Don’t wanna wake up, baby, I like dreaming of you
My heart is beating when it’s calling your name, yeah
Butterfly feelings, baby, when I’m with you
(You give me butterflies, you-, butterflies)
Butterfly feelings, baby, when I’m with you
(You give me butterflies, you-, butterflies)
Butterfly feelings, baby, when I’m with you
