prologue: a ladyybug
prologue: a ladyybug by barleyy is a song about a small, fleeting joy.
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the story
i look up at the sky, the blue stretching endlessly above me, streaked with soft gold as the sun dips toward the horizon. the breeze carries a blend of scents: fresh grass, the tang of distant saltwater, and something faintly sweet like flowers i can’t quite name.
it feels comforting and familiar, as though i’ve been here before but can’t quite remember when. yet, beneath the comfort, there’s an ache, a sense of something missing.
a ladybug, perched on the fabric of my sleeve. its red shell is vivid, its black spots perfectly symmetrical. for a moment, the world feels smaller and quieter. a warmth floods through me, and with it, the faintest flicker of a memory. i’ve seen this before. i know i have.
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- barleyy
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- barleyy
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lyrics
artist-provided wordsa ladybug fell off my shoulder
a butterfly sits on my nose
i don’t know where this story goes
but i’ll listen if you hold me close
a gust of wind blows your scent past me, breathe it in
im wishing on a star so gently, i’m begging it
even if your scared i’ll hold your hand, say a prayer
i’m drowning in memories, worlds apart, just just take me there
i’m talking to the sun, talking to the moon
i need some guidance or a hand just to pull me through
what do i gotta do gotta do, you know im hurting
me and you forever? heh, guess i was just a burden
a ladybug fell off my shoulder
a butterfly sits on my nose
i don’t know where this story goes
but i’ll listen if you hold me close
i’ll listen if you hold me close
a ladybug fell off my shoulder
a butterfly sits on my nose
if this is how the story goes
then i guess ill have to let you go
i guess ill have to let you go