Butterfly Effect Album Cover

Butterfly Effect

By Joyner Lucas

Album: ADHD 2

Released on July 18, 2025
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Butterfly Effect Lyrics by Joyner Lucas

[Verse 1]
If I could travel back into time
I’d probably go sit in my spaceship
The colorful lights on the inside
To brighten my frown and faces
Got the radio loud when it’s in drive
‘Cause I ain’t tryna hear frustrations
I’m floatin’ on clouds in the sky
What an imagination

[Pre-Chorus]
I crank the engine up and take a trip to see stars
Sit on top of the moon, build a mansion on Mars
Take me back to when I had no bandage and no scars
‘Member when I was a youngin, wasn’t stressin’ at all
Someone there to catch me every time that I fall
Someone there with me at my every beck and call
Way before you met me, weren’t no problems I could solve
Swear that I would trade it all

[Chorus]
I’d go back in time, in time
I’ll fly to another dimension
To make this right, this right
Kill all this mental tension
That makes me fight, me fight
It’s the only way I know I’ma be alright tonight, tonight (Be alright, I’d be alright)
If the butterfly effect only made this right

[Verse 2]
Roll the window down when I’m up high
Breath of fresh air when I’m flyin’
You drive me crazy sometimes
I’d rather sit alone in the silence
But climb to my seat when I get tired
Light somethin’ up when I’m vibin’
Floatin’ on clouds in the sky
Fall asleep under the horizon

[Pre-Chorus]
I crank the engine up and take a trip to see stars
Sit on top of the moon, build a mansion on Mars
Take me back to when I had no bandage and no scars
‘Member when I was a youngin, wasn’t stressin’ at all
I would change the pieces to the puzzle, where your heart?
If I could do it over, take it back to what it was
Back before we ever made mistakes from the start
If I could only trade it all

[Chorus]
I’d go back in time, in time
I’ll fly to another dimension
To make this right, this right
Kill all this mental tension
That makes me fight, me fight
It’s the only way I know I’ma be alright tonight, tonight (Be alright, I’d be alright)
If the butterfly effect only made this right

[Verse 3]
Yeah, I used to sit inside my room on the floor (Uh)
Tryna build a fort and use a blanket as a door (Yeah)
Cardboard boxes, drawin’ pictures on the board
At them times, I felt rich, even though we was really poor (True)
Imaginary friends, niggas thought that I was nuts (Uh)
But I was only ten and everyone was out of touch (Yeah)
Dream about the Benz every time I caught the bus
I used to watch the other kids and now them kids are watchin’ us (Uh)
But sometimes I feel like a butterfly with broken wings (Yeah)
‘Cause even if it’s still flyin’, it don’t float the same (Uh)
I often think about the past way before the fame
And how I used to cope with pain and why a nigga overcame (Yeah)
It’s weighin’ heavy on my skull (Uh)
I wish I knew the pressure was so heavy for my soul (Joyner)
If I could do it over, I’d trade everything I own
Take back everything I know
If I could only trade it all

[Chorus]
I’d go back in time, in time
I’ll fly to another dimension
To make this right, this right
Kill all this mental tension
That makes me fight, me fight
It’s the only way I know I’ma be alright tonight, tonight (Be alright, I’d be alright)
If the butterfly effect only let me
Go back in time, in time
I’ll fly to another dimension
To make this right (Yeah), this right
I’d kill all this mental tension
That makes me fight, me fight
It’s the only way I know I’ma be alright tonight, tonight (Be alright, I’d be alright)
If the butterfly effect only made this right

Song Credits

Producer: ADHD Productions, Leo Son & GAXILLIC

Writers: Joyner Lucas

Composer: Joy

Recording Studio: Atlantic Studios

Label: Atlantic Records

Release Date: July 18, 2025

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Joyner Lucas

When was "Butterfly Effect" released?

2025-07-18

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ADHD 2

Who is the artist of "Butterfly Effect"?

Joyner Lucas

When was "Butterfly Effect" released?

2025-07-18

What album includes "Butterfly Effect"?

ADHD 2

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