Oh He Dead

Oh He Dead "Butterfly" - 2026 NPR Tiny Desk Contest Submission

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Butterfly encourages others to shine a light on the compassion and resilience of women, and to support, praise, and nurture women when they need it.
Lyrics:
There's a butterfly
She's orange in the sunshine
Blisters as it weaves
And bubbles to the stream
Lift her up
Lift her up
Lift her up
And show her she is good enough
Strong enough
Big enough
And tell me, will you lift her up?
Lift her up
Lift her up
Doooooowweeeeoooowweeeoooo
All I ask of you
Believe what is true
Bring the heart of gold
And you feel it come alive
A smile that opens wide
Is poison to the darkness
That cuts you like a knife
To let in all the light
Lift her up
Lift her up
Lift her up
And show her she is good enough
Strong enough
Big enough
You love her, so you lift her up
Lift her up
Lift her up
and take it a woman at a time
All I ask of you
Believe what is true
Bring the heart of gold
And you feel it come alive
All I ask of you
Believe what is true
Bring the heart of gold
And you feel it come alive
Director of Photography + Editor: Piano Whitman
Filmed at: The Barn
Starring: Adam Ashforth, Alex Salser, Colin Sidley, Cynthia Johnson, Piano Whitman