Softer Things - The Real Noah James ©2026

Intro

Verse 1

Just for a moment you appear

A flash of color and you're here

Then like a dream you disappear

Leaving silence in my ear

I see the shadow on the garden wall

Before I hear your footsteps fall

Pre-Chorus

And I reach out to touch the wings

But you’re made of softer things

Rising up on a sudden breeze

Leaving me here on my knees

Chorus

You’re a butterfly in the rain

A perfect joy, a lovely pain

You’re the flutter in my chest

A restless heart that never rests

In and out like a summer rain

Briefly here, then gone a-gain

Post-Chorus

Always drifting

Always drifting

Just for a moment

Just for a moment

Verse 2

The window’s open and the curtains stir

I wake up reaching for where you were

The room is quiet, the air is still

I see you past the windowsill

A speck against the clouded hue

I’m still waiting here for you

Pre-Chorus

And I reach out to touch the wings

But you’re made of softer things

Rising up on a sudden breeze

Leaving me here on my knees

Chorus

You’re a butterfly in the rain

A perfect joy, a lovely pain

You’re the flutter in my chest

A restless heart that never rests

In and out like a summer rain

Briefly here, then gone a-gain

Post-Chorus

Coming back again

Coming back again

Then you're gone again

Then you're gone again

Guitar Solo

Bridge

High above

Still in sight

Waiting for you

With arms out wide

I'm patient

Can't you see

Take your time

But come back to me

Chorus

You’re a butterfly in the rain

A perfect joy, a lovely pain

You’re the flutter in my chest

A restless heart that never rests

In and out like a summer rain

Briefly here, then gone a-gain

Post-Chorus

Coming back again

Coming back again

Then you're gone again

Then you're gone again

Outro

Just for a moment

Butterfly in the rain

Briefly here

Then gone again

Gone again

Gone again