Natalie Jane’s “butterflies” is the quintessential anthem for the dizzying, confusing, and frustrating early stage of a crush. Where many artists focus on the sweet rush of falling, Jane hones in on the negative side effect: the anxiety, the lack of control, and the physical symptoms of being “sick to my stomach” with nerves.
The track uses an addictive, slightly anxious synth-pop soundscape that mirrors the emotional turmoil of the lyrics. Jane’s vocal delivery is both playful and exasperated, especially when she sings about having “no appetite” and not being able to “sleep at night.” The entire song orbits around the feeling that this person has stolen her peace—they “arrived the day you learned my name,” and now everything is “all your fault.”
It’s an incredibly relatable take on infatuation, reframing the cliché “butterflies” as a physical disruption rather than a purely romantic delight. “butterflies” highlights Natalie Jane’s strength in taking universal pop themes and giving them a brutally honest, darker, and more dramatic edge.
Butterflies
by Natalie Jane
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