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She remembers when she first got her wings
And how she opened up that day
she learned to sing
Then the colors came, erased the
black and white
And her whole world changed
when she realized

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She's a butterfly, pretty as the crimson sky
Nothing's ever gonna bring her down
And everywhere she goes
Everybody knows she's so glad to be alive
She's a butterfly

Like the purest light in a darkened world
So much hope inside such a lovely girl
You should see her fly, it's almost magical
It makes you wanna cry, she's so beautiful

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God bless the butterfly,
give her the strength to fly
Never let her wings touch the ground
God bless the butterfly,
give her strength to fly
Never let her wings touch the ground

[Chorus]

God bless the butterfly,
give her the strength to fly
Never let her wings touch the ground
God bless the butterfly,
give her the strength to fly
Never let her wings touch the ground

She's a Butterfly, By Martina McBride

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DISCLAIMER: Do not steal, do not rip, do not edit, do not modify, do not sell, etc. This image was made solely for Nala's contest

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Well, I can't believe it's finally finished. -wipes brow- No thanks to my friends who kept me from finishing it until now... -glares- Just kidding, just kidding. When I saw Nala's contest, and the themes, I just had to enter. It looked so awesome and the gears in my head were already turning on how I could create the image. Then when I found the horse's stock, I just took it from there. [[Trust me, you really don't want to see my original ideas. They are nothing like the actual turnout... xP]]

This image has LOADS of meaning in it, some of which I will tell you about. First off, there's the color scheme. The maroon-red color to the light greens/spring color represents someone very near and dear to me--my grandma, who just passed away from cancer. The advancing dark red shows the fall mentioned in the theme of the contest. The horse's wings are lax and almost pinned against its sides, which also represents those who have passed on. Angels have wings, and this pegasus has the wings of an angel. The rest of the symbolism I will leave you to interpret, because isn't that what art is all about? Interpretation, right?

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Credits:
Fire:
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Lake: [link] by
Mountains: [link] by
Wings:
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Horse: [link] by
Mane & Tail Tutorial: [link] by
Referance for Horse:
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Manip: Silver-lava