Massive Attack - Butterfly Caught
Time: 2:33
Nearly worn
Kneeling like a supplicant
Darkened skin
supplicant
one who asks earnestly for a favor or gift
Heard in 7 songs (1.1M+ combined views) — most famously in "Butterfly Caught" by Massive Attack.
Updated October 7, 2026
Songs Featuring “supplicant”
Pet Shop Boys - I Made My Excuses and Left
Time: 2:41
In the crowded court of your love
I was now a supplicant
And clumsy as I felt
Tori Amos - Marys of the Sea
Time: 3:06
And something no man can divide"
So, Saint Germain, hear the prayer of this supplicant
For two Scarlet women, Black Madonna
The Alchemist - Slipping Into Darkness
Time: 3:19
This feel like childhood summer trips
I been a modest supplicant
They rob you for publishing, that feel like a punishment
Swans - Why Can't I Have What I Want Any Time That I Want?
Time: 3:17
On the cross that I built, crying for more, more, more
Give me more, give me more, I'm your supplicant, I'm your whore
I'm unconscious on the floor, but my hand is reaching for your door
Origin - Heat Death
Time: 4:34
Conclusive entropy, ubiquitous torment
Approaches absolutes, supplicant to the darkness
In every cosmological constant
North County Band - Pandemic Blues
Time: 1:46
Blame it on french fries
Blame it on supplicants
Blame it on a zombie trance
