LunchMoney Lewis returns with a heartwarming treasure that’s a hug and a slow dance, and a whispered “I got you,” all wrapped in one. His new video for “Buttercup” is a celebration of that type of aged, soul-rooted affection that gets better with time.
The warmth of lived-in memories covers the viewer from the first notes of the track. The production buzzes with soft keys, classic R&B rhythms, and just enough groove to make heads nod and hearts swell. But what makes Buttercup shine is the sentiment behind it: The kind of mature, real-world love that survives the years and still finds a way to surprise you.
Lewis, equal parts his own self and an invented narrator called “Kosh” (his middle name), offers a look into his own emotional universe, doing so with the ease of a man who mixes earnestness with style. The video reinforces this personal element, with glimpses of quiet intimacy, smiles that pass without speaking, and the simple elation of knowing, being known, and being loved.
There’s something appealingly unfiltered about Buttercup. It’s not trying to dazzle with bardic hyperbole or flashy, imbalance-seeking metaphors. Instead, Lewis offers us a home, the sort of home made from small gestures, exchanged glances, and showing up for one another over the years. He takes something as gentle, as soft and sweet as the nickname “Buttercup,” and endows it as a badge of lasting love, the sort that doesn’t sour, but rather grows more intense over the years.
The video adds even more soul to the song, depicting love not as an Instagram-friendly highlight reel, but as a living, breathing thing. Impressed by the beauty of Black couples who still find their way to the dance floor decades later, Lewis celebrates the joy and depth of love that has aged like wine, not flashy, but full-bodied and real.
Here in "Buttercup," LunchMoney Lewis has given us a song that not only gets heard in our ears, but it lands in our chest. Vulnerable, smooth & grateful, this one’s for the lovers who keep picking each other, every day.
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