Has anyone ever heard "the scream of the butterfly"??

Well, other people seemed to have mentioned it. It was a lyric from the song "When the Music's Over" from the 1967 album Strange Days, which is widely considered to be The Doors' best. It also features the standout tracks "Strange Days," "Love Me Two Times," "My Eyes Have Seen You," and "People Are Strange."

"The scream of the butterfly" is a line from a Doors song. Most of the bios of Jim Morrison said he got the line from the title of a movie showing at a movie house (adult movie house?) near where he was staying while he wrote the song. I'd guess it was written around 65-66.

"When the Music's Over" by The Doors from their second album "Strange Days", released in 1968. The words were by Jim Morrison, and It was the first song they played when I saw them perform in 1967.

Jim Morrison used it in The Doors' tune "The End". That's the only reference I know of.

jim morrison said when the music is over the scream of the butterfly is heard

it came from when the musics over from strange days by the doors

nah....