If the beating of a butterfly's wing
Triggers on another continent
The most violent storm
The choice of a few in a Western office
Upends millions of destinies
Especially if the office is oval
Only the polar bear is surprised
That his ice floe is melting
It doesn't amaze anyone anymore
When the financier catches a cold
It's the workers who cough
The ozone layer is very far away
But it's from here that we punch holes in it
It's the butterfly effect
Small causes, big consequences
Yet pretty as an expression
Small things, huge damage
They call it blowback
A whisper becomes an uproar
As the timely proverb says
If you fall asleep in the sun
You'll smear yourself with Biafine
If you slap the bouncer
You'd better run fast
If we stuff ourselves at the restaurant
It's a fact we'll get fat
But that's the sperm whale effect
Let's get back to our sheep
Let's spend an afternoon
Then her husband's headbutt
So if your nose hurts
It's the butterfly effect
That's normal, you shouldn't have gotten caught
If instead your forehead hurts
It means you're the cheated husband
With whales we make lipstick
When we buy those cosmetics
We're putting makeup on with a harpoon
If you do a pub crawl
Tomorrow you know you'll struggle
To get your license back at 8 a.m. in court
It's the butterfly effect
Small causes, big consequences
Yet pretty as an expression
Small things, huge damage
Everything's falling apart
Everything's falling apart