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