[Verse 1]
My love did build me a tower
By a cool, crystal fountain
And around it I will pile all the flowers of the mountain
My love did build me a river
That I might lie by it and slumber
Fill up notebooks full of sketches
Til I can name every insect of summer

[Chorus]
Le papillon, le papillon, le papillon, le papillon
Le papillon, le papillon, le papillon, le papillon
Le papillon, le papillon, le papillon

[Verse 2]
My love did build me an island
That no map could hope to capture
Stretching far past the horizon
There's still plenty of time
There's still plenty of time

[Chorus]
Le papillon, le papillon, le papillon, le papillon
Le papillon, le papillon, le papillon, le papillon
Le papillon, le papillon, le papillon
My love
My love
[Verse 3]
There are journeys short and long
That we all must make alone
Many roads that lead us nowhere
Many more than lead us home
My love did build me an ocean
But she can build for me no longer
When I'm ready to go sailing
I will meet her on the water

[Chorus]
Le papillon, le papillon, le papillon, le papillon
Le papillon, le papillon, le papillon, le papillon
Le papillon, le papillon, le papillon, le papillon