MATHILDE 

mathilde you caught me in this foreign land
i watched your hair and loved you with my own hand
i crossed the sea to reach you
i've swallowed miles of pride
so don't send me back upon the tide 

mathilde don't tell me that you are not free
mathilde you know that it don't matter to me
i climbed the sky to reach you
i've straddled space and time
don't give to him what should be mine 

my tongue is clumsy with the words you're raised to hear
come on and lend me your french ears
and i'll say 

je t'aime mathilde tell me what does that mean?
je t'aime mathilde tell me what have you seen?
i split the earth to reach you
i've left my home behind
so don't cut my tongue off while i'm trying 

mathilde your tri-colours are in my head
my mind is blue and white your love is red
i crossed the sea to reach you
i've swallowed miles of pride
so tell me where will your flag fly? 

if you can understand the clumsy words i wield
give me your flag to fly mathilde