Matilda Lyrics

Lyric discussion by nurisirfan 

Cover art for Matilda lyrics by alt-J

at about 2:40 in the song, there are some pretty inscrutable lyrics. above it is written as "and love is wonder twice. and-". it ends with "and". and so i decided to listen to the song closely and realise that it is actually some French words - "elle a besoin de toi. cela vient de matilda" which simply means, she needs you and it's coming from Matilda. just the French version of "and she needs you, this is from Matilda" which is the lyrics before this one.

Translation

they are an artful band indeed...

What he sings is actually French. He says "Elle a besoin de toi - Cela vient de Matilda", which translates as "(lit. she has need of you) She needs you - This comes from Matilda". I found out after looking a bit on the internet, cause truth be told, his accent's pretty bad. Would have never figured it out by myself...

Meh...