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Ben Howard
Noonday Dream
A Boat To an Island On the Wall

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A Boat To an Island On the Wall

Release date: 31st May 2018

From Noonday DreamTrack 37:10

Singer/Songwriter Music Vocal Rock

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About This Track

"A Boat To an Island On the Wall" is a single by Ben Howard, from the album Noonday Dream, released 31st May 2018. The track is 7:10 long. It's filed under Singer/Songwriter. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 3 articles about Ben Howard.

About the Artist

Ben Howard

Ben Howard

Lyrics

A Boat To an Island On the Wall

To care
Or not to care
To be there
In the distant and uncertain
To be aware
In an old Iberian hotel room
That the devil
Is not behind the curtain
She said walk in small steps
And fear floating
We made a pact
As Saturn approaching
Leaned on the sky
The smoking cigarette
Said it's late
You should be going
The wind is howling
The house is showing

A boat to an island on the wall
A hand striking in slow motion
Future singing in the field
Shooting season's open

To care
Or not to care
To be aware
In your absence they made your choices for you
You're supposed to laugh
Tell your fortune to the sailor
This is the black mountain pass
These hours the sun shines to moonlight, black

A boat to an island on the wall
A hand striking in slow motion
Future singing in the field
Shooting season's open

A boat to an island on the wall
A hand striking in slow motion
Lied too bad, too long
Shooting season's open

Lyrics provided by LRCLIB

Track details

From Noonday Dream

7:102018Single

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Album

Track number

3

Release year

2018

1Nica Libres At Dusk
6:34
2Towing the Line
3:56
3A Boat To an Island On the Wall
7:10
4What the Moon Does
5:21

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Ben Howard — Am I In Your Light? (from I Forget Where We Were (10th Anniversary Deluxe)) [4:49]
Ben Howard — She Treats Me Well (from I Forget Where We Were (10th Anniversary Deluxe)) [5:18]
Ben Howard — Time Is Dancing (from I Forget Where We Were (10th Anniversary Deluxe)) [6:49]
Ben Howard — Evergreen (from I Forget Where We Were (10th Anniversary Deluxe)) [4:05]
Ben Howard — Rivers In Your Mouth (from I Forget Where We Were (10th Anniversary Deluxe)) [5:12]
Ben Howard — Small Things (from I Forget Where We Were (10th Anniversary Deluxe)) [5:44]
Ben Howard — End Of The Affair (from I Forget Where We Were (10th Anniversary Deluxe)) [7:46]
Ben Howard — Conrad (from I Forget Where We Were (10th Anniversary Deluxe)) [6:08]
Ben Howard — I Forget Where We Were (from I Forget Where We Were (10th Anniversary Deluxe)) [4:41]
Ben Howard — All Is Now Harmed (from I Forget Where We Were (10th Anniversary Deluxe)) [5:02]
Ben Howard — In Dreams (from I Forget Where We Were (10th Anniversary Deluxe)) [3:33]
Ben Howard — How Are You Feeling?
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Ben Howard — Rumble Strip [3:00]
Ben Howard — Spirit (from Is It?) [5:10]
Ben Howard — Days Of Lantana (from Is It?) [5:15]
Ben Howard — Couldn’t Make It Up (from Is It?) [3:55]
Ben Howard — Moonraker (from Is It?) [4:26]
Ben Howard — Interim Of Sense (from Is It?) [3:56]
Ben Howard — Richmond Avenue (from Is It?) [5:14]
Ben Howard — Little Plant (from Is It?) [3:59]
Ben Howard — Life In The Time (from Is It?) [3:30]
Ben Howard — Walking Backwards (from Is It?) [5:20]
Ben Howard — Total Eclipse (from Is It?) [1:30]
Ben Howard — Ghost (acoustic)
Ben Howard — Follies Fixture (from Collections From The Whiteout) [3:59]
Ben Howard — The Strange Last Flight of Richard Russell (from Collections From The Whiteout) [4:23]
Ben Howard — Far Out (from Collections From The Whiteout) [4:19]
Ben Howard — Make Arrangements (from Collections From The Whiteout) [4:26]
Ben Howard — Crowhurst's Meme (from Collections From The Whiteout) [3:44]
Ben Howard — Buzzard (from Collections From The Whiteout) [0:55]
Ben Howard — Rookery (from Collections From The Whiteout) [2:31]
Ben Howard — Sorry Kid (from Collections From The Whiteout) [5:00]
Ben Howard — Sage That She Was Burning (from Collections From The Whiteout) [4:17]
Ben Howard — Unfurling (from Collections From The Whiteout) [3:41]
Ben Howard — Finders Keepers (from Collections From The Whiteout) [2:49]
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Ben Howard — Deadlove
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Ben Howard — A Boat To an Island, Pt. 2 / Agatha's Song (from Noonday Dream) [4:54]
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Ben Howard — All Is Now Harmed (from I Forget Where We Were) [5:02]
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5Someone In the Doorway

6All Down the Mines (Interlude)

8A Boat To an Island, Pt. 2 / Agatha's Song

9There's Your Man