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Future Islands – On the Water (2011) | Track profile | Dork

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On the Water

Release date: 11th October 2011

From On the Water

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"On the Water" is a track by Future Islands, from the album On the Water, released 11th October 2011. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 10 articles about Future Islands.

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Future Islands

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Lyrics

On the Water

[Verse 1]

There are the moments that we save

And the dreams that fade away

And sometimes they come together

And we can walk through the room we made, in the winter

On a bed, made of feather

When our hands held the answers

To life and love and nothing

To life and love, and some things

You just can't pull away

I waited for an answer

You turned towards me, leaving

Body of Mine

Body of Christ

The tongue is left to dine

And takes it's precious time

Your body alive

My body on fire

Give me the chance to burn

One last time

[Verse 2]

Watching from the shore

A house caught in storm - breathes for the morning

And calls us, without warning

And pleads

To the light in your eyes

"Never stop your lanterns burning..."

I shield you like a candle

Body of Mine

Body of Christ

Can I be the one who saves your life?

Your body alive

My body on fire

Can I be the one you hold tonight?

Can I be the one?

Can I be the one you hold tonight?

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From On the Water

2011

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Album

11th October 2011

Release year

2011

—Where I Found You
—Grease
—Open
—Balance
—Give Us the Wind
—Tybee Island
—On the Water
—Close to None
—The Great Fire
—Balance
4:06
—Where I Found You
5:44
—Before the Bridge
3:59
—The Great Fire
3:15
—Give Us the Wind
4:06
—Open
1:28
—Grease
5:29
—Close to None
6:19
—On the Water
4:51
—Tybee Island
3:17

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Future Islands have shared another new album cut, 'Say Goodbye'

Future Islands have shared another new album cut, 'Say Goodbye'

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9 Jan 2024 • 10:51 am

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29 Nov 2023 • 3:24 pm

Future Islands have announced their new album, 'People Who Aren’t There Anymore'

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24 Oct 2023 • 12:00 pm

Future Islands have released a new single and video, 'Deep In The Night'

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15 Aug 2023 • 2:34 pm

Algiers team up with Future Islands’ Samuel T. Herring and Boy Harsher’s Jae Matthews for their new single, ‘I Can’t Stand It!’

Algiers team up with Future Islands’ Samuel T. Herring and Boy Harsher’s Jae Matthews for their new single, ‘I Can’t Stand It!’

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17 Jan 2023 • 8:37 pm

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Future Islands have announced a new batch of headline shows for this autumn

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21 Mar 2022 • 10:09 am

Future Islands have released a new single, 'King of Sweden'

Future Islands have released a new single, 'King of Sweden'

The band's first release of 2022, it follows up on last year's single 'Peach', which arrived back in August.

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: Gerrit Welmers, Samuel T. Herring, William Cashion
Producer: Chester Endersby Gwazda