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Waking by Future Islands

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Future Islands

Waking

Release date: 7th October 2020

From As Long As You Are
Track 6
4:09
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"Waking" is a track by Future Islands, from the album As Long As You Are, released 7th October 2020. The track is 4:09 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 10 articles about Future Islands.

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Future Islands

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Lyrics

Waking

I've been sitting here thinking
What's my purpose?
What's the meaning?
And all the world just passed me in the night
As my body lies, weakened
Pins and needles
Wake me, I'm dreaming
And the blood began to push me back to life

My life, my truth
It's all I have to give, I gave to you

To be yourself
To see yourself
To see the world is to wake brand new
Do you hate yourself?
Break yourself?
Mistake yourself for the things that they say?
For the things that they do

(If you)
Give a little bit
You get a little bit
For you
Give a little bit
Give a little bit
Give a little bit
Give a little of you
You know it's the truth

You know, my words have been a shield for all my life
I sang a swan, it gave me wings to fly
And in the absence of an echo, ego dies
And in the absence of myself I came to find
My life, my truth
It's all I have to give
I gave to you

To be yourself
To see yourself
To see the world is to wake brand new
Do you hate yourself?
Mistake yourself?
Break yourself for the things that they do?
What did they do to you?

If you give a little bit
You get a little bit
For you
Give a little bit
Give a little bit
Give a little bit
Give a little of you

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Track details

From As Long As You Are

4:092020
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Album
As Long As You Are
As Long As You Are
Future Islands
8th October 2020
Track number
6
Release year
2020
  1. 1Glada
    4:16
  2. 2For Sure
    3:25
  3. 3Born in a War
    4:13
  4. 4I Knew You
    4:12
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