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Islands – This Is Not a Song (2012) | Track profile | Dork

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Islands
A Sleep & A Forgetting
This Is Not a Song

TRACK

This Is Not a Song

Release date: 14th February 2012

From A Sleep & A Forgetting

Track 2

3:56

Alternative Music

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About This Track

"This Is Not a Song" is a track by Islands, from the album A Sleep & A Forgetting, released 14th February 2012. The track is 3:56 long. It's filed under Alternative. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 1 article about Islands.

About the Artist

Islands

Islands

Lyrics

This Is Not a Song

If Penny roams away, I will have lost everything,
In many subtle ways, I already don't have anything,
I hate to watch you go, oh,
Nick, if you ever learn, it never shows,

And this is not a song,
So why do I find it so hard to move on,
Feels a crime to be crying for this long,

In upper atmosphere my head comes loose,
And in the free fall I can feel the blues,
I hate to watch you go, oh,
Nick, if you ever learn, it never shows,

If this is just a song,
Then why do I find it so hard to move on,
Feels a crime to be crying for this long

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Track details

From A Sleep & A Forgetting

3:562012

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Album

A Sleep & A Forgetting

14th February 2012

Track number

2

Release year

2012

1In a Dream It Seemed Real
3:21
2This Is Not a Song
3:56
3Never Go Solo
4:45
4No Crying
3:05

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Bass: Evan Gordon
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Percussion: Luc Laurent (2)
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