Islands

[Intro]

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[Verse 1]

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Waiting for the bus stop

Waiting for the concrete black top to settle down

Long enough for me to get off

And get a little ground

[Verse 2]

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I'm ready for the sea change

Helpless, felt this coming from a mile away

And now you're looking at me, babe

And how we'll separate if we can

'Cause I still count on one hand

The number of good men I know

[Pre-Chorus]

It's like I'm standin' on the edge with just a telephone wire

Tryin' to get to you first, to say the world's on fire

Holdin' my breath until I know you're alright

Because the water will only rise

When will you realize? (Ha, ha, ha)

[Chorus]

You must become an island (Ha, ha, ha)

You must become an island (Ha, ha, ha)

You must become an island (Ha, ha, ha)

And see for yourself

That that's what I am

[Verse 3]

You always dirty up the windows

If you keep 'em at bay

That way no one's gonna surprise you

By getting too close

Anybody but me though

You've made exceptions to your rules

And now we're starin' down truth

Neither one of us wants to know

[Pre-Chorus]

It's like I'm standin' on the edge with just a telephone wire

Tryin' to get to you first, to say the world's on fire

Holdin' my breath until I know you're alright

Because the water will only rise

When will you realize? (Ha, ha, ha)

[Chorus]

You must become an island (Ha, ha, ha)

You must become an island (Ha, ha, ha)

You must become an island (Ha, ha, ha)

And see for yourself

The horizon is all we have (Ha, ha, ha)

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And see for yourself

The horizon is all we have (Ha, ha, ha)

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[Outro]

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Holdin' my breath until I know you're alright

Because the water will only rise