Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Island, artist - Celtic Thunder. Date of issue: 17.03.2008
Song language: English
The Island |
| They say the skies of Lebanon are burning |
| Those mighty cedars bleedin' in the heat |
| They’re showing pictures on the television |
| Women and children dying in the street |
| And we’re still at it in our own place |
| Still tryin' to reach the future through the past |
| Still tryin' to carve tomorrow from a tombstone… |
| But Hey! |
| Don’t listen to me! |
| This wasn’t meant to be no sad song |
| We’ve heard too much of that before |
| Right now I only want to be here with you Till the morning dew comes falling |
| And I wanna take you to the island Trace your footprints in the sand |
| And in the evening when the sun goes down We’ll make love to the sound of the |
| ocean |
| They’re raising banners over by the markets |
| Whitewashing slogans on the shipyard walls |
| Witchdoctors praying for a mighty showdown No way our holy flag is gonna' fall |
| Up here we sacrifice our children To feed the worn-out dreams of yesterday And |
| teach them dying will lead us into glory… |
| But Hey! |
| Don’t listen to me! |
| cause' this wasn’t meant to be no sad song |
| I’ve sung too much of that before |
| Right now I only want to be here with you Till the morning dew comes falling I |
| wanna take you to the island And trace your footprints in the sand |
| And in the evening when there’s no one around We’ll make love to the sound of |
| the ocean |
| Now I know us plain folks don’t see all the story |
| And I know this peace and love’s just copping out |
| And I guess these young boys dying in the ditches Is just what being free is |
| all about |
| And how this twisted wreckage down on main street Will bring us all together in |
| the end |
| And we’ll go marching down the road to freedom… Freedom… Freedom |