Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song The Island, artist - Paul Brady. Date of issue: 05.06.2010
Song language: English
The Island |
| They say the skies of lebanon are burning |
| Those mighty cedars bleeding in the heat |
| They’re showing pictures on the television |
| Women and children dying in the streets |
| And we’re still at it in our own place |
| Still trying to reach the future through the past |
| Still trying to carve tomorrow from a tombstone |
| But hey don’t listen to me |
| This wasn’t meant to be no sad song |
| I’ve sang to much of that before |
| Right now I only want to be here with you |
| Till the morning due comes falling |
| I want to 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 |
| They’re raising banners over by the markets |
| White-washing slogans on the shipyard walls |
| Witch doctors praying for a mighty showdown |
| The way a 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 |
| Cos this wasn’t meant to be no sad song |
| We’ve had too much of that before |
| Right now I only want to be here with you |
| Till the morning dew comes falling |
| I want to take you to the island |
| And 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 |
| Now I know us plain folk don’t see the bigger picture |
| And all this peace and love’s just copping out |
| And the 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 |
| As we go marching down the road to freedom, freedom |