The Island Songtext
von Reamonn

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 street
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
We've had too much of that before
Right now I only wanna be here with you
When the morning dew comes falling
I wanna take you to the island
And trace your footprints in the sand
And in the evening when the sun′s going down
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
The witch doctors praying for a mighty showdown
They say our holy flag′s not gonna fall
Up here we sacrifice our children
To feed the worn out dreams of yesterday
To teach that dying will lead us into glory

But hey don't listen to me
This wasn′t meant to be no sad song
We've had too much of that before
Right now I only wanna be here with you
When the morning dew comes falling
I wanna take you to the island
And trace your footprints in the sand
And in the evening when the sun′s going down
We'll make love to the sound of the ocean

They say us plain folks don't get the story
And this peace and love′s just copping out
And those young boys dying in the ditches
Is just what being free is all about
And this, yeah this wreckage down on Main Street
Will bring us all together in the end
And we′ll go marching down the road to freedom
Freedom