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von Chakuza

I see the island and my eyes widen
That's where I want to go - I'm building a raft
Open me up, set sail, forget home
I think my girl needs comfort
Somewhere my better self is hiding - no turning back - better you forget my face

Leave no treasures, no one will be rewarded for it
For all the shit - I walk quietly through the apartment door
I have wings - there is no wind
I swim over waves to where I want to go
Run to where I want to go, it's going to be difficult
After all, it is the direction of the sea
If only one train would run, then I would save myself the flood and storm
The long way would be very short with the subway
It doesn't matter, I'm here, build a sandcastle on the shore

Across the sea [4x]


Raise the flag without saying goodbye
Captain on a papier-mâché ship
Sail far beyond the edge of a quarry pond
Make grass grow over my abandoned house

Let the wind blow around my ears, get lost somewhere between the fish
I leave contaminated sites hanging like old laundry
I only have tears on my cheeks because the salt water burns

It was lonely but not a difficult walk - all alone across the Arctic Ocean to the beach, a long journey without counting cars
Almost silent, just the sound of the sea
My life between snakes and frogs - let me erase the past
So the waves carry me and my boat to the beach
Arrived in the promised land

Across the sea [4x]

Reached the new world, circling rocks
Today I am on the island I dreamed of as a child
Reached the new island, circling rocks
Today I am on the island I dreamed of as a child

Across the sea [4x]