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Humans Lyrics by Islands

Return to the Sea

2006

[Verse 1]
Love bird, you flew into my window
Now in the sticky love nest sits a widow
The tree it fell on all the people
Who'd gathered there to watch it topple

Now turn around, it's burning down
The city we live in
Should we mobilize? Take them by surprise?
Let them have their way with us?

No myrrh, speed by old enemies
Broke my heart to see
Foundations ripped apart and investments fade away
I guess we got off to a bad start

[Chorus]
No oxygen
What is the outcome?
Hungry humans
We've got to eat some of them

We'll burn those bridges
When we come to them
I'm not just their leader
I'm also one of them

[Verse 2]
The food supply has been depleted
The river's run dry just when it was needed
The rats come out to take it over
Singing, squeaking, "We built this city"

It's hard to breathe but we couldn't leave
Nowhere left to go
Almost everybody died; drank the tears from those who cried
We shrivelled from the sodium

And a map was found with an X on it
So we followed it there
And what did we find? An underground design
As we entered in, to our surprise

[Chorus]
Oxygen
Rivers and playgrounds
The ancients just stayed down
They never stopped moving

We stumbled towards them
But they locked all the barn doors
So we had to dig deeper
We had to dig deeper

[Verse 3]
And the deep was dark; I wanted to sleep
Forever, wake up later, maybe never
We had to build a civilization
Let the planet focus on the planet's rotation

We tried, we tried, we really tried
But no one could do it
Not really alive, never learned how to survive
We were humans being useless

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]
No oxygen
What is the outcome?
Hungry humans
We've got to eat some of them

We'll burn those bridges
When we come to them
I'm not just their leader
I'm also one of them

[Outro]
We fade into oblivion
No traces of civilized living eating the earth
We're fading to oblivion
No traces of civilized living eaten by earth
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Islands

Islands

About “Humans” by Islands

Read the complete lyrics to "Humans" by Islands from the album "Return to the Sea" in 2006. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under Indie Pop, Indie Rock, Pop.

"Humans" is performed by Islands. from the album "Return to the Sea" in 2006 This page provides the full lyric text for fans who want to sing along, study the songwriting, or compare versions across releases. Lyrks organizes lyrics by artist and song slug so you can bookmark and share a stable URL. Music lyrics help listeners connect with emotion, narrative, and rhythm in a track. Whether you are learning English, researching a favorite chorus, or preparing for karaoke, having accurate line breaks and section labels (verse, chorus, bridge) makes the experience easier. We link to the official artist profile on Lyrks where available, including biography snippets, top songs, and chart placements when we have that data. If you enjoy "Humans", explore more songs by Islands using the links below. Chart and trending pages on Lyrks highlight what listeners are searching for this week. For copyright or correction requests, see our DMCA and contact pages.

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"Humans" is credited to Islands. Songwriting credits may include additional writers listed on the release; check the credits section on this page for linked collaborators.

"Humans" appears on "Return to the Sea" in 2006.

Visit the Islands artist page at /artist/islands for biography, popular tracks, and links to more lyric pages.

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