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Island Lyrics by Tanuki

2020

We're still waiting
For the day we'd call this home
The beating of our fragrant shores
It's all we've come to know
They thought to cover them
The scars they left on those abandoned hearts
On that forgotten square
Do you still remember?

The crowd will take the streets despite
The waves will march on us tonight

They came to bury us
Underneath the notes we hung
We didn't build this wall just to watch them tear it down

And in the sleepless hours the countless lights
We bridge the parasols with sign
Can it shield us from the fear
They won't stop at choking or blinding us
We know that they're out for blood this time
The number of the wounded is far too much
This may come to cost us every life

They came to bury us
Underneath the notes we hung
We didn't build this wall just to watch them tear it down
We came with empty hands
Carried by out native tongue
They tried to break us all
But still we held our ground

You can't take this back
So we will paint it black
The red they chose for us
Has never been our own
You can keep your lies
Give up the dead you hide
They won't get away with this one

They came to bury us
Underneath the notes we hung
They didn't build this wall just to watch them tear it down
We came with empty hands
Carried by our native tongue
They tried to break us all
But still we held our ground

No matter what it takes, don't let them tear you down
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About “Island” by Tanuki

Read the complete lyrics to "Island" by Tanuki in 2020. 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 Rock.

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