I got your letter.
Thanks a lot.
I've been getting lots of sun.
And lots of rest.
It's really hot.
Days, I dive by the wreck.
Nights, I swim in the blue lagoon.
Always used to wonder who I'd bring to a desert island.
Days, I remember cities.
Nights, I dream about a perfect place.
Days, I dive by the wreck.
Nights, I swim in the blue lagoon.
Full fathom five thy father lies.
Of his bones are coral made.
Those are pearls that were his eyes.
Nothing of him that doth fade.
But that suffers a sea change.
Into something rich and strange.
And I alone am left to tell the tale.
Call me Ishmael.
I got your letter.
Thanks a lot.
I've been getting lots of sun.
And lots of rest.
It's really hot.
Always used to wonder who I'd bring to a desert island.
Days, I remember rooms.
Nights, I swim in the blue lagoon.
I saw a plane today.
Flying low over the island.
But my mind was somewhere else.
And if you ever get this letter.
Thinking of you.
Love and kisses.
Blue Pacific.
Signing off.


Lyrics submitted by TheDirge

Blue Lagoon Lyrics as written by Laurie Anderson

Lyrics © Downtown Music Publishing

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    i always get lost in my head when i listen to this song..

    fossilhunteron July 08, 2009   Link
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    The time signature of "Blue Lagoon" is: 7/16 + 7/16 + 7/16 + 6/16

    try doing that without a drum machine!

    foreverdroneon August 07, 2010   Link
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    the "full fathom five..." verse is based on Shakespeare (The Tempest). though she manages to throw in another literary allusion to go with it.

    foreverdroneon August 07, 2010   Link

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