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This Island Lyrics
You must not love to hate
You must not take the bait
And learn to hit delete
You'd say the same thing to me
Rent's high, and the war's on
And it's last call
Even your friends look worried
My friends all think you're smart
We think you're super-fine
But it's high time, I mean it's high tide
AKA a fine line, inside
Stop smoking those cigarettes, baby
Next time it's your turn to save me
Splash some water on your little face cuz
You're a mess, you're a mess, you're a mess!
You must not roll your eyes
You should not often lie
How could you ever say
That your friends won't be there
It's a long walk, on a cold night
When you wanna fight
Over some day-old drama
You used to make us laugh
We want the old you back
Cuz it's high time, I mean it's high tide
AKA a fine line, inside. . .
Stop smoking those cigarettes, baby
Next time it's your turn to save me
Splash some water on your little face cuz
You're a mess, you're a mess, you're a mess!
This island where we live with out A/C
Is the city where we learned about painting
It was the title of the mix-tape you gave me
Not where we lived but the topic of daydreams
Let's take a tour of the bathrooms you cried in
For break-ups, bad lucks, shock of the lost twins
The horizon's like, a ship in flames tonight
You say you just don't know
If you can take this city, cuz the
Rent's high, and the war's on
And it's last call
Even your friends look worried
My friends all think you're smart
We think you're super-fine
But it's high time, I mean it's high tide
AKA a fine line, inside
Stop smoking those cigarettes, baby
Next time it's your turn to save me
Splash some water on your little face cuz
You're a mess, you're a mess, you're a mess!
You must not take the bait
And learn to hit delete
You'd say the same thing to me
And it's last call
Even your friends look worried
We think you're super-fine
But it's high time, I mean it's high tide
AKA a fine line, inside
Next time it's your turn to save me
Splash some water on your little face cuz
You're a mess, you're a mess, you're a mess!
You should not often lie
How could you ever say
That your friends won't be there
When you wanna fight
Over some day-old drama
We want the old you back
Cuz it's high time, I mean it's high tide
AKA a fine line, inside. . .
Next time it's your turn to save me
Splash some water on your little face cuz
You're a mess, you're a mess, you're a mess!
Is the city where we learned about painting
It was the title of the mix-tape you gave me
Not where we lived but the topic of daydreams
For break-ups, bad lucks, shock of the lost twins
You say you just don't know
If you can take this city, cuz the
Rent's high, and the war's on
And it's last call
Even your friends look worried
We think you're super-fine
But it's high time, I mean it's high tide
AKA a fine line, inside
Next time it's your turn to save me
Splash some water on your little face cuz
You're a mess, you're a mess, you're a mess!
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it's about the current situation of living in new york during the 'war on terror'
"And learn to hit delete"
kills me
damn this song is AWESOME
I think "Not where we lived but the topic of daydreams" should really be "Not where I'M FROM but the topic of daydreams". I think it says that pretty clearly.
Gah I just LOVE this bit: You say you just don't know "If you can take this city, cuz the Rent's high, and the war's on And it's last call Even your friends look worried"
Awwwwesome! :D
i fucking love this song. the drumming is insane. it makes me want to oil myself up and dance in front of 100 strobe lights, and get my inner feminist on.
i think the "liberty" reference is way off.
indeed
I'm pretty sure it's "Stop smoking those cigarettes, liberty" not whatever is written here. That would make the NYC metaphor more obvious, since she'd be referring to the statue of liberty.