There was no way out
The only way out was to give in
When there's no way out
The only way out is to give in

How I love to
How I love to
How I love to give in

Here, no one sleeps
One lays up while the other lies down
Where no one sleeps
One lays up while the other lies down

Ask the line on your face
What the line on your hand meant
We, we couldn't see what was coming

Shake your head, it's empty
Shake your hips, move your feet
Shake your head, it's empty
Shake your hips, move your feet

Shake your head, it's empty
Shake your head, it's empty
Shake your head, it's empty
Shake your head, it's empty

I'm so glad that I'm an island
I'm so glad that I'm an island
I'm so glad that I'm an island now
Ba, ba, da, da
Ba, ba, da, da
Ba, ba, da, da
Ba, ba, da, da
Ba, ba, da, da
Ba, ba, da, da

Sickness was fixing me some
Coughed out my heart in the last stall
Now that the damage is done
I never miss it at all


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    I agree with Rebk but I also agree that "Shake your head its empty, shake your hips move your feet" is mocking the conformist ppl who like the song for the sound and not care about the lyrics. So they make themselves look stupid by shaking their head to the song proving that their head is brainless lol.

    However I can c how that line can KINDA explain a drug addiction. The drug abuser is on a high and starts goin crazy and their head is empty cuz they r killing their brain by abusin drugs.

    My favourite line was the aftermath: "Sickness was fixing me some Coughed out my heart in the last stall Now that the damage is done I'll never miss it at all"

    The emotions I get from the song are from 1st slow part- the person is unhappy with w/e stuff goin on with them 2nd fast part- the person is on a happy rush escapin the problems temporarily 3rd slow part- the person is back to bein unhappy but also critically sick. (I dunno)

    Jophielon November 24, 2008   Link

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