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Missing Islands Lyrics
Effortless gulls in the wake
silver and white on the bow
as the island is broken away
from the world
Bandages pulled from the eyes
the violent surging of life
in the bloodstream of heaven and earth
falls away
Stars on the boundary line
bloom and recede in the day
and the airfield is over the waves-
silver and white on the bow
as the island is broken away
from the world
the violent surging of life
in the bloodstream of heaven and earth
falls away
bloom and recede in the day
and the airfield is over the waves-
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Effortless gulls in the wake Silver and white on the bow As the island is broken away from the world
Bandages pulled from the eyes The violent surging of life in the bloodstream of heaven and earth falls away
Stars on the boundary line bloom and recede in the day and the airfield is under the waves-
Sort of the "end credits" of the album. A hushed and distant depiction of the nuclear annihilation of an atoll.
Sort of the "end credits" of the album. A hushed and distant depiction of the nuclear annihilation of an atoll.
"bloom and recede in the day" makes me think of a solar eclipse, but maybe not.
"bloom and recede in the day" makes me think of a solar eclipse, but maybe not.