This is about bronies. They communicate by stomping.
You tell me that you've found a better way
And I tell you that it isn't fucking sane
Everything that I wanted has broke down
They all think that I'm just a fucking clown
Everybody's telling me I gotta move faster¡Â
Everybody's telling me that I'm a fucking bastard!
All my dreams were just islands in the sky (Repeat 4x)
I tell you that the world's a scary place
You tell me we're caught up in the same race
Everybody's worried that they'll never get their share
I get left behind 'cause I wasn't ever there
But everybody's telling me I gotta move faster¡Â
Everybody's telling me that I'm a fucking bastard!
All my dreams were just islands in the sky (Repeat 4x)
They all think I'm mad
Everything I had just broke down¡Â
They all think I'm mad
Everything I had just broke down¡Â
But everybody's telling me I gotta move faster¡Â
Everybody's telling me that I'm a fucking bastard!
All my dreams were just islands in the sky (Repeat 4x)
And I tell you that it isn't fucking sane
Everything that I wanted has broke down
They all think that I'm just a fucking clown
Everybody's telling me I gotta move faster¡Â
Everybody's telling me that I'm a fucking bastard!
All my dreams were just islands in the sky (Repeat 4x)
I tell you that the world's a scary place
You tell me we're caught up in the same race
Everybody's worried that they'll never get their share
I get left behind 'cause I wasn't ever there
But everybody's telling me I gotta move faster¡Â
Everybody's telling me that I'm a fucking bastard!
All my dreams were just islands in the sky (Repeat 4x)
They all think I'm mad
Everything I had just broke down¡Â
They all think I'm mad
Everything I had just broke down¡Â
But everybody's telling me I gotta move faster¡Â
Everybody's telling me that I'm a fucking bastard!
All my dreams were just islands in the sky (Repeat 4x)
Lyrics submitted by antiheropunk
Islands Lyrics as written by Daniel Jay Lukacinsky
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I hate so say it, but THIS SONG FUCKING SUCKS!! @.@
Okay, its not THAT horrible. It seems like its them trying to be really cool. I dun care for this song perticually. I guess itd be cool hearing it live >.>
It's not that bad! What he say's is true. Everyone is worried that they won't get the best out of life, and maybe he feels regret because so far he hasn't fulfilled any of his dreams. Or maybe everyone thinks he's a bastard because he has no dreams, or thinks that other people's dreams are stupid and futile. Who knows?
personally i think this song is awesome. however, i have no idea what islands in the sky are...but other than that this song makes sense to me and its really cool.
haha yah, i think its just something like hes in a sea of people telling what to do and his dreams are the islands he cant reach. i think the song is pretty good too
THIS SONG IS SICK!!!!!!!
this song is awesome, in fact i think Destruction By Definition is one of the greatest punk records of all time. when i think of islands in the sky i think of clouds, but thats probably nothing to do with it. if u say this song sucks i wanna know what you think is good. haha i like the end where he just screams...FUCKER!!!!