Islander Lyrics

Lyric discussion by seelefire 

Cover art for Islander lyrics by Falling Up

Alright I'm gonna take a shot at interpreting this. I'm gonna assume it has a christian meaning seeing as its falling up. I believe the general theme is losing your faith after a hard event and feeling like everyone is trying to break you down.

The first verse talks of how the event caught him off guard and he is lost. Then in the chorus he is trying to get away from it by pretending to be someone else "I'll close the door" means he is shutting out who he is, but by doing this he is turning his back on God. "But why half live" means that he realizes that he can't just run from his problems.

"The spies they hide and wait, You think I'm deaf to hear, My cameras everywhere." Means that he sees how other people may seem helpful, he feels like they want to break down his faith in God.

"Blinking lights, monitors survey the sides, Of my isolated world, Blinking lights, monitors survey the sides, Things keep changing" He is trying to stay away from his love for God because he doesn't know how to deal with the situations. He realizes that no matter how much you study, pray, and read the bible, there are some points where you just have to trust God. But he feels "Lost and Alone" because it seems as if the whole world is against him and "Things get stranger everywhere I go" because he is trying to rely on what people have told him about God than God himself.

The last part shows how he could slowly lose his faith without trusting God completely. He starts with "A life of love," but then has "A day of frost," where everything seemed to go wrong. His heart becomes cold to God and he losing a chance to do his will. He finds "Another cause" and forgets God and "A purpose is tossed." He loses God, his best friend and purpose of his life.

Just my take on the song.