This song, and the album, begins with the Bikinian anthem, quoted later in "Uniforms":
"I jab ber emol, aet, i jab ber ainmon
ion kineo im bitu
kin ailon eo ao im melan ko ie"
"No longer can I stay; it's true.
No longer can I live in peace and harmony.
No longer can I rest on my sleeping mat and pillow
Because of my island and the life I once knew there."
This song and "Missing Islands" are bookends for the album, depicting basically the same scene.
This song, and the album, begins with the Bikinian anthem, quoted later in "Uniforms":
"I jab ber emol, aet, i jab ber ainmon ion kineo im bitu kin ailon eo ao im melan ko ie"
"No longer can I stay; it's true. No longer can I live in peace and harmony. No longer can I rest on my sleeping mat and pillow Because of my island and the life I once knew there."
This song and "Missing Islands" are bookends for the album, depicting basically the same scene.