This Island Earth

by Bryan Ferry

From the album: The Bride Stripped Bare

Track 10 of 10 on The Bride Stripped Bare (1978).

Duration: 4:55

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Lyrics for This Island Earth

(Ferry) So I send an SOS Semaphore myself Catch me falling finally Through the air and underground Everywhere this sound Screams whisper "I can't breathe" I feel it in my bones Though I know I'm not alone You're spinning far too far from me So cruel to be so kind Now I know I'll always find This island earth A mystery As I stumble through the dark Dream lovers dream apart Starry eyed a vision rushes in Do I wonder or care My spirit's bleeding God knows where A never ending stream I tried to love, tried to find My soul in shadows running blind And restless as the sea Via sidewalks through the haze Wandering as in a maze Lost in number time and space So near and yet so far Castaway as strangers are This island earth And you and me

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More from The Bride Stripped Bare

  1. Sign Of The Times
  2. Can't Let Go
  3. Hold On (I'm Coming)
  4. The Same Old Blues
  5. When She Walks In The Room
  6. Take Me To The River
  7. What Goes On
  8. Carrickfergus
  9. That's How Strong My Love Is
  10. This Island Earth