Son, You Are No Island
by TORRES
From the album: Sprinter
Track 3 of 9 on Sprinter (2015).
Duration: 4:28
Lyrics for Son, You Are No Island
Son, you are no island You don't get to choose what stays and goes Son, you're not a man yet Until your yes is yes and nos were nos Son, you are no mountain You and the sky aren't seeing eye to eye Son, you're not a man yet You're just a first-born feeling left behind Son, you are no ocean No sunken gold pervades your salty bowels Son, you're not a man yet You dove to save a child who must be drowned You drowned to save yourself You drowned to save yourself Son, you are no chasm Your void holds no mystique to be unearthed Son, you're not a man yet No woman's arms could carry out your word No not even hers No not even hers Son, you are no river Your currents don't run steady as she goes Son you're not a man yet You fucked with a woman who would know I would know I would know I would know I would know I would know I would know I would know I would know I would know I would