Lyrics
Find an island far away from me
Expresses a desire to be distant and isolated on an island.
A shipwreck lost at sea
Metaphorically describes feeling lost and shipwrecked in life.
Where nobody goes, no search party
Suggests a preference for solitude, away from others' influence.
Nobody knows but me
Emphasizes a private experience known only to the speaker.
Find an island far away from me
Reiterates the desire for isolation and distance from the speaker.
A shipwreck lost at sea
Continues the metaphor of being adrift and lost in life's challenges.
Where nobody goes, no search party
Reemphasizes the preference for solitude and lack of external intervention.
Nobody knows but me
Highlights the speaker's exclusive knowledge of their internal struggles.
Both shared a single rope
Describes a shared struggle or connection between two individuals.
Trying to stay afloat
Illustrates the difficulty of maintaining stability or balance.
The treasure that you blew
Refers to a valuable aspect of the relationship that was lost.
When I was tied to you
Indicates a sense of being constrained or tied down in the relationship.
We reeled each other in
Describes a mutual attraction or involvement between the individuals.
Got caught up in the wind
Portrays being carried away by uncontrollable forces.
Our sails, they pulled too hard
Symbolizes external influences that strained the relationship.
And we fell off our raft
Describes a collapse or failure in the relationship.
If our own mistakes are too much to take
Reflects on the challenges posed by one's own mistakes.
If this just won't work and we can't find a way
Acknowledges the difficulty of the relationship and the need for resolution.
Maybe our maps go different ways, go different ways
Suggests diverging paths and the possibility of moving on separately.
Find an island far away from me
Reiterates the desire for isolation and distance from the speaker.
A shipwreck lost at sea
Maintains the metaphor of being lost and adrift in life.
Where nobody goes, no search party
Reemphasizes the preference for solitude and lack of external intervention.
Nobody knows but me
Highlights the speaker's exclusive knowledge of their internal struggles.
Find an island far away from me
Reiterates the desire for isolation and distance from the speaker.
A shipwreck lost at sea
Continues the metaphor of being adrift and lost in life's challenges.
Where nobody goes, no search party
Reemphasizes the preference for solitude and lack of external intervention.
Nobody knows but me
Concludes with the speaker maintaining exclusive knowledge of their struggles.
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