David Yazbek
Island
[PEPA]
I wanted exactly what you did
An island for two in the clouds
With gas and electric included
Floating above all the noise of the city

Away from the traffic and crowds
Happily cast away, sleeping 'til noon
We bobbed and we laughed on our mattress raft
In our bedroom lagoon

We bathed in the moon

Where did it go?
Where did it go?
Was it washed away?
Where did it go?
I thought I saw it here yesterday

Now suddenly it's drowning in saltwater

You wanted the same thing that I did
An island with closet space to spare
But now that it seems you've decided
To pack up a suitcase and swim for it

I think I'm becoming aware
Of an unfamiliar feeling of
Falling through the floor
It all looks the same but
Nothing's the same as before

Like the names on our door

Where do they go
Where do they go
When they disappear?
Where is the red dot on the map
That says "you are here?"

Hard to find your way surrounded by saltwater

You dance on the sand the way we did
You know that a step has to miss
I thought I knew just what we needed
It's funny how everything looks different through saltwater

The thing about islands is this
The important thing to know before you have landed

An island with two can be paradise

With one you're just shipwrecked and stranded

Where do you go?
How do you swim in a tidal wave?
What do you do?
When do you know that you can't be saved?

Where do I go?
I wish you'd tell me 'cause I forget
Up in the clouds?
Up with the smoke from your cigarette?

Where do I go?