lose sleep he'll just pretend In his world he won't go under Turns without him until the end Rivers run dry but there's no line on his brow Says he
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All the pieces fall into place when we walk these fields And I reach out and touch your face This earthly haven is enough for me So break the bread and
you where I'm out of sight I'll make my getaway Time on my own Search for a better way To find my way home to your smile Wasting days and days on this
This kind of love is hard to find I never got to you by being kind If I'm the one to throw you overboard At least I showed you how to swim for shore
Where we start is where we end We step out sweetly, nothing planned Along by the river we feed bread to the swans And then over the footbridge to the
They walked here too Through empty playground, this ghosts' town Children again, on rusting swings getting higher Sharing a dream, on an island, it felt
Take a breath Take a deep breath now Take a breath A deep breath now Take a breath When you're down is where you find yourself When you drown there's
Shameless sea Aimlessly so blue Midnight-moon shines for you Still, marooned Silence drifting through Nowhere to choose Just blue... Ceaselessly Star
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They walked here too, through empty playground, this ghosts town Children again on rusty swings getting higher Sharing a dream on an island it felt right
walked it too... Through empty playground, this ghost's town Children again on rusting swings getting higher Sharing a dream On an Island.... it felt
Translation: Gilmour, David. On An Island.
Shameless sea Aimlessly so blue Midnight-moon shines for you Still, marooned Silence drifting through Nowhere to choose Just blue... Ceaselessly
(Gilmour/Samson) He's sending stones skimming and flying Circles spinning out his time Though the earth is dying his head is in the stars Chances are
(Gilmour/Gilmour - Samson) All the pieces fall into place When we walk these fields And I reach out to touch your face This earthly heaven is enough
(Gilmour / Samson) Would this do To make it all right While sleep has taken you Where I'm out of sight I'll make my getaway Time on my own Search for
