Vanished in fury of smoke
Before she left she spoke about a problem and a plan
She said I plan to make my escape
Gonna check out the United States
Can't take this island wasteland
How can I be who I want
When they know me as who I am?
Besides, people work their whole lives hoping to get here
I figure they could use the room
A great place to get rich, have kids and die
I probably won't be coming back so soon
How can I be who I want
If I stay here with you?
So goodnight, dark island
It's the weight of life spend peeking out from beneath the trees
The way the front lawns wander on endlessly
And it's not a bad life, working 9 to 5
Weekend gardening and cheating on your wife
But if you find yourself broken in the slow mercury of days
And have the courage for the traffic, I know a secret to escape
Be who it is they want
It's easy to find your way
So goodnight, dark island
It's the weight of life spend peeking out from beneath the trees
The way the front lawns wander on endlessly
I can't help feeling like there's never enough
Never enough friends of any friendly faces
Just a bunch of clever ways to say
Jesus saves
So goodnight, dark island
It's the weight of life spend peeking out from beneath the trees
The way the front lawns wander on endlessly