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Islander

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[Intro]
C#m   A B
[Verse]
I C#mcouldn't catch my breathA  B  
Or C#mcalculate my deatAhB  
   C#mDesign of secret lace
 AAnd now I'm Blost in space
And C#mnow it comes to thiAsB  
[Chorus]
I'll Aclose... The doC#mor
There's F#mno... One hAomBe(everywhere I go)
I'll Acatch... My C#mbreath(things get stranger)
But F#mwhy... Half lAivBe?
 AAlone... IsolationC#m... Half live...
[Verse]
The C#mcreaking of the gAatBe
The C#mspies they hide and wAaiBt
   C#mYou think I'm deaf to hear
 AMy cameras Beverywhere
And C#mnow it comes to thAisB  
[Chorus]
I'll Aclose... The doC#mor
There's F#mno... One hAomBe(everywhere I go)
I'll Acatch... My C#mbreath(things get stranger)
But F#mwhy... Half lAivBe?
[Bridge]
 ABlinking lights... Monitor... Survey the sBides(my isolated world)
 ABlinking lights... Monitor... Survey the sBides(things get stranger)
 ABlinking lights... Monitor... Survey the sBides(lost and alone)
 ABlinking lights... Monitor... Survey the sBides(things get stranger)
[Instrumental]
F#m C#m F#m C#m B
(Everywhere I gF#mo)C#m  F#m  C#m  B  
[Chorus]
I'll Aclose... The doC#mor
There's F#mno... One hAomBe(everywhere I go)
I'll Acatch... My C#mbreath(things get stranger)
But F#mwhy... Half lAivBe?
Hold out a B
[Monologue]
A life alone
A day of frost
A heart of stone
Alone is lost
Another cause
A purpose tossed
Another friendship lost
Everywhere I go
[Outro]
C#mIn tF#mhe song it fades out after it does this about four times

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Islander

by Falling Up

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

F#m

[Intro]

C#m A B

[Verse]

C#m A B

I couldn't catch my breath

C#m A B

Or calculate my death

C#m

Design of secret lace

A B

And now I'm lost in space

C#m A B

And now it comes to this

[Chorus]

A C#m

I'll close... The door

F#m A B

There's no... One home(everywhere I go)

A C#m

I'll catch... My breath(things get stranger)

F#m A B

But why... Half live?

A C#m

Alone... Isolation... Half live...

[Verse]

C#m A B

The creaking of the gate

C#m A B

The spies they hide and wait

C#m

You think I'm deaf to hear

A B

My cameras everywhere

C#m A B

And now it comes to this

[Chorus]

A C#m

I'll close... The door

F#m A B

There's no... One home(everywhere I go)

A C#m

I'll catch... My breath(things get stranger)

F#m A B

But why... Half live?

[Bridge]

A B

Blinking lights... Monitor... Survey the sides(my isolated world)

A B

Blinking lights... Monitor... Survey the sides(things get stranger)

A B

Blinking lights... Monitor... Survey the sides(lost and alone)

A B

Blinking lights... Monitor... Survey the sides(things get stranger)

[Instrumental]

F#m C#m F#m C#m B

(Everywhere I go)

[Chorus]

A C#m

I'll close... The door

F#m A B

There's no... One home(everywhere I go)

A C#m

I'll catch... My breath(things get stranger)

F#m A B

But why... Half live?

Hold out a B

[Monologue]

A life alone

A day of frost

A heart of stone

Alone is lost

Another cause

A purpose tossed

Another friendship lost

Everywhere I go

[Outro]

C#m F#m

In the song it fades out after it does this about four times

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