I just woke up from a dream I was in a place I'd never been, or never seen So I parked up my horse, everything seemed sweet Found the closest speakeasy and ordered a stiff drink Fuck, I never thought I'd lose my mind I s'pose sanity is easy to lose and hard to find Hey, and can you hear that tintinnabulation? Or are there bats in the belfry again?
A landborn illusion breaks the ocean's surface Is this mental confusion or have I finally found my purpose? Coconut congas playing in time with the waltz of a tortoise A symphony of delusion as my thoughts Finally realise their purpose I hope this place is here in the morning Or I'll be floating back to land With the water bloated corpses That palm tree's looking at me funny With a sideways belligerence A symphony of delusion As my thoughts realise their ignorance
Paranoia's umbra grows Is that laughter or a crow? Every rustle in the trees, a potential snare Close my eyes and block my ears Cut the cord and leave me here
Phantom Island Phantom Island Phantom Island Phantom Island
Am I chasing shadows? Reality superimposed Every footprint in the sand Every crackle of dry leaves Every wave that breaks too close Every whisper on the breeze Every shape inside a cloud Every star that's out of place Everything that I believe Throw it all into the sea and be free
Sixteen horses galloping Twelve long years of grabbing Grappling the bull by its horns I can feel it in my loins The crippling moon wash cycle The laughing river, rising flood The flip of the coin It's another turning point
Phantom Island, insane asylum Phantom Island, insane asylum I'm the drover, cattle dog The lame and laggard, one true god
Let your bygones be bygones Bow down to Set and Typhon The long lagoon of rhythmic hooves Pounding stampede running through the
Phantom Island, insane asylum Phantom Island, insane asylum Phantom Island, insane asylum Chanting sirens ringing clear
The palm trees' heads are banging Stuck inside a mental siege Godspeed, the shore cliff hanging We must retreat back to sea
Phantom Phantom Phantom Phantom
Compositor: Ambrose Kenny-Smith / Cook Craig / Joseph Walker / Lucas Harwood / Michael Cavanagh / Stu Mackenzie