A Boat To An Island On The Wall Lyrics
[Verse 1]
To care
Or not to care
To be there
In the distant and uncertain
To be aware
In an old Iberian hotel room
That the devil
Is not behind the curtain
[Verse 2]
She said walk in small steps
And fear floating
We made a pact
As Saturn approaching
Leaned on the sky
And smoking a cigarette
Said it's late
You should be going
The wind is howling
The house is showing
(High numbers)
[Chorus]
Boat to an island on the wall
Hand striking in slow motion
Future singing in a field
Shooting season's open
To care
Or not to care
To be there
In the distant and uncertain
To be aware
In an old Iberian hotel room
That the devil
Is not behind the curtain
[Verse 2]
She said walk in small steps
And fear floating
We made a pact
As Saturn approaching
Leaned on the sky
And smoking a cigarette
Said it's late
You should be going
The wind is howling
The house is showing
(High numbers)
[Chorus]
Boat to an island on the wall
Hand striking in slow motion
Future singing in a field
Shooting season's open
[Verse 3]
To care
Or not to care
To be aware
In your absence, they made your choices for you
You were supposed to laugh
Said the fortune to his sailor
This is the black mountain path
Or these are the sunny shores to nowhere
Well
[Chorus]
Boat to an island on the wall
A hand striking in slow motion
Future singing in a field
Shooting season's open
[Chorus]
Boat to an island on the wall
A hand striking in slow motion
That's it, that's it all
Shooting season's open
To care
Or not to care
To be aware
In your absence, they made your choices for you
You were supposed to laugh
Said the fortune to his sailor
This is the black mountain path
Or these are the sunny shores to nowhere
Well
[Chorus]
Boat to an island on the wall
A hand striking in slow motion
Future singing in a field
Shooting season's open
[Chorus]
Boat to an island on the wall
A hand striking in slow motion
That's it, that's it all
Shooting season's open
About
Genius Annotation
“A Boat To an Island On the Wall” is the first single off Ben Howard’s highly anticipated third LP Noonday Dream. It made its radio debut on April 4th, 2018 through Annie Mac’s Hottest Records on BBC Radio 1.
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What did Ben Howard say about "A Boat To An Island On The Wall"?
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In an interview with Annie Mac on BBC Radio 1, Ben said this about ABTAIOTW:
It’s a bit of a patch work quilt. This one came from Devon. In the studio, something I’ve popping around with and some how we’ve brought it to life. It went through different lives and you can tell that. And that’s sort of the charm of it as well.
- 3.A Boat To An Island On The Wall
- 7.The Defeat
- 10.Murmurations
- 11.Bird on a Wing
Credits
Producers
Writer
Percussion
Bass Guitar
Electric Guitar
Synthesizer
Harmonium
Acoustic Guitar
Drums
Cello
Additional Vocals
Vocals
Mixing Engineer
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Mastering Engineer
Drum Machine
Recorded At
Middle Farm, Devon. Black Rock, Cornwall.
Release Date
April 4, 2018
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