King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard > Songs > Phantom Island > Lyrics


    [Stu Mackenzie]
    I just woke up from a dream
    I was in a place I'd never been, or never seen
    So I packed 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?
    Are all the bats in the belfry again?

    [Cook Craig]
    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 realize their purpose
    I hope this place is here in the morning
    Or I'll be floating back to the 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 realize their ignorance

    [Stu Mackenzie]
    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

    [Stu Mackenzie & Ambrose Kenny-Smith]
    Phantom (phantom)
    Island (Island)
    Phantom (Phantom)
    Yeah!
    Island (Island)
    Woo!

    [Stu Mackenzie]
    Am I chasin' 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

    [Ambrose Kenny-Smith]
    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
    Bound and 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...
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