If you grew up in a isolated community (rural OR urban) and got the heck out of there (or even if you didn't), you'll connect with this song.
Lyrics
When you're born in a tiny town
Everybody knows you by your first name
But where i live there's water all around
And every single person looks the same
So i'm usually down in the bay
Swimming from peer to peer
I build my endurance each day
So i can someday swim away from here
(chorus:)
Because this island is not the world
This island's not the world
Catch the current to the mainland
This island is not the world
I tried driving but the bridge was out
I tried sailing-- couldn't find the airflow
I tried the ferry but they cut that route
I tried wings-- could't deal with the halo
I tried living like them for several seasons
Thinking thier narrow thoughts
Reading thier paper's supposed reasons
But i never really bought what they taught
(chorus)
There was lady in a mumu in the store today
(I bought some flippers and a rolling stone)
As she scanned them i noticed her hair was grey
I knew her story from her eyes alone
She had lost her view of her wish to be more
And focussed on the tv guide
She'd forgotton all visions she had before
These sort of people show me all the time
(chorus)
so now i am ready
i feel strong and steady
i'll dive into the sea
i'll swim for the mainland
to stand on the white sand
around the shining city
(chorus x2)
