Leave This Island Lyrics - Too Much Information - Maximo Park

Have you ever been compelled 

Under a spell 

From a protagonist who knows he fought too well? 

Have you ever been undone 

By a slip of the tongue 

and betrayed a side of you that felt hard won? 

So we watch the water swell 

From a Scottish hotel 

Have you ever fell? 

Have you ever fell? 

[Chorus] 

Are you gonna tell me why 

There's a backpack by the bedroom window 

It's a pack of lies 

Everything has to reach a peak sometime 

Tell me why 

There's a map laid flat on the bedside table 

It's a pack of lies 

It's not a peak, it's a plateau 

Let me know 

When you wanna leave this island 

Let me know 

When you wanna hear my point of view 

In the observation lounge 

Couples ready to pounce 

But there's a reticence from treading icy ground 

So we watch the water swell 

From a Scottish hotel 

Have you ever fell 

Have you ever fell 

[Chorus] 

I'll stand up for you 

I will act as a semaphore 

I will guide you to a perfect landing 

I will act as a distant shore 

I will aim to be the last man standing for you 

I will act as a semaphore 

I will guide you to a perfect landing 

I'll stand up for you 

I'll stand up for you 

When you wanna leave this island 

When you wanna hear my point of view