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There's no way off the island
But we will make a road
And we'll stand on the shoulder of the mountain

We'll make Gods from potatoes
And hats for our houses;
The boughs of the fruit trees,
The arms of our spouses.

There's no way off the island
But we will make a road

We'll be flayed by the sunshine
And ripped by the winds,
Grow faces like deserts
And forests on our chins.

There's no way off the island
But we will make a road
And we'll stand on the shoulder of the mountain

And with one tooth between us
And eyes all ablaze,
We'll roll down the valley
Like beads into our graves.

We'll chase the racing shadows
Of the sea-beast clouds
As they swim across the meadow
With our water.

There's no way off the island
But we will make a road

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from My Mother's Children, released September 1, 2008

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