Island Rising Lyrics

Lightfall through the leaves, a lush surrounding from a dream, a morning breeze freshens the air

Waking eyes from peaceful rest, now ready to remember

When all this was but a desert, a shadow of a man drowning in the sky, but drying up inside

Rising, rising

The movement of each grain of sand is but an echo

Of a future that beckons me to witness my new island rise

As it churns the sea

As I set foot into the dirt, I thank my chances

For keeping me afloat enough to draw another breath

And claim the riches of my fortunes

Rising, rising - I can see the waves rush to the shores, inviting me to be explored

Rising, rising - as I walk among my golden trees, I catch their shade and touch their leaves

Rising, rising - hear the wind howl through the valleys to remind me of the vastness of this land

Which I build to form an edge of sanity and dreams

With my own hand

Many I welcome to come by and give me your precious

Offerings of flesh and heart and soul and mind

Oh, well before you deem yourself welcome to stay

As I will look at night at stars, pulling them closer

Stellar winds will throw a firework of colours through the sky

Welcoming this newborn mass

I'll make a river for the rain

A mountain for the snow

Horizon for the sun

I can see a haven for a friend, an eagle flies from end to end

Rising birds of prey with wings of thought to soar and to return

With riches from the distant lands where someday I may roam

Rising, rising - I can see the waves rush to the shores, inviting me to be explored

Rising, rising - as I walk among my golden trees, I catch their shade and touch their leaves

Rising, rising - hear the wind howl through the valleys to remind me of the vastness of this land

Which I build to form an edge of sanity and dreams

With my own hand