The Isle of Arran - Loyle Carner

On the first day on January Eighteen ninety-two They opened ellis Island And they let the people through And the first to cross the treshold Of that Isle of hope and tears Was Annie Moore from Ireland Who was only fifteen years Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears Isle of Freedom, Isle of Fears But it's not the Isle you left behind That Isle of Hunger, Isle of Pain Isle you'll never see again But the Isle of home is always on your mind In a little bag she carried All her past and history And her dreams for the future In the Land of Liberty And courage is the passport When your old world disappears But there's no future in the past When you're fifteen years Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears Isle of Freedom, Isle of Fears But it's not the Isle you left behind That Isle of Hunger, Isle of Pain Isle you'll never see again But the Isle of home is always on your mind When they closed down Ellis Island In Nineteen Fourty-Three Seventeen million people Had come there for Sanctuary And in springtime when I came here And I stepped onto it's piers I thought of how it must have been When you're fifteen years Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears Isle of Freedom, Isle of Fears But it's not the Isle you left behind That Isle of Hunger, Isle of Pain Isle you'll never see again But the Isle of home is always on your mind Isle of Hope, Isle of Tears Isle of Freedom, Isle of Fears But it's not the Isle you left behind That Isle of Hunger, Isle of Pain Isle you'll never see again But the Isle of home is always on your mind

'Twas on the Isle of Capri that I found her Beneath the shade of an old walnut tree Oh, I can still see the flowers blooming 'round her Where we met on the Isle of Capri She was as sweet as a rose at the dawning But somehow fate hadn't meant it for me And though he sailed with the tide in the morning Still my heart's in the Isle of Capri Summertime was nearly over Blue Italian sky above I said, "Lady, I'm a rover Can you spare a sweet word of love?" She whispered softly, "It's best not to linger" And then as I kissed her hand I could see She wore a lovely meatball on her finger 'Twas goodbye at the Villa Capri Summertime was nearly over Blue Italian sky above I said "Lady, I'm a rover Can you spare a fine word o'love?" She whispered softly "It's best not to linger" And then as I kissed her hand I could see She wore a plain golden ring on her finger 'Twas goodbye on the Isle of Capri 'Twas goodbye on the Isle of Capri 'Twas goodbye on the Isle of Capri

I've met some folks Who say that I'm a dreamer And I've no doubt There's truth in what they say But sure a body's bound to be a dreamer When all the things he loves are far away And precious things Are dreams unto an exile They take him o'er The land across the sea Especially when it happens he's an exile From that dear lovely Isle of Inisfree And when the moonlight Peeps across the rooftops Of this great city Wondrous though it be I scarcly feel its wonder or laughter I'm once again back home in Inisfree I wonder o'er green hills Through dreamy valleys And find a peace No other land would know I hear the birds make music fit for angels And watch the rivers laughing As they flow And then into a humble shack I wander My dear old home And tenderly behold The folks I love Around the turf fire gathered On bended knee Their rosary is told But dreams don't last Though dreams are not forgotten And soon I'm back To stern reality But though they pave The footways here with gold dust I still would choose My Isle of Inisfree

Trying not to be the man I didn't want to be To be the person that you want to see, aye The night falls, I'm the one you meet Stopping at the shops and buying something sweet, aye Yo, I was willing, we was able Yeah, put a living on the table, aye The little image that I cradle To empathise with the villains in the fable That we relate to, because it shapes you I started doing everything that they do Visions of a father that would taint you Yeah, shatter like the glass that I was chained to Becausе I made you, anyone could make you Yеah, but it's your father that could raise you Ah, only a mother that could save you We never had enough, still we make do Yeah, to break the chains and the cycle The days that are vital, the place as an idol Yeah, see the name's in the title The days, a disciple, this pain, it was my fault Yeah, 'cause wide awake from the chains in the thread All the pain that could stays in your head Yeah, I understand, yo, I'm wildin' No man is an island, but you know I've been trying Yeah, but is it good enough? Yeah, shiver through my hoodie as I pull it up Cycle through the city, thinking stupid stuff Acting like I'm quiet but I could erupt And I did Flashing back when we was kids, I see my father blow his lid Yeah, I used to say I hate the crib Hate the doors, hate the fridge, hate this fucking house I live 'Cause there's holes in every wall and now there's holes in every wall When it was me and I've been taken for a fool I hold my son, yo, I've been trying to play it cool But I'm the villain in the story, the exception to the rule Did the pressure bussed a pipe, build a diamond? Aye The anger puts a fella on an island Yeah, you hear the bang, feel the silence Ah, but you know I've been trying Yeah, to break the chains and the cycle The days that are vital, the place as an idol Yeah, see the name's in the title The days, a disciple, this pain, it was my fault Yeah, 'cause wide awake from the chains in the thread All the pain that could stays in your head Yeah, I understand, yo, I'm wildin' No man is an island, but you know I've been When I was younger, yo, I wanted to be famous Now that I'm older, yo, I wish that I was nameless The world's aimless, no one gives a fuck Time's of the essence, I was running out of luck Getting stuck for a couple bucks, tryna bust a nut Filling up my plate, but wasn't filling up your cup Yo, I say it's fucked, they even killed the Wolverine That was the only father figure that I'd seen I was lost, trying to find something to believe All them aches and the pain, yeah, from crying on my knees I was saying please, all this air that I breathe Weren't a waste, the glass chin staying on my feet I close my eyes and I listen to you sleep Yeah, find some peace

This is for Eliza Mother told me to bring some flowers But I was running late Didn't wanna rush it, bought something safe Shit, left it on the train in the fucking rain Strange, I'd do it all the same just to come again The pain, I know your girl's being strong for you Telling me the world ain't long for you I'm tryna make her laugh any way I can Press her head into my hands, but I'm feeling quite responsible So I'ma keep her safe, don't you worry 'bout it And keep that smile on her face 'til the summer clouded And this ain't nothing to replace all the love that's shrouded But I can see it on your face, you'd be fucking proud And everybody else is too 'Cause your Eliza's a reflection of you So when you're rested in the setting to soothe Remember every single blessing is true, trust And so I'm saying everybody else is too 'Cause little Harvey's a reflection of you I'm saying everything you say rings true Even Alex a reflection of you And I can see it in the way you move That my Eliza's a reflection of you I'm saying everybody else is too 'Cause everybody else is too No-one makes a better bagel, some'll come close But the way you make the bacon is the bun toast It's something special, couldn't sum it up in one quote So these first four lines devoted to that one dose Everybody else is too 'Cause little Harvey's a reflection of you I'm saying everything you say rings true Even Alex a reflection of you And I can see it in the way you move That my Eliza's a reflection of you I'm saying everybody else is too 'Cause everybody else is too Everybody else is too 'Cause little Harvey's a reflection of you I'm saying everything you say rings true Even Alex a reflection of you And I can see it in the way you move That my Eliza's a reflection of you I'm saying everybody else is too 'Cause everybody else is too

Must be a fly in here somewhere Well not anymore, heh heh Face this Like water, never taste this Evil, white rose to a racist They used to hype 'cause my mothers face was white and my fathers face blacker than the scene outside a spaceship Flooded with rocks and jewels, crystals shine and shimmer He never let me use their words, "due time my jigga" Never called me nigga, said it's the master's tongue But being black and white, the trouble never asked for none But they all passed me some, fuck it, I grabbed it Both hands in the darkest sun, scribbled 'til the parker's done Grabbed another pen and scribbled where the parker's spun Following in footstops of fathers that were asked to run But not the one who wanted out and so they disappear All caught up in the fam and feeling like they interfere I'm thinking that my great grandfather could've owned my other one And yo, that shit is weird I'm lost (I'm) Wondering my cost (I'm) Telling you, it hurts, (I'm) If you don't know your worth So we run from the maker like sons in Jamaica Heart break, breaker like the sun's an equator We wasted it, before we even tasted it Cities on fire Quite literally The reason nobody's talking remains a mystery My brother's lost, telling him do it differently I wanna take the blame but we don't share the same history I'm lost Wonder my cost up in this space Mixed race, colour on my face, feeling misplaced A waste Ain't tryna tell you how my shit taste Pack a couple days in this thin case, make a move Write everyday and night 'til I say the truth Lose looking for some proof that I'm still in news See, I got it all to lose, nothing to prove Promise the day I get paid, I'ma pay my dues Uh, find the karma Told me I'm from Ghana but really it's Guyana Uh, I'm Coyle Larner to Carner, the birth place of my father's father I don't know the answer I'm lost Wondering my cost Telling you it hurts If you don't know your worth So we run from the maker like sons in Jamaica Heart bait breaker, duh, whatever Wasted it, before we even tasted it Fuck Ay, yeah, can I just get uhhh. You got chicken soup? Nah, only goat soup for today Uh, can I get one goat soup... erm... And then some curried chicken with, Only plain rice Yeah, can I just get plain rice then, And some, er, steamed veg as well please Only plain rice? Yeah

It's weird, man, I feel like I can't play. It's weird, man Every now and then like I'm like playing and it's like what? I'm actually I ain't seen you for a minute, wonder what for Only really chilling when we're on tour Even then there's something different I feel unsure If you look at me and still believe I should've done more Before your brothers on the top floor Or before another show is just a dumb chore We'd lay awake at yours dreaming of an encore And laugh at all the things that we would say when we won awards Course money was the source I've never known nothing like the force To rip a bond apart, shred it out its course Now two best friends who shared the torch barely talk And if we do it's mostly money not remorse And yo, I know there's nothing funny 'bout divorce But if this shit has really run its course I want you to know that all of mine's all of yours Uh, all of yours Still remember your mum buying me the flat pack mattress? Sleeping on your floor? It's supposed to be Ben and Krispy And anywhere I went I said I'd take you with me Tour around the world and give a fuck, you'd miss me Get another city, yo, I cried when that sentence hit me Ben and Krispy, 'til the feet stop Reminisce like CL and Pete Rock or Blue and Exile 'Cause every time the beat drop I start to tell a story and you follow with the beat box Tell 'em, get up on your feet like the seats hot Common and Dilla started spinning from the T tops But Rebel B was all I need and all I see Drop the rythm on repeat and I would spit it 'til the beat stopped But the beat stopped So now what? Yo, I can't wait another hour boss Give a fuck about the money or the e-track I Just Want My G Back Trust I just want my G back Ayo listen, I got a lot more to say But I reckon I leave this next bit blank, So you wanna write something You can write something I love you, G