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Island In The Sun

by Matthew Shacallis

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1.
VERSE 1 I’ve been looking for the time To tell you what is on my mind And it’s true, oh – woo-oo You’re the girl I couldn’t find To leave this dead end town behind And it’s true, oh- woo-oo VERSE 2 Searching for a ray of light To end this everlasting night And it’s true, oh – woo-oo Settle down and light a bowl To find the way into your soul And it's true, oh woo-oo VERSE 3 I’ve been looking for the time To tell you what is on my mind And it’s true, oh – woo-oo You’re the girl I couldn’t find To leave this dead end town behind And it’s true, oh- woo-oo
2.
Wilford Lane 03:32
Leave a letter by my door I can't take it all Take a look and you may find The reason you're so blind Step outside Of your mind Never know what you can see Simple things, silver springs And a letter lost in time In the grey, Wilford Lane Find your way Once a time you were a kid Dreams that you once hid Lived your life without a care Spending hours on your hair Step outside Of your mind Never know what you can see Simple things, silver springs And a letter lost in time In the grey, Wilford Lane Find your way
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CHORUS Wherever you want to go Whatever you want to know I wanna be here with you Wherever you need to be Whatever you need to see I wanna be here with you VERSE 1 If the sky was different colour From blue I don’t know what I would do All the people in the city Have heads up in the clouds And they’re so proud PRE CHORUS But I’m waiting For my time to come And I’ll stay til it’s done CHORUS Wherever you want to go Whatever you want to know I wanna be here with you Wherever you need to be Whatever you need to see I wanna be here with you VERSE 2 If the mountains crumble down and fall into the sea Just let it be If I lay down, rest my head upon your yellow lounge Would I wake up? PRE CHORUS But I’m waiting For my time to come And I’ll stay til it’s done CHORUS Wherever you want to go Whatever you want to know I wanna be here with you Wherever you need to be Whatever you need to see I wanna be here with you
4.
What a beautiful day Broken clouds with no rain Here by myself but I think it’s ok Don’t need a friend on this sunny, beautiful day City’s too populated Suburb’s full of white racists Here by myself but I think it’s ok Don’t need a friend on this sunny, beautiful day Here by myself but I think it’s ok Don’t need a friend on this sunny, beautiful day
5.
I see you round with someone new But heaven knows when his time's due He is everything to you And you were everything to me And I never meant to let you down But I don't know what to say to you now I wonder where that you are now But then I hear you took a vow I couldn't bring myself to watch You as you made your way to cross And I never meant to let you down But I don't know what to say to you now I'll find an island in the sun 'Cause I've always been the lonely one I wish I had a way with words To match the music in my head And I never meant to let you down But I don't know what to say to you now x2
6.
If we never met Would you tell your friends The city’s so busy And the day never ends Take my hand and you’ll see The music’s inside you and me Can you find a melody, For you and me? The plans that you make Will lead you astray And don’t I believe you You’re here when I’m not Take my hand and you’ll see The music’s inside you and me Can you find a melody, For you and me? And now that you’re with me The world is ok We’ll move from the city Where we can’t be found
7.
On your way To work again The morning sun Is shining down A cellphone rings You're late again As if he thinks you'll care Sometimes I, I ask myself Where did the years go? It seems like yesterday I was a boy Without a care at all Where did the years go? Where did they go? x2 Do you recall The time you spent With friends forever But now they're gone We all move on Oh what a shame I miss you all the same It's funny how When you were young You couldn't wait To be a man And even though They say you are I know you're still a boy Where did the years go? Where did they go? x2
8.
In the Morning light Never seemed so bright As my future will unfold I won’t be alone Coffee’s getting cold My toast is always burnt But I’m not afraid To tell you how I feel Cuz life it’s so surreal When you’re living it And the Morning light Never seemed so bright As my future will unfold I won’t be alone Dreams take some time to grow Friends they come and go But you have to try To wake up everyday Is the greatest gift we have Reaching for the sky And the Morning light Never seemed so bright As my future will unfold I won’t be alone And the Morning light Never seemed so bright As my future will unfold I won’t be alone x2 And the Morning light Never seemed so bright As my future will unfold I won’t be alone x2
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Angeline 02:57
On a cold September night Without a light to guide the way As I walk, these empty streets I realise what I must say Every time that I am beat I pull myself up to my feet So dream, dream your life away, Angeline Think you are a super star But I know you, you don’t need fame And as you grew, and got a real job I saw your light begin to fade But every time that you are beat You pull yourself up to your feet So dream, dream your life away, Angeline And now you’ve found your present fame Do you remember who your friends are? And now you have all the money in the world It’s not enough, to make you smile once again But every time that you are beat You pull yourself up to your feet So dream, dream your life away, Angeline So dream, dream your life away, Angeline
10.
You see the sun And I see the rain Your glass is full Mine is not People they say What I shouldn't say I step away From their lies Nothing, is new anymore Nothing is left in store It's a matter of time 'Til I run out of lines I've played every chord I can play Don't know how long That I can go on I've run out of things I can say Nothing is new anymore Nothing is left in store Nothing is new anymore Nothing is left in store
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Time is running away But we can’t escape What’s coming fast Nothing goes as planned Lines in the sand They couldn’t last Sometimes I’m lost along the way Sometimes I’m waiting for the day And I can’t hear you I wonder if you hear me now Though I can’t see you I see the stars are bright tonight People running around Wasting their lives In pursuit of things Everyone’s so busy Trying to find What can’t be found Sometimes I’m lost along the way Sometimes I’m waiting for the day And I can’t hear you I wonder if you hear me now Though I can’t see you I see the stars are bright tonight x2

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released September 27, 2016

All songs written, performed, and produced by Matthew Shacallis

Drums on "Beautiful Day" by Blake Skinner

"The Stars Are Bright Tonight"...In loving memory of Jesse Cerruto..

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Matthew Shacallis Sydney, Australia

"Island in the Sun" is a demo album by songwriter Matthew Shacallis". You can expect lo-fi recordings, jangly guitars and strong melodies reminiscent of The Beatles and Britpop.

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