The Island of Salt and Grass

歌詞

I was just a child when my mother took me to that train in her wistful eyes she knew We wouldn't see soon again slowly through the countryside The landscape blent in mist but suddenly oh, such a sight and my heart missed a beat Rising from the foam as if by magic, a city appeared where boats, black as pitch and what as ice, reigned supreme The majestic church threw its shadow over all and like a lofty guardian the bell tower rang its toll "I am the island of salt and grass I am the island of gold and glass a father's caress on your tired head I will take care of you and give you all the things you couldn't have" In the entrance of the school there was a swarm of kids all dressed like little sailors I'd have become one of these I felt misplaced, but a companion took me by the hand Oh, short and yet so intense it was your life, my fiend "I am the island of salt and grass I am the island of sun and wax a heartening smile when you feel sad I will take care of you and give you all the things you couldn't have" Saying that I'm grateful is not enough to express what you meant and still mean though many years have gone you're an indelible part of me My beloved island of salt and grass my beloved island of tears and laughs a mistress of life through my best days I will keep your image dear, a memory out of time that will never fade