Charm Offensive was the first single released in promotion of this album, along with Back Into It from it’s twin album Should I Remain Here At Sea?.
[Verse 1]
Calm geometry, there's something in the light
Torn asunder and you wonder why it don't work right
[Hook]
Turn to face it
Resist the narcotic embrace
To taste, to fall away
Without a trace
[Instrumental Break]
[Hook]
Turn to face it
Resist the narcotic embrace
To taste, to fall away
Don't fall away
[Bridge]
I know the way out (isn't the way in)
We'll play the ending (at the beginning)
Some inhalation (breathe in, be patient)
Some are broken (some observation)
[Verse 2]
That's all the charm offense
Oh, that's the real gold
So pull back the shades
And see the darkness fades
Like time
Like one long line folded in 8 or 9
The love you find there will free your mind
[Outro]
Seems like a perfect plan
Dreams you can always stay
But I'd like to understand
And I'd like to find a way
I'd like to put it back together someday
Islands released Charm Offensive on Fri May 13 2016.