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My call in the silent small town's winter
Your child is tall and asking for more than you
Your sighs, I hear them long and high now, my dear
Your time may pass, the edge is open, hopin'
Alive, alone, alive, alone
Alive, alone, alive, alone
And after dark
I start to see the shadows, oh-oh-oh-oh
Sing my tomes
Swinging from the gallows, oh-oh-oh-oh
Alive, alone, alive, alone
Alive, alone, alive, alone
And it's been cold
Despite my heated lantern, oh-oh-oh-oh
And I've been cold
Wade through the phantom, oh-oh-oh-oh
Fisher Island Sound was written by Zach Condon.
Beirut released Fisher Island Sound on Wed Oct 20 2021.
This song was written while staying in band member Ben Lanz’s old family cottage on the coast of Connecticut, on the Fisher Island Sound. I played with the lines for years before trying to record versions of it in Brooklyn with the band. Perrin Cloutier had taught himself how to play a new button ac...
I’m sure some people are probably wondering why I didn’t include ‘Fisher Island Sound’ on a record if it was done. It was written not long after [2007’s] The Flying Club Cup, and then I ended up recording sometime around [2011’s] The Rip Tide. There’s a point in your career where you become painfull...