“I Am Volcano” is an early version of Kills Birds‘ 2019 song “Volcano”, released in 2016 under their former name Nani. Both versions of the song are fairly similar, though this version has a noticeably different vocal performance from vocalist Nina Ljeti, different production from Ross Robinson, as...
[Verse 1]
I wish I was volcano but I think I'm just a rock
A rock that's sitting underneath the sea
I wish I was tornado but I guess I'm just some Play-Doh
And I'm played out like a campy B-movie
You told me I was pretty but that you could never touch me
'Cause to touch me would mean you would have to feel
And I never felt so lucky when you said that you could love me
But to love me would make all of this too real
[Chorus]
Volcano
Oh, volcano
[Verse 2]
I wish I was a star but I guess I'm just a fish
A dying fish that's washed onto the beach
I wish I was a lamb but I guess I'm just a tramp
And I'll take whatever love you're gonna give me
I said that I was tough but I think I made it up
'Cause there's nothing more that I would rather do
Hold me by the hand and I hope you understand
That all I wanna do is melt with you
[Chorus]
Oh, volcano
Volcano
Volcano
Volcano
[Verse 3]
I wish I was the water but I guess I'm just the Earth
And I'm packed in tight instead of overflowing
I wish I was a glacier but I guess I'm just an iceberg
And my better half is underneath the sea
I wish that you could see just how much you're killing me
'Cause I'm drowning on the floor in all this heat
I think my heart is broken and I'm tired of this poem
That's it, I'm done
You've had enough of me
[Chorus]
Volcano
Oh, volcano
Volcano
Oh, volcano
I Am Volcano was written by Bosh Rothman & Fielder Thomas & Jacob Loeb & Nina Ljeti.
I Am Volcano was produced by Ross Robinson.
Nani released I Am Volcano on Thu Jun 23 2016.