John Paul Pitts tells the story behind the song to Songs for Whoever:
”‘Island’ is one of the songs that’s been in the back of our mind for years, and was considered for our Warner Bros album Pythons. We’ve always liked the chorus and the eerie, dream-like quality, but couldn’t fit the pieces toget...
These weeks cast shadows on me
A few disguises maybe
Now lines begin to blur beneath my gaze
One dream within another, it's all a dream to me
And I don't know anymore
Will you tell me what you're looking for
You've magnified a thousand times
But the piece is missing by design
A shadow fell on me today
It paralyzed my time, eclipsed my brain
And I don't know anymore
Will you tell me what you're looking for
You've dug for us a dozen holes
To harness what you can't control
You've got to let me in
Yeah you've got to let me know
If we can never let it go
How could I ever say hello?
If I had known what I found out today
I would have washed my hands and walked away
For now I'm in the lion's den
Denied of the fresh air again, oh oh