Phantom Island

[Verse 1: Stu Mackenzie]
I just woke up from a dream
I was in a place I'd never been or never seen
So I packed up my horse, everything seemed sweet
Found the closest speakeasy and ordered a stiff drink

[Verse 2: Stu Mackenzie]
Fuck, I never thought I'd lose my mind
I s'ppose sanity is easy to lose and hard to find
Hey, and can you hear that tintinnabulation?
Or are there bats in the belfry again?

[Verse 3: Cook Craig]
A land-borne illusion breaks the ocean's surface
Is this mental confusion, or have I finally found my purpose?
Coconut congas playing in time with the waltz of a tortoise
A symphony of delusion as my thoughts finally realize their purpose
I hope this place is here in the morning
Or I'll be floating back to land with the water bloated corpses
That palm tree's looking at me funny with a sideways belligerence
A symphony of delusion as my thoughts realize their ignorance

[Verse 4: Stu Mackenzie]
Paranoia's umbra grows
Is that laughter or a crow?
Every rustle in the trees; a potential snare
Close my eyes and block my ears
Cut the cord and leave me here

[Refrain: Stu Mackenzie & Ambrose Kenny-Smith]
Phantom (Phantom)
Island (Island)
Phantom (Phantom)
Yeah!
Island (Island)
Woo!

[Verse 5: Stu Mackenzie]
Am I chasing shadows?
Reality superimposed
Every footprint in the sand
Every crackle of dry leaves
Every wave that breaks too close
Every whisper on the breeze
Every shape inside a cloud
Every star that's out of place
Everything that I believe
Throw it all into the sea and be free

[Verse 6: Ambrose Kenny-Smith]
Sixteen horses galloping
Twelve long years of graft and
Grappling the bull by its horns
I can feel it in my loins
The crippling moon wash cycle
The lapping rip, the rising flood
The flip of the coin
It's another turning point

[Chorus: Ambrose Kenny-Smith]
Phantom island, insane asylum (Phantom)
Phantom island, insane asylum (Phantom)
I'm the drover; cattle dog
The lame and laggard, one true god

[Verse 7: Ambrose Kenny-Smith]
Let your bygones be bygones
Bow down to Set and Typhon
The long lagoon of rhythmic hooves
Bound and stampede running through the

[Chorus: Ambrose Kenny-Smith]
Phantom island, insane asylum (Phantom)
Phantom island, insane asylum (Phantom)
Phantom island, insane asylum (Phantom)
Chanting sirens ringing clear

[Verse 8: Ambrose Kenny-Smith]
The palm trees' heads are banging
Stuck inside a mental seize
God it's me, the sharp, cliff-hanging (Phantom)
We must retreat back to sea (Phantom)
(Woo!)