The Boomtown Rats — Living in an Island

[Verse 1] Oh, night fell fast, like it did in the past When the phone rang twice and a voice said "I think I'm alone" I gave my advice and the voice said "Nice But suicide leaves such a bad aftertaste on the soul" [Chorus] Oh, ain't you glad that you live on an island? You can choose your own way of being killed You can jump off a cliff and get drowned in the sea Or be dashed against the rocks and get split And it could happen to you (No, it won't happen to me) Yeah, it could happen to you (No, it won't happen to me) Oh, it could happen to you (No, it won't happen to me) And if it do, then you're a true blue sui- [Verse 2] Side by side, they walked into the tide Till it rose to their nose and then they kissed with their eyes "Goodbye" They were seen to smile just before they dived Dead lovers don't have much except a certain desperate sense of style [Chorus] Oh, ain't you glad that you live on an island? You can choose your own way of being killed You can jump off a cliff and get drowned in the sea Or be dashed against the rocks and get split And it could happen to you (No, it won't happen to me) Oh, it could happen to you (No, it won't happen to me) Yeah, it could happen to you (No, it won't happen to me) And if it do, then you're a true blue suicide [Refrain] (Oh, oh oh oh oh oh-oh oh) (Oh, oh oh oh oh oh-oh oh) [Bridge] There were a lot of crazy problems that they couldn't resolve A lot of tricky questions which they just couldn't solve The main problem was of course he couldn't say "No" On your marks, get ready, steady, here we go! [Verse 3] In a fifth floor lift, a man slit his wrist His head ticked over and then it suddenly slipped away And the girl in the mac at the back of the shack Put her head on the track and said "I think it's better this way" [Chorus] Oh, ain't you glad that we live on an island? You can choose your own way of being killed You can jump off a cliff and get drowned in the sea Or be dashed against the rocks and get split And it could happen to you (No, it won't happen to me) Yeah, it could happen to you (No, it won't happen to me) Oh, it could happen to you (No, it won't happen to me) And if it do, then you're a true blue suicide [Refrain] (Oh, oh oh oh oh oh-oh oh) (Oh, oh oh oh oh oh-oh oh) [Outro] We are living, living in an island We are living, living in an island We are living, living in an island (Ay-oh, a-ay-oh!) We are living, living in an island We are living, living in an island We are living, living in an island We are living, living in an island We are living, living in an island We are living