"Phantom Island" lyrics

I just woke up from a dream
I was in a place I'd never been, or never seen
So I parked up my horse, everything seemed sweet
Found the closest speakeasy and ordered a stiff drink
Fuck, I never thought I'd lose my mind
I s'pose sanity is easy to lose and hard to find
Hey, and can you hear that tintinnabulation?
Or are there bats in the belfry again?

A landborn 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 realise 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 realise their ignorance

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

Phantom Island
Phantom Island
Phantom Island
Phantom Island

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

Sixteen horses galloping
Twelve long years of grabbing
Grappling the bull by its horns
I can feel it in my loins
The crippling moon wash cycle
The laughing river, rising flood
The flip of the coin
It's another turning point

Phantom Island, insane asylum
Phantom Island, insane asylum
I'm the drover, cattle dog
The lame and laggard, one true god

Let your bygones be bygones
Bow down to Set and Typhon
The long lagoon of rhythmic hooves
Pounding stampede running through the

Phantom Island, insane asylum
Phantom Island, insane asylum
Phantom Island, insane asylum
Chanting sirens ringing clear

The palm trees' heads are banging
Stuck inside a mental siege
Godspeed, the shore cliff hanging
We must retreat back to sea

Phantom
Phantom
Phantom
Phantom