Verse 1
I see islands
In a sea so wide
The waves keep pulling us away
Verse 2
We sit together
But we’re one and one
Longing for closeness
But never reaching across
Chorus
How can we shrink the ocean?
How do we close the divide?
When all we’ve learned is distance?
And we’re too afraid to try
We’re all islands
We’re a world of islands
Verse 3
My neighbours are not my brothers
These streets are no longer mine
We talk, but it’s on the surface
Then we walk away even heavier inside
Chorus
How can we shrink the ocean?
How do we close the divide?
When all we’ve learned is distance?And we’re too afraid to try
We’re all islands
We’re a world of islands
Bridge
I could call you
But I don’t know how
So I shout despair
At the passing clouds
Chorus
How can we shrink the ocean?
How do we close the divide?
When all we’ve learned is distance?And we’re too afraid to try
We’re all islands
We’re a world of islands
We’re all islands
We’re a world of islands