The Island
The Skints Lyrics

Dear anyone who hears this
The singer is reaching out to anyone who can hear them

I'm trapped upon the island
The singer is stuck on an island

The natives have gone wild and
The local population has become unruly

They're making bad decisions
The locals are making poor choices

Very bad decisions
The choices being made are extremely poor

It might be what you fed them
The poor choices could be influenced by external factors, such as propaganda

It might be what you read them
The poor choices could be influenced by biased news sources

On the news at 10 cos
The artist is referencing a news show airing at 10 pm

They don't play well with others
The locals don't get along with people who are different from them

And can't process different colours
The locals are intolerant of people of different races

You'd best batten down the hatches
The situation is dangerous and precautions need to be taken

With fry ups and football matches
The situation is dire and all the artist can do is distract themselves

And imperial restoration
The singer questions the motives of those who want to restore past imperial power

Why are you proud of the nation?
The singer questions blind patriotism

Little England not Great Britain
The singer is critical of the UK's nationalist tendencies

I am trapped upon the island
The artist is reiterating their situation

And where are our fearless leaders?
The artist is questioning the whereabouts and actions of their leaders

They surely won't deceive us
The singer expresses doubt in their leaders' trustworthiness

With climate change deniers
The singer is critical of those who deny climate change

And Noah's Ark believers
The artist is critical of those who hold religious beliefs over scientific evidence

There's polar bears in Scotland
The artist is sarcastically referencing unlikely events

There's vampires in London
The artist is referencing fictional creatures to highlight absurdity

There's dinosaurs across the UK
The singer is continuing to reference unlikely events

That I'd hoped had gone extinct
The artist is expressing disappointment that these events are still happening

And I can't believe it
The situation is increasingly unbelievable to the singer

Or maybe I can
Despite disbelief, the singer is not entirely surprised by the situation

I never did put it past you
The singer suggests that the current situation is the result of past patterns of behavior

What have you done?
The artist is directly addressing those responsible for their current situation

You idiots, what have you gone and done?
The artist is using strong language to express their frustration with those responsible

Ha ha whose idea was this?
The singer is using sarcasm to show disbelief

Cos I feel the joke is over
The singer no longer finds the situation amusing

But he's only done a runner
The artist suggests that someone is responsible for their situation and has left

And sold you down the river
The artist suggests that the responsible party betrayed them

So let's hope you're a good swimmer
The artist hopes that the listener is resourceful and can survive

And let's hope you don't eat dinner
The singer is referencing potential food shortages

Let's hope you don't need nothing else
The artist is referencing the difficult living conditions on the island

Because you're dying in your own shit
The living conditions are dire and unsanitary