1) A Japanese DJ
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1) A Japanese DJ
2) A project by Xavier St. Valentine
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Islands
XX Lyrics
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What I have is right here
Spend my nights and days before
Searching the world for what's right here
Underneath and unexplored
Islands and cities I have looked
Here I saw
I am yours now
So now I don't ever have to leave
I've been found out
So now I'll never explore
See what I've done
That bridge is on fire
Going back to where I've been
I'm froze by desire
No need to leave
Where would I be
IF this were to go under
It's a risk I'd take
I'm froze by desire
As if a choice I'd make
And I am yours now
So now I don't ever have to leave
I've been found out
So now I'll never explore
So now I'll never explore
The lyrics of the XX's song 'Islands' describe the story of a protagonist who has finally found what they have been searching for. The opening lines state, "I don't have to leave anymore, what I have is right here." This indicates that the singer has spent their days and nights searching for something that they have finally found, and they don't need to leave the place or situation anymore because they feel content and fulfilled.
The following lines describe how the singer searched "underneath and unexplored islands and cities" to find what they were looking for. Here, the singer suggests that they were searching for something that might have been right in front of their eyes but they had failed to recognize it. Finally, they found what they had been looking for, and now they do not have to explore and search any longer.
Further, the lyrics say, "See what I've done, that bridge is on fire, going back to where I've been". This statement implies that the singer has destroyed the bridge they had previously used to explore and search for what they desired. They don't want to look back and return to where they had come from because they have found what they were searching for. The singer is "frozen by desire" and is willing to take the risk of losing what they have got because of their intense desire to stay in the present situation.
Line by Line Meaning
I don't have to leave anymore
I no longer need to search for something elsewhere
What I have is right here
I have found what I was looking for
Spend my nights and days before
I used to waste time searching
Searching the world for what's right here
Looking for something that was always in front of me
Underneath and unexplored
There were things I didn't know existed
Islands and cities I have looked
I traveled far and wide in search of something
Here I saw
I finally found what I was looking for
Something I couldn't over look
It was too important to ignore
I am yours now
I am committed to you
So now I don't ever have to leave
I have found what I was searching for
I've been found out
I've been discovered
So now I'll never explore
I have no reason to search anymore
See what I've done
I've made a mistake
That bridge is on fire
I can't go back
Going back to where I've been
I cannot return to my past
I'm froze by desire
I am overwhelmed by my emotions
No need to leave
I have everything I need here
Where would I be
What would happen
IF this were to go under
If what I have disappears
It's a risk I'd take
I am willing to take the chance
As if a choice I'd make
I would choose to stay here
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
Written by: BARIA QURESHI, JAMES THOMAS SMITH, OLIVER DAVID SIM, ROMY ANNA MADLEY CROFT
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@eel4115
I don't have to leave anymore
我再也不必離開
What I have is right here
我擁有的就在這裡
Spend my nights and days before
Searching the world for what's right here
之前我耗費日日夜夜探索這個世界,
就是為了這個。
Underneath and unexplored
地底下和未探測到的
Islands and cities I have looked
我曾觀察過的島嶼和城市
Here I saw
Something I couldn't over look
在這我所看見了一些無法忽視的東西
I am yours now
現在我是你的了
So now I don't ever have to leave
因此我再也不需要離開
I've been found out
我被找到了
So now I'll never explore
因此我將不用再探索。
See what I've done
看看我曾經做的
That bridge is on fire
那座橋梁在火裡燃燒
Going back to where I've been
往回走到我曾經待過的地方
I'm froze by desire
我愣住了,因為熱切的慾望
No need to leave
Where would I be
不需要離開我將在的地方
If this were to go under
如果這裡將沉沒,
It's a risk I'd take
這是我要承受的風險
I'm froze by desire
我愣住了,因為熱切的慾望
As if a choice I'd make
像是假設我做了一個選擇
I am yours now
現在我是你的了
So now I don't ever have to leave
因此我再也不需要離開
I've been found out
我被找到了
So now I'll never explore
因此我將不用再探索。
@iameatingpizzachoosingthis5422
If you dont get the video just read how i watched it
"Wow this vid is great!"
"Is it gonna repeat like this?
"Nothing is changing..."
Towards the end
"Woah. I didnt even noticed people were leaving... now the vid is over."
Some people cant appreciate something until its over. Relationships are the same...
@isibona3869
ISLAS --
Ya no tengo que irme....
Lo que tengo está aquí...
Antes pasaba noches y días
buscando en el mundo lo que está aquí....
Por debajo y sin explorar
Islas y ciudades he mirado....
Aquí vi algo que no puedo ignorar....
Soy tuya ahora...
Así que ahora nunca tendré que irme..
He sido encontrada....
Así que ahora nunca exploraré...
Mira lo que he hecho...
Ese puente está ardiendo....
Y así he estado yo...
Estoy congelada por el deseo
No hace falta que me vaya....
Donde estaría
si estoy se fuera abajo..
Es un riesgo que correré...
Estoy congelada por el deseo...
Como si fuera una elección que hice....
Soy tuya ahora...
Así que ahora nunca tendré que irme...
He sido encontrada...
Así que ahora nunca exploraré...
Así que ahora nunca exploraré ...
@yeredgonzalez9080
That bridge is on fire
Going back to where I've been
I'm froze by desire
No need to leave
Where would I be
If this were to go under
It's a risk I'd take
I'm froze by desire
As if a choice I'd make
@jeremRamones
I don't have to leave anymore
What I have is right here
Spend my nights and days before
Searching the world for what's right here
Underneath and unexplored
Islands and cities I have looked
Here I saw
Something I couldn't over look
I am yours now
So now I don't ever have to leave
I've been found out
So now I'll never explore
See what I've done
That bridge is on fire
Going back to where I've been
I'm froze by desire
No need to leave
Where would I be
If this were to go under
That's a risk I'd take
I'm froze by desire
As if a choice I'd make
And I am yours now
So now I don't ever have to leave
I've been found out
So now I'll never explore
And I am yours now (I am yours now)
So now I don't ever have to leave (ever have to leave)
I've been found out (I've been found out)
So now I'll never explore
So now I'll never explore
@marisolruiz8666
I don't have to leave anymore
What I have is right here
Spend my nights and days before
Searching the world for what's right here
Underneath and unexplored
Islands and cities I have looked
Here I saw
Something I couldn't over look
I am yours now
So now I don't ever have to leave
I've been found out
So now I'll never explore
See what I've done
That bridge is on fire
Going back to where I've been
I'm froze by desire
No need to leave
Where would I be
IF this were to go under
It's a risk I'd take
I'm froze by desire
As if a choice I'd make
I am yours now
So now I don't ever have to leave
I've been found out
So now I'll never explore [x2]
So now I'll never explore ❤❤❤
@BILLbilly01
Truely a masterpiece
@sephajones4444
BILLbilly01 im going to have to agree with you on that one bikky
@alasdairkerr1979
Easy all stars
@jaquelinemoucherek8849
Ggg
@antoniafredrickson2914
Yess💜
@dennismakowski9973
Yup
@tarothara8632
so ahead of its time. This whole album sounds incredible even in 2021.
@DanishAli-qy9ph
Cxxx
@dogboy0912
It's so unique in how it sounds. Sure it fits into a genre, but it's not like where you go, "ah yeah this sound was popular from 200X to 200X or ah yeah, sounds like a song from early [era]." I think those bold, simple riffs on the guitar that cut through everything really contributes. It's not just some droning rythm in the background. It plays really well with the vocals.
@darrenlamb5640
Nothing is ever ahead of its time. Especially not in 2009. There had been music a great deal more complicated and whatever else a long long time before this came along. I loved this album but to say it was ahead of it's time is just ridiculous.