Island Echoes in the Dust

Lyrics

[Intro – nature sound, no vocal, 8 bars] (waves... wind... distant seagulls) [Verse 1] The kitchen's clean, there's nothing left to do... I scrubbed it twice just thinking of you. My phone lies quiet, the screen gone cold... no snap tonight, no story told. [Pre-chorus] I still recall the sand, the salty air... the island nights we used to share. [Chorus] Tropical princess, where are you?... I miss the island skies of blue. I'm cleaning corners, hour by hour... while silence holds me in its power. Tropical princess, don't fade away... I'm still replaying yesterday. I'm waiting here with empty hands... lost in the ghost of tropical sands. [Verse 2] I'm wiping windows, one more pane... these empty hands can't hold the pain. The city sleeps outside my door... but I still hear that ocean roar. [Chorus] Tropical princess, where are you?... I miss the island skies of blue. I'm cleaning corners, hour by hour... while silence holds me in its power. Tropical princess, don't fade away... I'm still replaying yesterday. I'm waiting here with empty hands... lost in the ghost of tropical sands. [Bridge] (hand drums enter, vocal stripped down) One... two... three snaps sent... no dots appear, my hope is spent. Four... five... six, the minutes crawl... still no answer, none at all. [Chorus – final, wider mix] Tropical princess, where are you?... I miss the island skies of blue. I'm cleaning corners, hour by hour... while silence holds me in its power. Tropical princess, don't fade away... I'm still replaying yesterday. I'm waiting here with empty hands... lost in the ghost of tropical sands. [Outro – nature sound, 12 bars] (waves take over... rain on leaves... fade out)