Island in My Mind

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Author Notes:
A meditation on the quiet rebellion of the spirit—a man trapped in the grind of city life who reclaims his freedom through the sanctuary of imagination. "Island in My Mind" reminds us that even when the world takes everything, no one can steal the landscapes we carry within.

[verse 1]
Concrete veins they twist and wind,
Through towers high and days unkind.
Where every step is sold in time,
And every breath is bought in grime.

Neon skies and bitter steam,
Steel silhouettes haunt my dreams.
But I close my eyes and drift downstream,
To a quiet shore where my soul still gleams. (still gleams)

[chorus]
I go to the island in my mind, (in my mind)
Where the tide speaks soft and the stars unwind. (unwind)
No chains no clocks, just waves that climb,
And the wind it whispers you are mine. (you are mine)

[hook]
I built a home where the rythym rolls, (rythym rolls)
No rent, no chains — just waves and goals. (waves and goals)
Reggae ain't escape, it's how I stay found,
City can't shake what’s built of sound. (built of sound)

[verse 2]
The city shouts its hungry call,
My pockets thin, my shadows tall.
I wear the weight but I won’t fall,
I find my light behind the wall.

Palm trees sway in reverie,
On painted sands that wait for me.
With sun-kissed time and salted breeze,
That heals the soul so endlessly. (endlessly)

[chorus)
I go to the island in my mind, (in my mind)
Where silence sings and the moon's aligned. (aligned)
No debt, no doubt, no war to bind,
Just golden hush I choose to find. (choose to find)

[bridge]
Oh let the world turn gray and loud,
I’ll float beneath my inner cloud.
Where spirits bloom and pride is bowed,
And joy is not so fear-allowed. (fear-allowed)

[hook]
I built a home where the riddim rolls, (riddim rolls)
No rent, no chains — just waves and goals. (waves and goals)
Reggae ain't escape, it's how I stay found,
City can't shake what’s built of sound. (built of sound)

[verse 3]
The rusted horns, the siren gleam,
Can’t pierce this slow eternal dream.
Where time dissolves in mango cream,
And hope returns in every stream. (every stream)

[final chorus]
I go to the island in my mind, (in my mind)
Where the ocean hums and my soul can climb. (can climb)
I won’t forget... the daily grind,
But there’s a place I still can find. (still can find)

[outro]
So I close my eyes and slip away, (slip away)
To my island home where I choose to stay. (choose to stay)

[fade to end]

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