Maxïmo Park - Leave This Island

Have you ever been compelled under a spell from a protagonist who knows you far too well Have you ever been undone by a slip of the tongue And portrayed a side of you who fell hard once so we watched the water swell from a Scottish hotel have you ever fell? have you ever fell? are you going to tell me why there's a backpack by the bedroom window? it's a pack of lies everything has to reach a peak sometime Tell me why there's a map laying flat on the bedside table it's a pack of lies It's not a peak it’s a plateau let me know when you want to leave this island let me know when you want to hear my point of view In the observation lounge couples ready to pounce there's a reticence of dread and icy ground So we watched the water swell from the Scottish hotel have you ever fell? have you ever fell? are you going to tell me why there's a backpack by the bedroom window it’s a pack of lies everything has to reach a peak sometime Tell me why there's a map laying flat on the bedside table it's a pack of lies It's not a peak it’s a plateau let me know when you want to leave this island let me know when you want to hear my point of view let me know when you want to leave this island let me know when you want to hear my point of view I'll stand up for you I'll stand up for you I'll stand up for you I will act as a centerfold I will guide you to a perfect landing I will act as a distant shore I will live to be the last man standing for you I will act as a centerfold I will guide you to a perfect landing I'll stand up for you I'll stand up for you When you want to leave this island When you want to hear my point of view