Twelve of us on an island, no one's home
How we landed, how it happened, no one knows
Hope for the best but fear the worst
They say
We'll be rescued some day soon so first
Find some branches, grab some leaves
Meet at the base of the tallest tree
If our rescue don't come sooner
We'll try to use light from the sky and noon too
Build a fire, smoke grows higher
If we're to return to our home town
We'll sit and wait till our rescue fire
Burns right to the ground
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I tried to find some water, find some fruit
Do all I could do
And day after day
My fellow castaways waited on our rescue
Till one by one 10 mothers' sons used the last breath they ever drew
To say goodbye to the smoky skies
While the fire grew and grew
Find some branches, grab some leaves
Meet at the base of the tallest tree
If our rescue don't come sooner
We'll try to use light from the sky and noon too
Build a fire, smoke grows higher
If we're to return to our home town
We'll sit and wait till our rescue fire
Burns right to the ground
There was nothing to do but wait
There was nothing that we could do
There was nothing to do but wait
There was nothing that we could do
There was nothing to do but wait
There was nothing that we could do
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When the captain came
I heard him say "it's been empty here for years"
Footprints on the shore and the fire still warm
But it seems there's no one here
When I caught his eye, I began to cry
And my hands started to shake
I said the fire was great
But by the time you came there was some it couldn't save
Find some branches, grab some leaves
Meet at the base of the tallest tree
If our rescue don't come sooner
We'll try to use light from the sky and noon too
Build a fire, smoke grows higher
If we're to return to our home town
We'll sit and wait till our rescue fire
Burns right to the ground
We'll sit and wait as our rescue fire
Burns right to the ground
We'll sit and wait as our rescue fire
Burns us to the ground