Down at the gallows
I've been praying for peace
Out in the shadows
The pictures tossed in the fire
The memories lost, saved the wrong ones
We've been living a lie
In carrying on, where these souls stay hanged
I've been waiting for sleep
Down at the gallows
I've been praying for peace
Talking to shadows
Let the green grass grow over me
Over me
Out where the wind blows
Let the green grass grow over me
Over me
The pictures lost in the fire
The misery saved for the wrong ones
And we just go living our lives
In carrying stones to each new dawned sun
You ever wait so long?
Ever wait so long?
I been down, to see
Calling back to me
Ever wait so long?
Let the green grass over me
Over me
Over me
Who is left to grieve
Who is left to grieve
I'm still praying for sleep
Future Islands is an American synth-pop band based in Baltimore, Maryland, comprising Gerrit Welmers (keyboards and programming), William Cashion (bass, acoustic and electric guitars), Samuel T. Herring (lyrics and vocals), and Michael Lowry (percussion). The band was formed in January 2006 by Welmers, Cashion and Herring—the remaining members of the performance art college band Art Lord & the Self-Portraits—and drummer Erick Murillo.
Future Islands came to prominence in 2014 with their fourth album Singles released by 4AD. Its lead single "Seasons (Waiting on You)" was considered the best song of 2014 by Pitchfork, and NME and its performance at the Late Show with David Letterman in March 2014, became the most-viewed video on the show's YouTube page.
