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the island said 'I will not let you go'the island said 'I will not let you go''others have to leave for shorebut you just dropped your clothes to the floor'the island said 'I will not let you go'I soon found out that I was not aloneI soon found out that I was not aloneShe came and took me by the handsaid 'try to make them understand'I soon found out that I was not aloneso I let my long legs burnI let my long legs burnI made the days feel like they're mineI made the days feel like they're mineI used to wear my rings underneath my skinI used to wear my rings underneath my skinthey had to shed my skin, you know,to find out what I had to showI used to wear my rings underneath my skinNow take these rings and wear them like a crownNow take these rings and wear them like a crownLesser gods will ask you whySongtexteyou hold your head so way up highwhen you take these rings and wear them like a crownso you'll let your long legs burnlet your long legs burnmake the days feel like they're yoursmake the days feel like they're yourseverything I have learned, I have learned from youeverything I have learned, I have learned from youmy words, my ways, my voice, my place,the signs to look for in a faceeverything I have learned, I have learned from youdo you hear that robin howling at the moon?do you hear that robin howling at the moon?his cries to stop the slaveboat beatwill sooner or later knock you off your feetdo you hear that robin howling at the moon?and you'll let your long legs burnlet your long legs burnmake the days feel like they're yoursmake the days feel like they're yours Aus Songtexte Mania