Island Fever

[Intro | distant ocean waves | tropical night ambience | vinyl crackle | sparse Nyabinghi drum heartbeat | low brass drone slowly rising] (Mmm, yeah) (Island fire) [Chorus | full one-drop groove enters | deep dub bass | wide brass swells | gang vocal responses] The salt is in my blood tonight Water rising wall-high white I'm calling from this rock at sea Is anybody coming for me? (Is anybody coming?) [Post-Chorus | drums half-time | echo throws on lead vocal | brass sustains] Is anybody coming? Or am I all this island's got? [Verse 1 | drums stripped back | rim click and bass only | clean guitar skanks hard panned | distant gull ambience] I watch the ferry miss the shore Rusted docks can't take no more Trade winds howling through the trees No more begging on my knees The mainland feels a world away Only seabirds know my name Just the rhythm and the heat And the dust beneath my feet (Beneath my feet) [long dub echo] [Chorus | full band return | layered harmonies | cinematic brass countermelody] The salt is in my blood tonight Water rising wall-high white I'm calling from this rock at sea Is anybody coming for me? (Coming for me) [Post-Chorus | brass choir | vocal gang chant] Is anybody coming? Or am I all this island's got? [Verse 2 | heavier bass presence | subtle thunder ambience | vocal closer and more intimate] Man a no island, no man stand alone But I'm king of the grit on a limestone throne My pockets empty but the spirit's loud I'm the thunder inside of the storming cloud Across the sea the city shines But none of those lights are mine [Bridge | drums drop to heartbeat kick | storm ambience builds | delayed brass swells | thunder rolls] It's a fever in the bone To be standing all alone Doctor, give me something strong To make this island feel less small Walking through the heavy rain (Island rain) [dub delay spirals into storm ambience] [Final Chorus | full arrangement explodes | stacked gang vocals | soaring brass | extra percussion] The salt is in my blood tonight Water rising wall-high white I'm calling from this rock at sea Is anybody coming for me? (Calling out for you) [Post-Chorus | audience-style chant | brass fanfare] Is anybody coming? Or am I all this island's got? [Outro | instruments gradually strip away | lighthouse bell in distance | ocean ambience returns] Under hurricane skies Lighthouse burning through the night I'm still here On this rock at sea [Fade Out | ocean waves | distant thunder | final brass note dissolves into tape echo]