Cool On Your Island

Another YKTR classic. Unlike most of the songs from her first album, Tori actually sings this song at concerts occasionally. There's a video of a slower smoother take on this from London 2007. "Cool On Your Island" has less of the rock chick vibe of its album-mates, and a tropical Bangles undertone.

Meaning

Tori hasn't talked a lot about this song, but the lyrics don't seem too complex. The poet John Donne once said, "No man is an island entire of itself." It sounds like this man thinks he can be an island, and he's letting the hottest redhead in this galaxy drift away in the process. Tori describes mind games and simply not feeling bought into the relationship. Reminds me of my first marriage! Tori, if you ever get tired of men's crap, let's become lesbians together. I bet its balmy and bright on your island!

She warns Mr. Wrong that it may be a little too cool on his island and that he is about to lose her. It was most definitely his loss.

Here's the song, set to a fan video on Youtube:



Here it is live:



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This song was placed on the B-side of Phil Collins' "A Groovy Kind of Love", which inadvertently save Tori from being arrested on the border of Germany. See the whole story here.

Lyrics

If you don't treat me better
Baby, I'll just run away
Baby, I don't know what drives you
to play these silly games
C'mon, baby
I'm much stronger than you know
Sometimes
I'm not afraid to let it show

When will you wake up?
I want you more than the stars and the sun
But I can take only so much
Cool on your island
Is it cool on your island?

I gotta brand new dress, babe
Could it make you wanna try?
I guess I didn't want to notice
The stars gone from your eyes
C'mon, baby
I'm much stronger than you know
Sometimes
I'm not afraid to let it show

When will you wake up?
I want you more than the stars and the sun
But I can take only so much
Cool on your island
Is it cool on your island?

We could buy an airplane
Build a home in the sand
You could tell your secrets
I could understand
But then by the morning
Comes crumblin' down
And as your leavin'
Wait

When will you wake up?
I want you more than the stars and the sun
But I can take only so much
Cool on your island
Is it cool on your island?

When will you wake up?
I want you more than the stars and the sun
But I can take only so much
Cool on your island
You're so cool on your island
Is it cool on your island?
Is it cool, baby?

If you don't treat me better
Baby, I'll just run away
If you don't treat me... one day
You'll wake up cold
Then you'll know, you'll know, you'll know, you love me

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