I've got a feeling that the horse and the rider are the same
And if you whistle they'll come running
But don't expect too much

Or you're gonna be disappointed

'Cause the devil's in the details

And he wants you to know he was framed
For kicking over the chair of a ghost
Who never cared to shake his chains


Oh, what a lovely island
We've made for ourselves


Rene, your country is covered in weeds
And another one grows every time you speak

I'm warning your beast to be
We are not as wild as we like to think


And how can I be what she wants me to be
When I can't even rest while I sleep


Oh, what a lovely island
We've made for ourselves


I was beaten and I was tamed
Like a lam who arranged
For a fox to take her sisters

For supper in exchange
For the details on the devil
And the ghost of the planes


A look was exchanged
Clothing rearranged

You spoke of marriage
I spoke of the sea


We glanced around the room uneasily
Spoke of a flower and how she tamed you
What of the cuts and the blisters she gave you


Took an airplane to unravel the true nature of this beast
But your heart is like the prairie and you're married to the sea


Oh, what a lovely island
We've made for ourselves