British Sea Power Canvey Island Lyrics

Canvey Island Lyrics

H5N1 killed a wild swan

It was a kind of omen

Of everything to come



I can't believe it's happening

And that it's happening now

I can't believe it's happening

It's coming true somehow



On Canvey Island, 1953

Many lives were lost

With the records of a football team



I can't believe it's happening

And that it's happening now

I can't believe it's happening

It's coming true somehow



Don't you think it's strange

You know the way it all works out

Brace yourself for storms and summer droughts



Sometimes it's hard to tell

If it's going well

You know the odds against it

Were so phenomenal



I can't believe it's happening

And that it's happening now

I can't believe it's happening

It's coming true somehow



Don't you think it's strange

You know the way it all works out

Brace yourself for storms and summer droughts



Don't you think it's strange

You know the way it all works out

You start with everything then live without



Oh, it's happening now

Oh, it's happening now