Gretel

The Meteorite EP Lyrics

I Am Japan

I am Japan
You are a big, cold tidal wave, chasing the air
I’m a poor swimmer. I cannot breathe
I don’t think you care

I am Japan
You are the mean Godzilla, spit-fire and scare
I’m tripped up and I’m running ‘cause I’m flammable
I don’t think you care

Japan’s an island all alone
Japan’s afraid to come home
Japan’s an empire that sets with the sun
Japan, Japan, you’re not the only one

I am Japan
You are the grim death bomb, all terror and tears
I am full of shadows, you’re out winning the war
But I’m still standing here

‘cause I am Japan
You are the cold-cocked suicide, stealing my years
I believe in bandaids and the afterlife
That keeps me stranded here

Japan’s an island all alone
Japan’s afraid to come home
Japan’s an empire that sets with the sun
Japan, Japan, you’re not the only one

(You’re not the only one)
(Are you tired of being alone?)
(Come on)

Japan’s an island all alone
Japan’s afraid to come home
Japan’s an empire that sets with the sun
Japan, Japan, you’re not the only one