Page type: lyric reference
Artist: The Waterboys
Canonical path: /waterboys/iona-song
Related lyric paths: 6
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Iona Song
Read Iona Song lyrics by The Waterboys on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Curated by Ethan Walker
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Iona Song
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Iona, sweet iona
Island out of time
Your lost child is returning
His shadow close behind
Anger in his breast
Black dog in his mind
I feel like an island of rage
In a vast sea of peace
Like a worm in a cathedral
Like a beggar at a feast
Columba heal my black heart!
Let my nightmare cease
Lace upon the window
Patterns on the sheets
Three ships in the distance
Horsemen in the street
Lord God fit me
To be your hands and feet
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The Waterboys performs "Iona Song", and this lyric page sits inside the The Waterboys catalog on LyroVerse.
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