Featuring: Caetano Veloso
Songwriter: Simón Díaz Jasper Gahunia Nelly Furtado
Producer: Lil’ Jaz Jaques Morelenbaum Brian West Gerald Eaton Nelly Furtado
[Verse 1: Nelly Furtado]
The man wrinkles his face
But it's already worn
The coffee is sour
And the shirt is torn
But the smile is bigger than the Atlantic sea
And it happens to bring out the Atlantis in me
[Chorus: Nelly Furtado]
Island of wonder
Where do you come from
Is it the way the sun hits my face
Or is it your memory which I cannot trace, I cannot trace
[Verse 2: Caetano Veloso]
Eu vejo mais ao longe
Pessoas sem fome
Com pés sangrando
Na vereda Florida
And the church bell dongs
A remarkable song
And I swallow the salt
As I hum along
The woman she laughs as I pass her by
In a patchwork (dream) I left behind
[Chorus: Caetano Veloso]
Island of wonder
Where do you come from
Is it the way the sun
Hits my face
Or is it your memory which I cannot trace
I cannot trace
[Bridge: Nelly Furtado]
Look at me I have so much pride
I took my shoes off I ran I did not hide
Look at me I have so much pride
I will give my dowry for the prize
[Chorus: Nelly Furtado & Caetano Veloso]
Island of wonder
Where are you going
Nobody knows it
But it is snowing
In the hearts
And minds of every kind of universe
Every kind of universe
The man wrinkles his face
But it's already worn
The coffee is sour
And the shirt is torn
But the smile is bigger than the Atlantic sea
And it happens to bring out the Atlantis in me
[Chorus: Nelly Furtado]
Island of wonder
Where do you come from
Is it the way the sun hits my face
Or is it your memory which I cannot trace, I cannot trace
[Verse 2: Caetano Veloso]
Eu vejo mais ao longe
Pessoas sem fome
Com pés sangrando
Na vereda Florida
And the church bell dongs
A remarkable song
And I swallow the salt
As I hum along
The woman she laughs as I pass her by
In a patchwork (dream) I left behind
[Chorus: Caetano Veloso]
Island of wonder
Where do you come from
Is it the way the sun
Hits my face
Or is it your memory which I cannot trace
I cannot trace
[Bridge: Nelly Furtado]
Look at me I have so much pride
I took my shoes off I ran I did not hide
Look at me I have so much pride
I will give my dowry for the prize
[Chorus: Nelly Furtado & Caetano Veloso]
Island of wonder
Where are you going
Nobody knows it
But it is snowing
In the hearts
And minds of every kind of universe
Every kind of universe
more tracks from the album
The Best of Nelly Furtado (Deluxe Version)
- Promiscuous
- Stars
- Night Is Young (FrankMusik ”Montreal Mist Edit”)
- Fotografía
- Manos al Aire
- Island of Wonder
- Broken Strings
- Girlfriend in the City
- Crazy (Radio 1 Live Lounge Session)
- I’m Like a Bird (Nelly vs. Asha Remix)
- In God’s Hands (Remix)
- Força
- In God’s Hands
- Turn Off the Light
- Say It Right
- Maneater
- I’m Like a Bird
- All Good Things (Come to an End)
- Try
- Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)
- Powerless (Say What You Want)
- Who Wants to Be Alone
- Te Busqué (Spanish Version)
- Night Is Young
- Quando, Quando, Quando
From the albums
- Folklore (2003)
- The Best of Nelly Furtado (Deluxe Version) (2010)
Nelly Furtado popular songs
- Promiscuous
- Maneater
- Say It Right
- I’m Like a Bird
- All Good Things (Come to an End)
- Turn Off the Light
- Big Hoops (Bigger the Better)
- Try
- Do It
- Powerless (Say What You Want)
- Pipe Dreams
- Shit on the Radio (Remember the Days)
- Afraid
- Bucket List
- I Will Make U Cry
- Força
- Dar
- Be OK
- Somebody to Love
- Runaway
- Glow
- The Harder They Come
- Maneater (Peter Rauhofer Reconstruction Mix)
- Stars