Run to the Isla

[Verse 1]
Suitcase on the floor
Voices still ringing in my ears
Same fight, same slammed door
Same old cycle, same old tears
So I booked that one-way flight
Didn’t tell a soul till I was gone
Clouds breaking into light
Heart beating like a new song
[Chorus]
I run to the isla
let the salt wash all that pain
Lay my heavy heart in the water
let the waves unlearn my name
I run to the isla
where the sun don’t ask me why
Strangers call me sister
and the breeze just tells me try
[Verse 2]
Bare feet in hot white sand
Some kid laughing, hands full of shells
Old man by the food stand
Says, “You safe here, time will tell” (oh-oh)
I taste mango on my tongue
Sticky fingers, finally smile
All that poison from where I’m from
fading out with every mile
[Chorus]
I run to the isla
let the salt wash all that pain
Lay my heavy heart in the water
let the waves unlearn my name
I run to the isla
where the sun don’t ask me why
Strangers call me sister
and the breeze just tells me try
[Bridge]
Let them fight over old hurt
I plant my feet in this dirt
New roots in this red earth, this sand
Healing in a stranger’s hand
I’m not going back for their storm
Here I learn a softer form
Of family made from open arms
Of every laugh, of every calm
[Chorus]
I run to the isla
let the salt wash all that pain
Lay my heavy heart in the water
let the waves unlearn my name
I run to the isla
where the sun don’t ask me why
Strangers call me sister
and the breeze just tells me try (just try)

Warm roots reggae groove at midtempo with female vocals; sunny skanks on guitar, round subby bass, and soft bubble keys. Verses stay mellow and intimate, light percussion and rimshots. Chorus blossoms with stacked harmonies, shakers, and bright horns answering the vocal lines. Occasional dubby delays on key phrases in the bridge to deepen the escape vibe, ending in a relaxed, lingering fade., healing, reggae, drama