Shaun Says Stuff - I Will Be An Island
Ever wondered how the Grandfather in the Heidi stories became such a miserable and withdrawn old man? This lyric, from The One True Thing, the prequel to Heidi, dramatises the moment when he leaves the world behind. His wife is dead, his son and daughter in law are killed in a terrible accident and his grandchild is taken away from him. How else can he cope but to withdraw from the world? (Don't worry, the story has a happy ending!)