From the recordings Tortoiseshell and Tortoiseshell
Isla Verde is a section of San Juan, Puerto Rico, in which the beach along the Atlantic coast is lined with upscale hotels and restaurants. Eric Dorer and his family lived on a mountain overlooking Isla Verde for several years.
Lyrics
Isla Verde
(c)2026 Eric J. Dorer (BMI), All Rights Reserved
A distant call
Faint, bright,
To pierce the warm, damp night
I see the city lights
Of Isla Verde
Soft rhythm
Steady, certain
Tropic tones
Come, play
Play a tune
Throw a lifeline for this shipwrecked soul
Hold… stay
So much to see and hear
The water turquoise, clear
With food and friendship near
En Isla Verde
A distant call
Faint, bright,
To pierce the warm, damp night
I see the city lights
Of Isla Verde
Soft rhythm
Steady, certain
Tropic tones
Come, play
Grab that lifeline
For a shipwrecked soul
Hold… stay.