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A cay (/ˈkiː/ or /ˈkeɪ/), also spelled caye or key, is a small, low-elevation, sandy island on the surface of a coral reef. Cays occur in tropical environments throughout the Pacific, Atlantic and Indian Oceans (including in the Caribbean and on the Great Barrier Reef and Belize Barrier Reef).
A cay forms when ocean currents transport loose sediment across the surface of a reef to a depositional node, where the current slows or converges with another current, releasing its sediment load. Gradually, layers of deposited sediment build up on the reef surface. Such nodes occur in windward or leeward areas of reef where surfaces sometimes occur around an emergent outcrop of old reef or beach rock.
The island resulting from sediment accumulation is made up almost entirely of biogenic sediment – the skeletal remains of plants and animals – from the surrounding reef ecosystems. If the accumulated sediments are predominantly sand, then the island is called a cay; if they are predominantly gravel, the island is called a motu.
I never thought I could feel like this, no
You turn my world upside down
I never thought I could love you this way
I just want you to know
And everytime I look out my window
I wish that you would be here
Â''cause everytime that I see you baby
It feels like walking on air
Â''cause IÂ'll be by your side
But I don't know if I`ll be on your mind
So tell me is it right feeling blue
If youÂ're out there
Looking for me
I wanna hold you tonight
I wanna touch you right now
Because I wanna be there when you are sleeping
And anything you say IÂ'll do it for you
And I just wanna be there by your side
I wanna hold you tonight
I don't know where you are
Where you are now
But IÂ'll be waiting for you
Playing tricks with my heart
Won`t get me down
When I know youÂ're around
'cause I`ll be by your sideâ¦â¦..
I wanna hold youâ¦â¦â¦â¦â¦..
If I could show you
You would know that I still care
If you still want me
You know that IÂ'll be there
And I`ll be by your side
But I don't know if IÂ'll be on your mind