The Pearls of Boren Isle
music and lyrics by Alexander Shaw
//VERSE 1
Standing alone on the Boren sea cliff
hearing the waves in a distant memory
Living again the time I took the pearls
a long long time ago
Listen to the song of the Pearls of Boren Isle
it's a universal tale
Capture a pearl for bliss but pay a price
a nearly fatal toll
//CHORUS
Nightmares came chasing after me
In the tide and atmosphere
Like a ghost I floated there
just existing
Myth says the pearls are strong today
I give this warning now to you:
when you go out you must beware
of the Pearls of Boren Isle
//VERSE 2
Once I had heard that the Pearls were close at hand
I had no more memory
Fixed to the plan of capture I was bent
my mind, eroded, scraped away
Some tried to warn me then, to stay away
in a different galaxy
Then I beheld the Pearls of Boren Isle
and elation came to me
elation came to me
CHORUS
//BRIDGE
Pursue the Pearls - false happiness
Damned are all who have success
they are hidden by a candle from the world
in the name of harmony
till they hit the ground
//VERSE 3
The break of the day on the silver mountain came
I was realised once again
The soul of the knave was gone and in his place
a knight of greater wisdom stood
Fade away my Pearl began to fade
I had beaten it at last
Now I am free of my Pearl of Boren Isle
elation came to me
elation came to me
CHORUS