MOTHER OF PEARL

[00:19.62] The fish always sleep in, they swim in piles like the sheep

[00:22.01] And the shepherd's drunk off the feeling of power

[00:24.41] Scheming and stealing

[00:25.75] I got a shell that's protective, I swim alone, it's the best thing

[00:28.94] My aura's been through finessing, I don't need to impress you

[00:32.67] My value's too high, you think you can afford it?

[00:35.87] When your water's so dry and you're lacking abundance

[00:39.06] I'm not talking 'bout your pockets, yeah, your wallet means nothing

[00:42.25] Talkin' spiritual wealth, how did your heart get so hardened?

[00:46.49] Pearl in a sea full of clown fish

[00:49.16] Iridescent when I shine 'cause I'm that bitch

[00:52.08] Ballin' then we stay baroque, oh-oh

[00:59.52] Baby, I'm born from the inner protection

[01:02.98] Crystallized carefully to perfection

[01:06.69] Hold me to your chest so close

[01:12.55] Not just expensive but patient, it took me years to create it

[01:16.01] Something so ostentatious that Judas found me egregious

[01:18.93] Cover them with my graciousness, they wound me, I'm healing it

[01:22.65] And fuck it, I heal them too, what mother of pearl would do

[01:25.85] Pay respects to my process, I'm the oyster, the farmer

[01:29.03] I'm the pearl that is harvested, polished, pampered, and promised

[01:32.48] Then I'm sold as a product to all the jewelry shoppers

[01:35.67] The cliché couples who want me to fix all their problems

[01:39.66] Pearl in a sea full of clown fish

[01:42.61] Iridescent when I shine 'cause I'm that bitch

[01:45.53] Ballin' then we stay baroque, oh-oh

[01:53.01] Baby, I'm born from the inner protection

[01:56.28] Crystallized carefully to perfection

[02:00.00] Hold me to your chest so close