A grain
A tiny grain of sand
Landing in the belly
The belly of the monster
And time is telling only how long it takes
Layer after layer
As its beauty unfolds
Until its captor it holds in peril
A grain
A tiny grain of sand

In the ocean oyster beds
Repose beneath the sea
Open one and you might find
Deep in one of different mind
One who looks like me
In Rome the senate chamber rang
Victory was the call
Defeat invaders from the North
But they weren't beat at all

And I'm a yellow pearl
And you are yellow pearl
And we are the yellow pearl
And we are half the world
And we are half the world

Now you might say I'm just a dreamer
Pearls like you just don't appear
And I refuse to grant you, schemer
Recognition that you're here
Now you can say just what you want
But my hurt has ceased
I see signs of myself
Come drifting in from the East

And I'm a yellow pearl
And you are yellow pearl
And we are the yellow pearl
And we are half the world
And we are half the world

And time is telling
Only how long it takes
Layer after layer
As our beauty unfolds
Until our captor
We'll hold in peril
A grain
A tiny grain of sand