Like a Pearl

this is every step I shuffle but couldn't really take
 this is every rock you wouldn't lift, you knew you'd find a snake
 there's a branch heavy over my head, I wish the ice would break
 but every new calamity is just a cheap scene for the inevitable great escape
 feel its culture like a pearl
 in the black heart of this world
 feel its culture like a pearl
 in the black heart of this world
 yeah
 there's a black heart to this world
 this is every drop of blood in a war you sold for cash
 this is every awkward teenage boy never coming back
 there's a sword hanging over your head, don't fall it back
 optimism is a shiny thing, and we're easy to distract
 this is every hopeful plan we knew would fall apart
 this is every secret lever to the trap door in your heart
 there's a path under centuries of scum where shines the light
 but as we shuffle through our days who has the energy to fight?
 feel its culture like a pearl
 in the black heart of this world
 yeah
 feel its culture like a pearl
 in the black heart of this world
 oh yeah yeah yeah
 there's a black heart to this world
 oh yeah yeah yeah
 there's a black heart to this world
 oh yeah yeah yeah
 there's a black heart to this world