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This Pearl

from Roy by Mike Roy

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Dive deep you scrawny wretched spew
with that lustful search that rules you
into the blackness below where you take
what you shall never know

Wearing black, your goggles on sharp spear in hand
Down so deep you plunge never to understand
You grope and steal in white flashes and return
with your daily catches

Now you cut slice fast so sharp it don't take long
While you sing with skillful grace, man, but there ain't no
art in your song
You cut so deep that a burn remains
But this pearl you seek you'll never find in your empty game

It feels good so quick, so sharp to the end
and you split, and you don't think twice, you don't try to comprehend
For you it's how it must be, your black goggles on,
lest you really see

So you dive down, again, again, again, again
all the while you feel like a worthless piece of shit with some skin
You know you take and take but patience is wearing thin
Ah but this pearl, you shall never win

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from Roy, released May 16, 2002

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Mike Roy Raleigh

Born outside of DC, raised in MD, college in Baltimore, made a record there, moved to TN, wrote a record there, moved back to MD recorded 2nd record, went on tour, met future wife in NC, moved to RI for two weeks, went back to DC to meet up with future wife, moved to NC, married wife, had 3 kids, finished 4th solo album called Mike & Eileen Chapter One. ... more

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