Little grain in my throat Made of fine silica Splits into a thousand seeds They glow white and whiter My mouth is full of ocean pearls Made of fine silica I'll give them to a little girl Who grows white and whiter I could swallow them down They would glow from the inside I could swallow them down Hardened tears never cried But I will string them round your throat Peals from fine silica Each pearl a breath, a shining note So you'll breathe underwater Put a pearl in your mouth Dive underwater Your breath will turn to shining beads They'll glow amongst the waterweeds They'll split into a thousand seeds Finest of treasure I could swallow them down They'd glow from the inside I could swallow them down Hardened tears never cried... But I will string them round your throat Peals from fine silica Each pearl a breath, a shining note Breathe underwater