From the Oyster Comes the Pearl - The Mission

I remember the first time I laid eyes on you

Early morning

And the forest hotel and all the things we’ve been through

New day dawning

You were such a timid child so shamefully shy

And full of dormant pain

Dulled by wind and rain

You kissed me like a wounded sigh

I’ll love you 'til the day I die

And as the butterfly is born from the cocoon

And as a raindrop becomes a monsoon

And as the woman was once just a girl

Waiting to unfurl

From the oyster comes the pearl

I remember how you used to hide behind me

Muted light

How good to see you now all the things you can be

Burning bright

You were such a damaged child too many broken dreams

A sun eclipsed by the moon

A black and white cartoon

From a whisper to a scream

Like a diamond in the gleam

And as the rapture becomes finally a swoon

And as an ocean breeze becomes a typhoon

And as the woman was once just a girl

Waiting to unfurl

From the oyster comes the pearl