Pearls Before Swine - Woe of Tyrants

But my, the pearls still shine

Ignited by the fiery eyes

My God, I can’t bare it

Let me roll amidst this mud

So far I’ve found the answer in this pen

Don’t take it away, I think it’s right

It feels right, just let me stay content

I can’t see the truth, it’s just too bright

I’ll grant the anarchy, is raging in this sty

I call my home and the flies that squeal around me

Direct which way I’ll go

But this is not enough

To cause me to stop and think of the world

All of the creatures, outside the walls

Running so free and clear

With no cage to keep them in check

The food which they eat is growing from seeds

Which come from the branches just overhead

The trees which are showered with light and rain

Abundantly from above

I’ll consume almost anything I see

While avoiding the pearls as they’re way too shiny to eat

I’ll stick to the mud where I can stand, for as long as I can

The storm is rising, my feats are dying

In a whirlwind of empty, filthy lies

Lies, day is gone

The moon is not giving me enough to see

I wander aimlessly across the soil

Until the light hits my feet

And the creatures running free

With pearls around their neck

They see, it’s in the darkest part of life

That I can recognize the need for the light

Of the night to be in me