Pearl's Dream
Bat for Lashes Lyrics

There's a place I must go
There is a place I feel drawn to that I know I must visit.

There's a place I must go
This place is so important to me that I need to restate my desire to go there.

It's not a place I have seen
Although I have never been there, I know it exists and must find it.

But I'll get there in a blue dream
I have faith that I will eventually find this place, maybe even in a dream.

Down the ocean road
I must travel along the ocean to find my destination.

Past a sign that says 'good love town'
I might pass a road sign for a town with love in its name, suggesting that love is associated with my destination.

Into a darkness where the stars do drown
I need to go into a dark place where the light of stars is obscured to find what I'm seeking.

Where the starry me needs to be free
This dark place is where the creative, imaginative part of myself can be set free.

Ooh-ooh-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
These sounds are expressing a sense of wonder and possibility.

Ooh-ooh-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
The sense of wonder and possibility continues.

And when the battle was done
In the past, once I had overcome obstacles or difficulties.

I was promised my sun
I thought that light and warmth would come to me, and that I would be able to bask in it.

But with a thousand nights gone
As time passed without things getting better.

To any kingdom I run
I am willing to go anywhere, even if it's not my intended destination, as long as it brings me closer to what I seek.

For my heart is a child
I have a childlike innocence and openness to the world.

That stumbles lonely for the arms of the wild
I am looking for something unconventional and free-spirited to guide me.

Hear the desert sigh
Even in the vastness of a desert, there are sounds to be heard.

Sing the city's lullaby
Even in the midst of civilization, there is still beauty and calmness.

The giant iris of the wide blue sky
The sky is immense and seems to gaze upon me with a watchful eye.

Showing me the way
This imagery is giving me a sense of direction and guidance.

You know that it's time to go up-up-up-up-up
An urgent message that it's time to move forward and upward.

Had a big machine riding your shoulders
Metaphorically carrying a heavy burden that needs to be set down in order to move forward.

And when the battle was done
Repeating the earlier lines to emphasize the fact that I have faced challenges in the past.

I was promised my sun
Despite those challenges, I still hoped for something bright and positive to come to me.

But with a thousand nights gone
As time passed without my hopes being realized.

To any kingdom I run
Repeating the earlier lines to emphasize that I remain focused on finding what I seek.

And when the battle was done
Again, revisiting the idea that I have faced difficulty in the past.

I was promised my sun
Despite those difficulties, I clung to the hope that better things were coming.

But with a thousand nights gone
Repeating the earlier lines to emphasize the passage of time and the continued search for what I seek.

To any kingdom I run
Repeating the earlier lines to emphasize the persistence and importance of my search.