Station 5: The Pearl Lyrics
But I wanna swim, but, but, but I gotta breathe. Oh, oh.
Hold ourselves responsible - we're good for it.
Got a bad, bad feeling that you won't.
At least now you can't say I didn't ask.
Gaining momentum now, uh huh, you're falling in love.
Would you like it? Wait your turn.
Wait. Or would you like it again?
Hold ourselves responsible - we're good for it.
Got a bad, bad feeling that you won't.
At least now you can't say I didn't ask.
Ask yourself to do anything
Was the trust ourselves
Guess it's clear that's not what's going on.
you're like a ship that passes right on by
you're like the kid on a shore thats just like wrapped in a wave
and we're just waiting to die
we will earn it
hold ourselves responsible
we're good for it
gotta bad bad feeling that you won't
at least now you can't say i didn't ask.
The title deals with the show lost
it's either about the button or the characters own conscience
Are they fans of Lost? The end was so bittersweet... The characters have often held themselves responsible for things that were not their fault, and I believe Jack and Kate are sometimes described as "two ships passing in the night". The Pearl station was set up by a group of scientific researchers (The DHARMA Initiative, but this is irrelevant) to perform psycological experiments. So therfore it could have to do with the speaker feeling as though he is being manipulated. Or perhaps, in accordance with events on the mythical island which contains these stations, the hopelessness of his situation and the frustration he has to deal with because of the people he is with.
Just rambling here, I really can't say anything conclusive, I would like to hear other opinions.
I think this song is about their label, like most songs on the album