There was a pearl at the bottom of the seaHe was a diver like you and meFrom a little village built on the sandWhere the people had nothing but faith in the Lord's handIn the far away near, the pearl was always thereFloating like a dream or like a storm in the airAnd the pearl grew bigger on the people's despairWhen the divers went to dive, they prayed the same sad prayerOh GodHelp me find it this timeWhen I hold it to the lightHow the pearl will shineEarly one morning, faith's changed everythingZandro's baby boy felt the scorpion stingThe town doctor just sent them awayPoor people like you got no money to payIn miles on, the baby just criedWhile Zandro heard the pearl songCounting louder insideInto his boat, he put his wife and childAnd paddled out into the oceanWhile, oh GodHelp me find it this timeWhen I hold it to the lightHow the pearl will shineHelp me Lord, help me Lord, help me Lord, help meWhen I hold it to the lightHow the pearl will shineZandro prayed, and filled his lungs with breathAnd he dove down deep into the shadows of deathHe reached through dark water, and sifted through the sandAnd then he felt it, felt it again and againA shell so big, a shell so real For one he prayed his whole life to fillHe pulled the oyster from the water's cold Pried it open on its bow for the heavens to beholdFor God, let it be there this time When I hold it to the light, how the pearl will shineHelp me, Lord, help me, Lord, help me, Lord, help meWhen he held it to the light, the green pearl did shineEvil on evil, sin on sinThe whole town said,The town's hunger has started growing thin hereThe priest came from the churchyard to show his deep concernThe doctor came to visit, now there was money to be earnedHis child got better despite the doctor's pillsWhose plan it was to fake him sick, then pretend a healer's illAnd my Celestial is pearl-backed to seeI do believe it's wickedIt'll curse our familyOh, GodZondro couldn't see the signWhen he held it to the light, the green pearl did shineShimmering, glistening, glimmering, glowingWhen he held it to the light, the green pearl did shineWith knives they came to steal his precious prizeZondro killed beneath the starless skiesWith bloodstains on his hands, they had to fleeBut someone crushed his boat, so they couldn't go by seaThey fled into the mountains by moonlightThree hunters closed behind them through the nightThen high up on a rocky mountainsideZondro found a cave for his family to hideHe spied the hunters' cave and waited till they sleptWith his knife strapped to his back, down the rocks he creptSilently for hours till he was almost thereThen just before, Zondro planned to leap into the airHigh up on the mountain, his child made a soundThe gun went off, the song of evil echoed all aroundOh, Zondro killed the hunters, but it was all too lateOne bullet in the darkness sealed his child's fateMaya took her baby down to the seaWith Zondro by her side, not believing such a thing could beThat his child would never wake him from this sleepThen Zondro threw the pearl with all his mightAnd gave it back to the deepThere was a pearl at the bottom of the seaHe was a diver like you and meNo one had ever thought of anything like itNo man has ever been a star