Pearl

[Verse 1: Urthboy] Don't worry ma'am your child's going to be just fine Nothing more than a bruise and a scratch - but you know that happens all the time Just like he's got to fall to find he can - take it in his stride, he can Navigate his way through and that's little more than a chink in the armour Maybe he can be a mini-Hurricane Carter Will he withstand yet more tribulations than his own father? Nowadays hearts are rigid - a symptom of the world weary The more information that the eyes get to see the more they get bleary Our children will inherit all this and they'll say it's not fair What we gotta deal with, don't forget that it's your burden that we bear This magnificent constant systematic disrepair Is one trait that every single generation must share And the oldies can keep their fond memories of the good old days But, at the core of it, well - maybe nothing's changed These times have gotten pretty dark but the sky didn't fall in At least that where we're at now hope a little luck calls him Oblivious to his resilience let alone ceiling He knows as well as anyone he is one in 5 billion For your offspring's health it's worth all those tears But I really think you can let go of that fear [Chorus: Jane Tyrrell] I remember the good old days, no doubt it was a bigger place It's a complicated rat race, it was simpler in my day Yes burdens vary, and it's wise to be wary Keep your perspective, simple pleasures aren't for sale [Verse 2: Ozi Batla] Now the future seems a fine thing - so bright that it is blinding It can seem your destiny's so tight that it is binding But put these new eyes in, kid, and see the world unwinding Take the time to see the sights in - yo - there's nothing to be frightened of 'Cos night will follow day again and life is still the main event Explain it - educate ya - it's mostly what you make of it You're a first world resident - you're starting way ahead of them You could rival Edison or invent a new medicine Some parts of the past are fashionable - irrational We focus on the contrast - less attention to the actual What is right in front of us - it's not like there's no facts at all One thing that this generation has never seen - and that's a war They're clamping down for sure - yo - but it's still your stamping ground Don't let them say it's all be done - there's still all that's not been found The dance doesn't end just because they play the champion sound There's bound to be a way to blaze a trail up in this fancy town Ideas are like hand-me-downs - and the memories get faded So watch for the nay-sayers - and the raining-on-paraders It may not be brave but it sure is new - same they gave us So dazzle them as a way of repaying the favour [Chorus]