Mother of Pearl Lyrics

Canadian club love
A place in the country
Everyone's ideal
But you are my favorita
And a place in your heart, dear
Makes me feel more real

Oh Mother of Pearl
I wouldn't change you for the whole world


You're highbrow, holy
With lots of soul
Melancholy, shimmering
Serpentine sleekness
Was always my weakness
Like a simple tune
But no dilettante
Filigree fancy
Beats the plastic you

Career girl cover
Exposed and another
Slips right into view

Oh, looking for love
In a looking glass world
Is pretty hard for you

Few throwaway kisses
The boomerang misses
Spin round and round
Fall on featherbed quilted
Faced with silk
Softly stuffed, eider down

Take refuge in pleasure
Just give me your future
We'll forget your past

Oh Mother of Pearl
Submarine lover in a shrinking world

Oh lonely dreamer
Your choker provokes a picture cameo

Oh Mother of Pearl
So so semi-precious in your detached world

Oh Mother of Pearl
I wouldn't trade you for another girl

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Stranded was a change of direction for Roxy Music. Brian Eno had left, and their sound became more “rock group”.
Ferry’s lyrical complexity endured.

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Release Date
November 1, 1973
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