Return them to me, my pearls
from around my heart they once wrapped
I am not like other girls
for without them my heart is trapped
From around my heart they once wrapped
as sacred Rosary beads
For without them my heart is trapped
I gave them to you as seeds
As sacred Rosary beads
each one represents a prayer
I gave them to you as seeds
to become their only bearer
Each one represents a prayer
held for every year I live
To become their only bearer
these gifts to you I did give
Held for every year I live
lost prayers, which cannot be heard
These gifts to you I did give
These you took from me without word
Lost prayers, which cannot be heard
long blocked from being granted
These you took from me without word
my sense of self now scanted
Long blocked from being granted
buried deep in some unknown ground
My sense of self now scanted
rummaging ever to be found
Buried deep in some unknown ground
crying out far for my heart
Rummaging ever to be found
only just falling apart
Crying out far for my heart
refusing to give up the fight
Only just falling apart
hoping you will do what is right
Refusing to give up the fight
my sacred heirlooms will pray
hoping you will do what is right
Dig them up from whence they lay
My sacred heirlooms will pray
your crisis of conscience will wake
Dig them up from whence they lay
All my heart wants is not to ache
Your crisis of conscience will wake
for my jewels are mine to keep
All my heart wants is not to ache
so what they sow, it may reap
For my jewels are mine to keep
That is all I wanted from you
So what they sow, it may reap
surrender what my heart is due
That is all I wanted from you
I am not like other girls
Surrender what my heart is due
Please, return them to me, my pearls
