[introduction] Songtext
von Nick Cave

Do you remember the story I used to tell you
When you were a boy?

About a young prince
A knight


Sent by his father - the king of the east
West into Egypt
To find a pearl

A pearl from the depths of the sea

But when the prince arrived
The people poured him a cup
That took away his memory

He forgot that he was the son of the king
Forgot about the pearl

And fell into a deep sleep