For Me, [A Pearl] Was Actually About When You Have Some Kind Of Toxic Relationship To Yourself, Or To

“For me, [‘A Pearl’] was actually about when you have some kind of toxic relationship to yourself, or to another person, for so long that it becomes your identity. Even when you don’t need it anymore and you’ve stepped away from it, you still hold on to it because it’s scary to let it go — because if you actually let it go, it feels like erasing yourself. That song is about likening that sort of toxicity to a pearl. Even though you’re in this great relationship with somebody who loves you and wants to take care of you, you still don’t talk to them about what’s toxic in you. You just roll around this pearl in your hand every night and just look at it, like it’s a pretty thing.”

Tessa Thompson | Pop Quiz | Marie Claire

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