She is a pyramid But with him she's just a grain of sand This love's too strong like my cement Squeezing out the life that should be let in
She was a hurricane-cane-cane-cane But now she's just a gust of wind She used to set the sails of a thousand ships Was a force to be reckoned with
She could be a statue of liberty She could be a Joan of Arc But he's scared of the light that's inside of her So he keeps her in the dark
Oh, she used to be a pearl, oh Yeah, she used to rule the world, oh Can't believe, she's become, a shell of herself 'Cause she used to be a pearl
She was unstoppable Move fast just like an avalanche But now she's stuck deep in cement wishing that they never ever met
She could be a statue of liberty She could be a Joan of Arc But he's scared of the light that's inside of her So he keeps her in the dark
Oh, she used to be a pearl, oh Yeah, she used to rule the world, oh Can't believe, she's become, a shell of herself 'Cause she used to be a...
Do you know that there's a way out, there's a way out, there's a way out, there's a way out You don't have to be held down, be held down, be held down, be held down
'Cause I used to be a shell Yeah, I let him rule my world My world, oh yeah
But I will come, and grow strong And I can still go on And no one can take my pearl
You don't have to be a shell, no You're the one that rules your world, oh You are strong, and you'll learn, that you can still go on And you'll always be a, a pearl