She is a pyramid But with him she’s just a grain of sand This love’s too strong like mice and men 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 Yeah, she used to rule the world Can’t believe she’s become a shell of herself ‘Cause she used to be a pearl
She was unstoppable Moved fast just like an avalanche But now she’s stuck deep in cement Wishing that they’d 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 Yeah, she used to rule the world 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
But I woke up and grew 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