She is a pyramidBut with him she's just a grain of sandThis love's too strong like mice and menSqueezing out the life that should be laid inShe was a hurricane-cane-cane-caneBut now she's just a gust of windShe used to set the sails of a thousand shipsWas a force to be reckoned withShe could be a statue of libertyShe could be a Joan of ArcBut he's scared of the light that's inside of herSo he keeps her in the darkOh, she used to be a pearl...OhhYeah, she used to rule the world...OhhCan't believe she's become a shell of herself'Cause she used to be a pearlShe was unstoppableMoved fast just like an avalancheBut now she's stuck deep in some manWishing that they'd never ever metShe could be a statue of libertyShe could be a Joan of ArcBut he's scared of the light that's inside of herSo he keeps her in the darkOh, she used to be a pearl...OhhYeah, she used to rule the world...OhhCan'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 outthere's a way outthere's a way outYou don't have to be held down,be held downbe held downbe held down'Cause I used to be a shellYeah, I let him rule my worldmy world, ohh, yeahBut I woke up and grew strongAnd I can still go onAnd no one can take my pearlYou don't have to be shell, NoYou're the one that rules your world, ohhYou are strong and you'll learnthat you can still go onAnd you'll always be a pearlShe is unstoppable