katy perry
pearl
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 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 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 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 You are strong And you'll learn that you can still go on And you'll always be a pearl She is unstoppable