1. She is a pyramid
But with him she's just a grain of sand
This loves 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 Joan of Arc
But he's scared of the light that's inside of her
So he keeps her in the dark.

[Chorus:]
Oh she used to be a pearl
Ohh yeah she used to rule the world
Ohhhh cant believe she's become a shell of herself
Cause she used to be a pearl.

2. She was unstoppable
Moved fast as like an avalanche
But now she's stuck deep in some man
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.

[Coda:]
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 Ohhh yeah.

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 Ohh
You are strong and you'll learn
That you can still go on
And you'll always be a pearl
She is unstoppable.