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Pearl

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Pearl

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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, 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 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

And you'll always be a

A pearl

She is unstoppable

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