The View of Others...

There is a lot going on in my life at the moment or should that be there is a lot falling apart in my life at the moment.  My friend, the one I confide in, sent me these lyrics and feels they sum me up.

Apologies to Katy Perry - hope this doesn't infringe copyright.  I understand that these words were written by Katy Perry about her own experiences so hopefully she'll understand.

(The bold highlights were made by my friend - the bits she wanted me to really take in).

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 inside of her

So he keeps her in the dark

Oh, she used to be a pearl ooooh

Yeah she used to rule the world, ooooh

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 inside of her

So he keeps her in the dark

Oh she used to be a pearl ... ooooh

Yeah she used to rule the world ... oooh

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 ... noooooo

You're the one that rules your world ... oooooh

You are strong and you'll learn that you can still go on

And you'll always be a

A pearl

She is unstoppable