Pretty Hurts

[Verse 1]

Mama said, "You're a pretty girl

What's in your head, it doesn't matter

Brush your hair, fix your teeth

What you wear is all that matters"

[Pre-Chorus]

Just another stage

Pageant the pain away

This time I'm gonna take the crown

Without falling down, down, down

[Chorus]

Pretty hurts

We shine the light on whatever's worst

Perfection is a disease of a nation

Pretty hurts, pretty hurts

Pretty hurts

We shine the light on whatever's worst

Tryna fix something

But you can't fix what you can't see

It's the soul that needs a surgery

[Verse 2]

Blonder hair, flat chest

TV says bigger is better

South beach, sugar free

Vogue says thinner is better

[Pre-Chorus]

Just another stage, pageant the pain away

This time I'm gonna take the crown

Without falling down, down, down

[Chorus]

Pretty hurts

We shine the light on whatever's worst

Perfection is a disease of a nation

Pretty hurts, pretty hurts

Pretty hurts

We shine the light on whatever's worst

We try to fix something

But you can't fix what you can't see

It's the soul that needs the surgery

[Bridge]

Ain’t got no doctor or pill that can take the pain away

The pain's inside and nobody frees you from your body

It's the soul, it's the soul that needs surgery

(It's my soul that needs surgery)

Plastic smiles and denial can only take you so far

Then you break when the fake façade leaves you in the dark

You left with shattered mirrors and the shards of a beautiful past

[Chorus]

Pretty hurts

We shine the light on whatever's worst

Perfection is a disease of a nation

Pretty hurts, pretty hurts

Pretty hurts

We shine the light on whatever's worst

Tryna fix something

But you can't fix what you can't see

It's the soul that needs a surgery

[Outro]

When you're alone all by yourself

And you're lying in your bed

Reflection stares right into you

Are you happy with yourself?

You stripped away the masquerade

The illusion has been shed

Are you happy with yourself?

Are you happy with yourself?

Yeah, yes (Ah, ah, ah)