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Beyoncé - Pretty Hurts

Pretty Hurts
Beyoncé
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[Harvey Keitel:] Miss Third Ward, your first question - what is your aspiration in life?
[Beyoncé:] Oh... My aspiration in life... would be... to be happy.

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!"

Just another stage,
Pageant the pain away!
This time I'm gonna take the crown
Without falling down, down, down!

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 the surgery.

Blonder hair, flat chest,
TV says, "Bigger is better!"
South Beach, sugar free,
Vogue says, "Thinner is better!"

Just another stage,
Pageant the pain away!
This time I'm gonna take the crown
Without falling down, down, down!

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 the surgery.

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 facade leaves you in the dark.
You're left with shattered mirrors and the shards of a beautiful past...

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 the surgery.

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?

Yes!







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

[Chorus:]
Pretty hurts
Shine the light on whatever's worse
Perfection is the disease of a nation
Pretty hurts
Shine the light on whatever's worse
Tryna fix something
But you can't fix what you can't see
It's the soul that needs the surgery

[Verse 2:]
Blonder hair, flat chest
TV says bigger is better
South beach, sugar free
Vogue says
Thinner is better

[Pre-chorus]

[Chorus]

[Bridge:]
Ain’t 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 that needs surgery
It's my soul that needs surgery
Plastic smiles and denial can only take you so far
And you break when the paper signs leaves you in the dark
You left a shattered mirror
And the shards of a beautiful girl

[Chorus]

[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?
It's just a way to masquerade
The illusion has been shed
Are you happy with yourself?
Are you happy with yourself?
Yes

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