Pretty Hurts

"Ms. Third Ward, your first question
 What is your aspiration in life?"
 "Oh, my aspiration in life would be
 To be happy"
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 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
 You're tryna fix something
 But you can't fix what you can't see
 It's the soul that needs a surgery
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 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)
 Pretty hurts (Pretty hurts)
 We shine the light on whatever's worst
 You're tryna fix something
 But you can't fix what you can't see
 It's the soul that needs a 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 left with shattered mirrors
 And the shards of a beautiful past
 Pretty hurts (Pretty hurts, pretty hurts)
 We shine the light on whatever's worst (Pretty hurts)
 Perfection is a disease of a nation
 Pretty hurts, pretty hurts (Pretty hurts)
 Pretty hurts (Pretty hurts)
 We shine the light on whatever's worst
 You're tryna fix something
 But you can't fix what you can't see (Pretty hurts)
 It's the soul that needs a surgery
 When you're alone all by yourself
 When you're lying in your bed
 Reflection stares right into you
 Are you happy with yourself?
 Stripped away the masquerade
 The illusion has been shed
 Are you happy with yourself?
 Are you happy with yourself?
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 Yeah, yes
 Ah, ah