[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-Hook:]
Just another stage, pageant the pain away

This time I'm gonna take the crown
Without falling down, down, down


[Hook:]
Pretty hurts, we shine the light on whatever's worse
Perfection is a disease of a nation, pretty hurts, pretty hurts

Pretty hurts, we shine the light on whatever's worse
You're tryna fix something but you can't fix what you can't see
It's the soul that needs the surgery


(Uh huh huh)


[Verse 2:]
Blonder hair, flat chest
TV says, "Bigger is better."

South beach, sugar free
Vogue says, "Thinner is better."


[Pre-Hook:]
Just another stage, pageant the pain away
This time I'm gonna take the crown

Without falling down, down, down

[Hook:]

Pretty hurts, we shine the light on whatever's worse
Perfection is a disease of a nation, pretty hurts, pretty hurts (pretty hurts)
Pretty hurts (pretty hurts), we shine the light on whatever's worse

You're tryna fix something but you can't fix what you can't see
It's the soul that needs the surgery