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Pretty Hurts is a track by Beyoncé, taken from the album “BEYONCÉ [Platinum Edition]”, released November 24, 2014 on Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia. It runs 4:17. Use the Play button above when a verified stream is available, or choose a listening service from the other options.
Within the album sequence, this recording sits alongside Haunted, Drunk in Love (feat. JAŸ-Z), Blow. Open the album page to compare the full running order and the listening options available for each song.
Song details
- Song
- Pretty Hurts
- Artist
- Beyoncé
- Release
- BEYONCÉ [Platinum Edition]
- Format
- Album
- Duration
- 4:17
- Release date
- November 24, 2014
- Record label
- Parkwood Entertainment/Columbia
- Content notice
- Standard
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Lyrics
Find another songMiss Third Ward, your first question
What is your aspiration in life?
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
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
Perfection is a disease of a nation, pretty hurts, pretty hurts
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
Trying to 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, shine the light on whatever's worse
Perfection is a disease of a nation, pretty hurts, pretty hurts (Pretty hurts)
Pretty hurts (pretty hurts), shine the light on whatever's worse
Trying to 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, no computer 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
And you break when the paper sign leaves you in the dark
You left a shattered mirror and the shards of a beautiful girl
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse (pretty hurts)
Perfection is a disease of a nation, pretty hurts, pretty hurts
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
Trying to 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
It's just a way to masquerade
The illusion that's been shed
Are you happy with yourself?
Are you happy with yourself?, yes
Lyrics supplied by lyrics.ovh.
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