Beyoncé – Pretty Hurts Lyrics

Pretty Hurts

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"Pretty Hurts." - Beyoncé

Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 09:32 pm

Album: BEYONCÉ (Platinum Edition)

Track No: 01

Ms. 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, 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
We try to fix something
But you can't fix what you can't see
It's the soul that needs a 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)
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 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 my soul, it's my 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'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)
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 a 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

Writer(s): Joshua Coleman, Sia & Beyoncé.

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