“Pretty Isn’t Pretty” is the eleventh track on Olivia Rodrigo’s new album GUTS.
“Beautiful ugly”
Bought a bunch of makeup
Trying to cover my face
I started skipping lunch
Stopped eating birthday cake
Bought a new recipe.
To try to keep calm
‘Cause there’s always something missing
There is always something in the mirror that I don’t think looks right.
When beautiful is not enough
What are you doing?
And everyone keeps doing it
So you think it’s you
I could change my body and change my face
I could try any lipstick in any shade.
But I always felt the same
‘Cause beauty isn’t pretty enough anyway
you can win the fight
But you will never win the war
Fix what you hated
And you’ll still feel so insecure
And I try to ignore it but that’s all I see
It’s on posters on the walls, it’s in shitty magazines.
It’s in my phone, it’s in my head, it’s in the boys I bring to bed.
It’s everywhere, it’s constant, and I don’t even know why I’m even trying.
When beautiful is not enough
What are you doing?
And everyone keeps doing it
So you think it’s you
I could change my body and change my face
I could try any lipstick in any shade.
But I always felt the same
‘Cause pretty isn’t pretty enough
And I bought all the clothes that I was told to buy.
I’ve been chasing some stupid ideal all my fucking life.
And it all doesn’t matter and it doesn’t end there
You just feel like shit over and over
No it will never change
Beautiful is not beautiful enough
Everyone keeps doing it
Beautiful is not beautiful enough
Nice not…
“Beautiful ugly” translation
I bought a lot of cosmetics
I try to cover my face
I started skipping lunch
I stopped eating birthday cakes
I bought a new recipe
To try to keep calm
‘Cause there’s always something missing
There’s always something in the mirror that feels wrong to me
When beautiful is not enough
What are you doing?
And everyone keeps going like this
So you think it’s you
I could change my body and change my face
I could try any lipstick in any shade.
But I will always feel the same
Because beautiful is still not beautiful enough
you can win the fight
But you will never win the war
Fix what you hated
And you’ll still feel so insecure
And I try to ignore it but that’s all I see
It’s on posters on the walls, it’s in shitty magazines.
It’s in my phone, it’s in my head, it’s in the guys I sleep with.
It’s everywhere, it’s always, and I don’t even know why I’m trying
When beautiful is not enough
What are you doing?
And everyone keeps going like this
So you think it’s you
I could change my body and change my face
I could try any lipstick in any shade.
But I will always feel the same
Because beautiful is not beautiful enough
And I bought all the clothes that I was told to buy.
I’ve been chasing some stupid ideal all my fucking life.
And it all doesn’t matter and it doesn’t end there
You feel like shit over and over
No it will never change
Bella isn’t pretty enough
Everyone keeps going like this
Bella isn’t pretty enough
Nice not…