Beyoncé - Pretty Hurts lyrics

Ms third Ward, your first question:
What is your aspiration in life?
Oh, well, 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 fallin' 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 fallin' 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 the 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 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
(Pretty hurts)
Perfection is a disease of a nation
(Pretty hurts) pretty hurts (Pretty hurts)
We shine the light on whatever's worst
Tryna fix something (Pretty hurts)
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
(Pretty hurts, pretty hurts)
And you're lyin' in your bed
(Pretty hurts, pretty hurts)
Reflection stares right into you
(Pretty hurts, pretty hurts)
Are you happy with yourself?
(Pretty hurts, pretty hurts)
You stripped away the masquerade
(Pretty hurts, pretty hurts)
The illusion has been shed
(Pretty hurts, pretty hurts)
Are you happy with yourself?
(Pretty hurts, pretty hurts)
Are you happy with yourself?
(Pretty hurts, pretty hurts)
Yeah, yes (Ah, ah, ah)