Intro
N.E
Mr. third world, your first question
N.C.
What is your aspiration in life?
N.C.
Oh, my aspiration in life
N.C.
Would be to be happy
D# A# Cm G#
[Verse]
D# A#
Mama said, you're a pretty girl
Cm G#
What's in your head, it doesn't matter
D# A#
Brush your hair, fix your teeth
Cm G#
What you wear is all that matters
D# A# Cm G#
Just another stage, pageant the pain away
D# A#
This time I'm gonna take the crown
Cm G#
Without falling down, down
[Chorus]
D# A# Cm G#
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
D# A# Cm G#
Perfection is a disease of a nation, pretty hurts, pretty hurts
D# A# Cm G#
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
D# A# Cm
Trying to fix something but you can't fix what you can't see
G#
It's the soul that needs the surgery
[Verse]
D# A#
Blonder hair, flat chest
Cm G#
TV says bigger is better
D# A#
South beach, sugar free
Cm G#
Vogue says thinner is better
D# A#
Just another stage
Cm G#
Pageant the pain away
D# A#
This time I'm gonna take the crown
Cm G#
Without falling down, down
[Chorus]
D# A# Cm G#
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
D# A# Cm G#
Perfection is a disease of a nation, pretty hurts, pretty hurts
D# A# Cm G#
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
D# A# Cm
Trying to fix something but you can't fix what you can't see
G#
It's the soul that needs the surgery
[Bridge]
A#
Ain't got no doctor or pill that can take the pain away
Cm
The pain's inside and nobody frees you from your body
G#
It's the soul, it's the soul that needs surgery
A#
It's my soul that needs surgery
A#
Plastic smiles and denial can only take you so far
Cm
Then you break when the fake facade leaves you in the dark
G# G#
You left a shattered mirror and the shards of a beautiful girl
[Chorus]
D# A# Cm G#
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
D# A# Cm G#
Perfection is a disease of a nation, pretty hurts, pretty hurts
D# A# Cm G#
Pretty hurts, shine the light on whatever's worse
D# A# Cm
Trying to fix something but you can't fix what you can't see
N.C.
It's the soul that needs the surgery
[Outro]
D# A#
When you're alone all by yourself
Cm G#
And you're lying in your bed
D# A#
Reflection stares right into you
Cm G#
Are you happy with yourself
D# A#
You stripped away the masquerade
Cm G#
The illusion has been shed
D# A#
Are you happy with yourself?
Cm G#
Are you happy with yourself?, yes