Pretty Girls
Beyond Beauty: Unraveling the Complexities of Pretty Girls
Lyrics
Pretty girls are pretty lovely
Pretty girls are attractive and charming.
Only when they want to love me
Their attractiveness is evident only when they desire to love the speaker.
I don’t know where to go
The speaker is uncertain about where to go in the context of relationships with pretty girls.
Pretty girls as seen on TV
Pretty girls are portrayed as they are commonly seen on television.
The only thing they eat is lettuce leaves and your Xannies
These girls have restrictive diets, consuming only lettuce leaves and the speaker's Xannies (possibly a reference to a medication).
So if that’s what it means to be pretty then I don’t want
The speaker rejects the idea of being pretty if it means conforming to certain standards.
Nothing to do with them, nothing to prove
The speaker wants nothing to do with pretty girls and has nothing to prove to them.
I don’t want to be caught in your pity
Rejecting involvement in situations where the speaker is objectified or pitied.
Because I was pretty
The speaker emphasizes their own past experience of being considered pretty.
Pretty girls are never happy
Contrary to expectations, pretty girls are depicted as never truly happy.
Except for when their face is on a screen
Their happiness is limited to when their image is displayed on a screen, potentially referring to media attention.
Now that’s good money
Being featured on a screen is seen as a source of substantial income.
Pretty girls don’t love themselves so
Pretty girls struggle with self-love and often seek validation in others.
They fall in love with someone else and
They tend to fall in love with someone else due to a lack of self-love.
Wow, do I think about that daily
The speaker reflects on this aspect of pretty girls regularly.
So if that’s what it means to be pretty then I don’t want
Reiteration of the speaker's rejection of conforming to the conventional standards of beauty.
Nothing to do with them, nothing to prove
Continued disinterest in being associated with pretty girls and a refusal to prove oneself to them.
I don’t want to be caught in your pity
Avoidance of being pitied by pretty girls.
Because I was pretty
The speaker reiterates their past experience of being considered pretty.
So take a look inside yourself and tell me baby
A call to self-reflection for the listener to assess if they like what they see within themselves.
Do you like what you see?
Encouraging the listener to avoid crying over perceived shortcomings or appearances.
There's no reason to cry love
Assuring the listener that reality might differ from their perceptions.
It’s just not what you think
Clarification that the speaker's rejection of conventional beauty standards is not what the listener might think.
So if that’s what it means to be pretty
Reiteration of the speaker's unwillingness to conform to traditional notions of beauty.
Nothing to do, nothing to prove
Emphasis on having nothing to do and nothing to prove in relation to pretty girls.
I don’t want to be caught in your pity
Continued resistance against being pitied by pretty girls.
Because I was
The speaker emphasizes their past experience of being considered pretty.
I don’t want to be caught
Final declaration of the speaker's refusal to be caught in the perceptions or pity of others.
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