Olivia Rodrigo “Pretty Isn’t Pretty” Song Details
| Artist name: Olivia Isabel Rodrigo [American singer/songwriter] |
| Stage name: Olivia Rodrigo |
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| Year of release: 2023 |
| Video duration: 03 minute [s] 20 second [s] |
| Video link: Feel free to scroll down |
| No of verse [s]: 2 |
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| No of choruses: 2 |
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| Language: Standard English |
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| Other details:Producer: Dan Nigro and Amy AllenDirector: Album: “Guts”—- |
Olivia Rodrigo “Pretty Isn’t Pretty” Song/Lyrics Breakdown
In the chorus, verses 1 and 2, Olivia Rodrigo sings about her desire to join others to get a perfect outer look. So, first of all, for facial beauty and the perfect look, she applies a bunch of makeup while she skips meals to attain a model figure. According to her, all these outward modifications don’t change her inner being. For her, every time she looked into the mirror, she knew something was amiss. Olivia further says trying to make one outer appearance appealing while the inner part of that person is suffering is like winning a battle but not a war which is synonymous with an empty win.
What is the meaning of the song “Pretty Isn’t Pretty” by Olivia Rodrigo?
What does Olivia Rodrigo “Pretty Isn’t Pretty” mean?
“Pretty Isn’t Pretty” Meaning Olivia Rodrigo
Meaning of “Pretty Isn’t Pretty”
“Pretty Isn’t Pretty” Meaning
“Pretty Isn’t Pretty” by Olivia Rodrigo has a theme similar to that of Beyonce’s song titled “Pretty Hurts,” released in 2013.
Olivia in the song sings about the pressure to conform to society’s standards on outer looks/beauty, shape/physique, and every other thing that ends up affecting one’s true being. According to her, doing all those modifications to please society doesn’t change the person’s true being because, in the end, the person is still left with the same personality and feelings.
Pretty Isn’t Pretty Lyrics
Lyrics Pretty Isn’t Pretty
Olivia Rodrigo “Pretty Isn’t Pretty” Lyrics
“Pretty Isn’t Pretty” Lyrics Olivia Rodrigo
Lyrics to “Pretty Isn’t Pretty” Olivia Rodrigo
[Intro]
Instrumental
[Verse 1]
Bought a bunch of makeup, tryna cover up my face
I started to skip lunch, stopped eatin’ cake on birthdays
I bought a new prescription to try and stay calm
‘Cause there’s always somethin’ missin’
There’s always somethin’ in the mirror that I think looks wrong
[Chorus]
When pretty isn’t pretty enough, what do you do?
And everybody’s keepin’ it up, so you think it’s you
I could change up my body and change up my face
I could try every lipstick in every shade
But I’d always feel the same
‘Cause pretty isn’t pretty enough anyway
[Verse 2]
You can win the battle, but you’ll never win the war
You fix thе things you hated and you’d still feel so insecure
And I try to ignorе it, but it’s everythin’ I see
It’s on the poster on the wall, it’s in the sh#tty magazines
It’s in my phone, it’s in my head, it’s in the boys I bring to bed
It’s all around, it’s all the time, I don’t know why I even try
[Chorus]
When pretty isn’t pretty enough, what do you do?
And everybody’s keepin’ it up, so you think it’s you
I could change up my body and change up my face
I could try every lipstick in every shade
But I’d always feel the same
‘Cause pretty isn’t pretty enough
[Bridge]
And I bought all the clothes that they told me to buy
I chased some dumb ideal my whole fv-cking life
And none of it matters and none of it ends
You just feel like sh#t over and over again
[Outro]
No, it’ll never change
Pretty isn’t pretty enough, mmm
Everybody’s keepin’ it up, oh
Pretty isn’t pretty enough
Pretty isn’t