Here she comes now
I can see her walking down the block
A picture of perfection with a million-dollar smile
Like she just walked off the assembly line
Well, she's a walkin', talkin' beauty queen
That still don't mean she's got anything on me
So let her try to change the world
Bat those pretty little eyes
That don't mean there's any truth to her lies
Just remember, just remember, just remember
Sometimes the beauty queens are the ugly ones
I know I don't look like her
You'd be surprised at what you'll find, if only you'd dig a little deeper
She may be a nice piece of arm candy to show off to everyone
But candy, it gets sour when left out in the sun too long
Well, she's a walkin', talkin' beauty queen
That still don't mean she's got anything on me
So let her try to change the world
Bat those pretty little eyes
That don't mean there's any truth to her lies
Just remember, just remember, just remember
Sometimes the beauty queens are the ugly ones
So you pinch her just to make sure she's really
And all the while, you wonder why you never feel anything when you're with her
Well, she's a walkin', talkin' beauty queen
That still don't mean she's got anything on me
So let her try to change the world
Bat those pretty little eyes
That don't mean there's any truth to her lies
Just remember, just remember, just remember
Sometimes the beauty queens are the ugly ones
Well, she's a walkin', talkin' beauty queen
That still don't mean she's got anything on me
So let her try to change the world
Bat those pretty little eyes
That don't mean there's any truth to her lies
Just remember, just remember, just remember
Sometimes the beauty queens are the ugly ones
You never feel anything when you're with her
I can see her walking down the block
A picture of perfection with a million-dollar smile
Like she just walked off the assembly line
Well, she's a walkin', talkin' beauty queen
That still don't mean she's got anything on me
So let her try to change the world
Bat those pretty little eyes
That don't mean there's any truth to her lies
Just remember, just remember, just remember
Sometimes the beauty queens are the ugly ones
I know I don't look like her
You'd be surprised at what you'll find, if only you'd dig a little deeper
She may be a nice piece of arm candy to show off to everyone
But candy, it gets sour when left out in the sun too long
Well, she's a walkin', talkin' beauty queen
That still don't mean she's got anything on me
So let her try to change the world
Bat those pretty little eyes
That don't mean there's any truth to her lies
Just remember, just remember, just remember
Sometimes the beauty queens are the ugly ones
So you pinch her just to make sure she's really
And all the while, you wonder why you never feel anything when you're with her
Well, she's a walkin', talkin' beauty queen
That still don't mean she's got anything on me
So let her try to change the world
Bat those pretty little eyes
That don't mean there's any truth to her lies
Just remember, just remember, just remember
Sometimes the beauty queens are the ugly ones
Well, she's a walkin', talkin' beauty queen
That still don't mean she's got anything on me
So let her try to change the world
Bat those pretty little eyes
That don't mean there's any truth to her lies
Just remember, just remember, just remember
Sometimes the beauty queens are the ugly ones
You never feel anything when you're with her
[Photo via Audrey Hepburn Complex]
7 Comments:
I think that any song that disses another girl for her looks is not a girl-power anthem at all. Girl-power anthems are about being in solidarity with all girls, not just the ones who look, or don't look, a certain way. Melissa, stop worrying about how the other girls look and take care of how you look. Helena Rubenstein said, "There are no ugly women, only lazy ones." The more you focus on other people's appearance, which you can't control anyway, the more you risk heading down the rabbit hole of unhappiness. All misery lies in comparison. Focus on you, that's all you can do.
^seconded.
True...I was more referring to women who are mean girls about it, you know? You don't have to fit into that beauty queen mold to be beautiful.
We know. You keep telling us. But pretty is not the opposite of real.
I never said pretty...i said a Barbie Doll, model-type. There's a difference. Society sends the message that that's the sort of beautiful you should be, and it's just a bunch of lies. All women should believe they're beautiful and challenge those "norms" -- that's what i meant by the term girl power.
Molds are meant to be broken....
well, i don't want to be a nagging anon because this was VERY well-written, and i totally agree with what you said about how society tells us as women to look a certain way--i actually wrote a paper dedicated entirely to that (and it's effect on women) in a communication class last semester. but i do have to agree that a message that puts down other girls (especially for the sake of bringing others up) is not an all-empowering message. i totally get what you were going for. sometimes we as girls feel insufficient when we aren't living up to the impossible standards of beauty that our society sets for us. but by the same token, just because a girl appears on the outside to be a "beauty queen" doesn't make her not real in appearance. some people have super fast metabolisms that cause them to stay stick thin no matter what their choice, some people are born with blonde hair, some people blah blah blah, you know what i'm saying.
just as you don't want to be judged because of your physically disability (and obviously rightfully so), girls who just happen to look "perfect" get hurt every day by women who judge them based on their appearance (and call them much meaner forms of the word "ugly"). i know because i saw it relentlessly in middle school and high school.
and the fact that some of those "perfect" girls happen to be really snooty and obnoxious in attitude could be just the same if they were an "average" person. i mean, look at the evil lady on snow white who went from being mean and beautiful to mean and "OH-MY-GOD-WHAT-IS-THAT"--she was still scary as all get out and mean as heck even when she had a face only a mother could love, LOL.
I can see what your point was, but this is empowering. Girl anthems are empowering for all women, not just some women. Also, your lyrics are judging someone based completely on looks. Just because someone is beautiful doesn't mean they are a mean or "ugly" person on the inside, just like someone being ugly doesn't mean they are a good person.
I agree with the first anon. Instead of tearing other women down for caring about their looks, maybe you should explore your own femininity and spend some time on yourself.
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