The song lyrics were written by the band Van Halen, as they were asked to write a song for the 1979 movie "Over the Edge" starring Matt Dillon. The movie (and the lyrics, although more obliquely) are about bored, rebellious youth with nothing better to do than get into trouble. If you see the movie, these lyrics will make more sense. It's a great movie if you grew up in the 70s/80s you'll definitely remember some of these characters from your own life. Fun fact, after writing the song, Van Halen decided not to let the movie use it.
I was so unique
Now I feel skin deep
I count on the make-up to cover it all
Crying myself to sleep cause I cannot keep their attention
I thought I could be strong
But it's killing me
Does someone hear my cry?
I'm dying for new life
I want to be beautiful
Make you stand in awe
Look inside my heart,
and be amazed
I want to hear you say
Who I am is quite enough
Just want to be worthy of love
And beautiful
Sometimes I wish I was someone other than me
Fighting to make the mirror happy
Trying to find whatever is missing
Won't you help me back to glory
I want to be beautiful
Make you stand in awe
Look inside my heart,
and be amazed
I want to hear you say
Who I am is quite enough
Just want to be worthy of love
And beautiful
You make me beautiful
You make me stand in awe
You step inside my heart, and I am amazed
I love to hear You say
Who I am is quite enough
You make me worthy of love and beautiful
Now I feel skin deep
I count on the make-up to cover it all
Crying myself to sleep cause I cannot keep their attention
I thought I could be strong
But it's killing me
Does someone hear my cry?
I'm dying for new life
I want to be beautiful
Make you stand in awe
Look inside my heart,
and be amazed
I want to hear you say
Who I am is quite enough
Just want to be worthy of love
And beautiful
Sometimes I wish I was someone other than me
Fighting to make the mirror happy
Trying to find whatever is missing
Won't you help me back to glory
I want to be beautiful
Make you stand in awe
Look inside my heart,
and be amazed
I want to hear you say
Who I am is quite enough
Just want to be worthy of love
And beautiful
You make me beautiful
You make me stand in awe
You step inside my heart, and I am amazed
I love to hear You say
Who I am is quite enough
You make me worthy of love and beautiful
Lyrics submitted by supersitter252
Beautiful Lyrics as written by Nanci Griffith
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I'm not Christian, but I love Beth as well as many other Christian artists for reasons I honestly can't explain. This song reminds me of the worst times of my life, but not in a bad way.
This describes how I have felt all my teenage years!! Every girl just wants to be beautiful and attract attention. I think the one to makes her beautiful is god, only he can completely.
This song totally describes the heart of women. Before we are lied to by Satan, we are okay and complete in God, but for some reason, we begin to question ourselves, and then God has to step in and remind us that He thinks we're beautiful. He is enthralled by our beauty (Psalm 45:11).
I really love this song.. means alot to me :)
i am not christian, and i dont usually listen to christian music, but this song is really great, it hits a the spot.
I think every girl will go through this. They just want people to say that they are worthy, and they believe being beautiful is the way to make this work.
"Fighting to make the mirror happy." Such an intense line, and this song isn't very famous so it isn't heard and appreciated like it should be. But this song is absolutely amazing, thank you Bethany.
woow. im only 13. but i love this song soo much. this has definitley tought me. people are soo materialistic, and i am too, but it's not good. We don't need all of this stuff we have. I love this song. my favorite right noow(: looove it.
My teacher always makes a slideshow for the 8th grade class at my middle school. When we graduated this song was played to all the girls' pictures and we all cried. This song is so amazing and when she says "YOU make me beautiful, you make me stand in awe, you step inside my heart and I am amazed" its so true. God thinks you are beautiful and he doesnt make junk! Helped me a lot!