I love this song so much! It's got a great tune and lyrics.
What she is trying to say is that the goal of being physically attractive, is hurtful to everyone.
When she says 'pretty hurts' what she is actually saying is that needing us women to look attractive, that being a societal expectation is really hurtful and painful to women.
She's saying that 'the soul is what needs surgery' she means that it's not your face or body that needs enhancement, you need to fix your soul if you think that you need plastic surgery, or if someone else thinks you need it.
When she says 'perfection is the disease of a nation' she is trying to say that in America, this showbiz industry is so prevalant and photoshopping is all the rage and celebrities are under enormous pressure to look 100% flawless and that's not how it should be, it's giving us all disease of the mind, like for example girls becoming anorexic or bulimic etc. Or even milder disease, like insecurities, issues with body image, etc.
@iheartthiswebsite I'd like to add that the video shows you how someone can appear happy and smiling or appear okay, but behind closed doors the mask is falling. That sometimes things are not what it looks on the surface.
@iheartthiswebsite I'd like to add that the video shows you how someone can appear happy and smiling or appear okay, but behind closed doors the mask is falling. That sometimes things are not what it looks on the surface.
I love this song so much! It's got a great tune and lyrics. What she is trying to say is that the goal of being physically attractive, is hurtful to everyone. When she says 'pretty hurts' what she is actually saying is that needing us women to look attractive, that being a societal expectation is really hurtful and painful to women. She's saying that 'the soul is what needs surgery' she means that it's not your face or body that needs enhancement, you need to fix your soul if you think that you need plastic surgery, or if someone else thinks you need it. When she says 'perfection is the disease of a nation' she is trying to say that in America, this showbiz industry is so prevalant and photoshopping is all the rage and celebrities are under enormous pressure to look 100% flawless and that's not how it should be, it's giving us all disease of the mind, like for example girls becoming anorexic or bulimic etc. Or even milder disease, like insecurities, issues with body image, etc.
@iheartthiswebsite I'd like to add that the video shows you how someone can appear happy and smiling or appear okay, but behind closed doors the mask is falling. That sometimes things are not what it looks on the surface.
@iheartthiswebsite I'd like to add that the video shows you how someone can appear happy and smiling or appear okay, but behind closed doors the mask is falling. That sometimes things are not what it looks on the surface.