Beauty Pageant Lyrics – Holly Humberstone

Read the complete Beauty Pageant Lyrics by Holly Humberstone from the album Cruel World along with song credits, release information and other details about the song. If you enjoy Holly Humberstone's music, you can also explore White Noise and Make It All Better, two other songs by Holly Humberstone.

[Verse 1]
So it starts with a girl
In a bar and she's singing from the heart
Glitter curtain, sticky floors
She would die for the applause
Twenty-five, still alive
You'll find me chronically online
Dry my tears, I'm good to go

[Chorus]
'Cause I'm too young, too sad
Too numb to give a damn
I'll strike a pose, I'm ready
Come on and make me pretty
The stage is yours
Don't forget to have a ball
One day I'll make you love me
Come on and make me pretty

[Post-Chorus]
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[Verse 2]
So I dance till I drop
Pull my strings and wind me up
I'll be your favourite till I'm not
Like a song that you forgot
I'll wear a dress I can't afford
You're not in the Midlands anymore
I click my heels and wish for home

[Chorus]
But I'm too young, too sad
Too numb to give a damn
I'll strike a pose, I'm ready
Come on and make me pretty
The stage is yours
Don't forget to have a ball
One day I'll make you love me
Come on and make me pretty

[Bridge]
I pray that one day I'll turn and face the mirror with a smile (Turn and face the mirror)
Oh (And smile)
You're gonna crush it till you die

[Chorus]
But I'm too young, too sad
Too dumb to stand a chance
I'll strike a pose, I'm ready
Come on and make me pretty
This is what you wanted, after all
Just don't forget to have a ball
One day I'll make you love me
Come on and make me pretty

[Post-Chorus]
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[Outro]
I won't stop until you love me
Come on and make me pretty