Scars To Your Beautiful
Alessia Cara Lyrics

She just wants to be beautiful
The singer of the song desires to be beautiful

She goes unnoticed, she knows no limits
The singer feels unnoticed and thinks there are no limits to what she should do to be attractive

She craves attention, she praises an image
The singer is attention-seeking and admires a certain ideal of beauty

She prays to be sculpted by the sculptor
The artist wants to be remade into the perfect image of beauty

Oh, she don't see the light that's shining
The artist is unaware of the inner beauty that shines brightly

Deeper than the eyes can find it
The inner beauty of the singer cannot be seen by just looking at her

Maybe we have made her blind
The beauty standards imposed by society have blinded the singer to her own worth

So she tries to cover up her pain and cut her woes away
The artist uses various means to hide her pain and problems caused by her desire to conform to the standard of beauty

'Cause covergirls don't cry after their face is made
The artist believes that once she achieves the perfect image, she will stop being unhappy

But there's a hope that's waiting for you in the dark
Despite everything, there's hope for the artist

You should know you're beautiful just the way you are
People should realize they are beautiful as they are without needing to change anything

And you don't have to change a thing, the world could change its heart
Instead of changing themselves, people should demand that the world's beauty standards change instead

No scars to your beautiful, we're stars and we're beautiful
Nobody should feel ashamed of their scars, as everyone is a star and beautiful in their own way

She has dreams to be an envy, so she's starving
The singer has ambitious dreams and is willing to starve in order to achieve them

You know, covergirls eat nothing
The expectation for models to be thin is so extreme that they barely eat anything

She says "Beauty is pain and there's beauty in everything"
The artist believes that beauty requires sacrifice and that it's present in everything

"What's a little bit of hunger?"
The artist sees hunger as a minor sacrifice in the journey to beauty

"I can go a little while longer," she fades away
The singer is willing to go to extreme measures to achieve beauty, even if it means sacrificing herself

She don't see her perfect, she don't understand she's worth it
The singer doesn't see the perfection within herself and doesn't realize her own worth

Or that beauty goes deeper than the surface, oh, oh
The artist doesn't recognize that beauty is more than just skin deep

So to all the girls that's hurting
The singer is addressing all girls who are suffering as a result of beauty standards

Let me be your mirror, help you see a little bit clearer
The singer wants to be a mirror to the girls, so they can see themselves clearly and realize their inner beauty

No better you than the you that you are (no better you than the you that you are)
There's nothing better than being yourself

No better life than the life we're living (no better life than the life we're living)
Life is best when we live it as ourselves, without changing to fit someone else's standards

No better time for your shine, you're a star (no better time for your shine, you're a star)
It's the perfect time to be yourself and let your star qualities shine through

Oh, you're beautiful, oh, you're beautiful
The singer is reassuring the listeners that they are beautiful