When will this feeling subside
When did this become the normal
Trying so hard to fit in when there is no hope
I’ll always be different

When will my life turn around
How did I become that girl who listens to the voices around her
Filled with self-hatred
I’m my own worst enemy

Standing in the mirror
Ashamed of what I see
Trying so hard to be like everyone else
I miss the little girl I used to be
Naive to the world’s sin

Now I realize
Being different is what makes us beautiful
Each in our own way
But beautiful none the less
Be kind to yourself and your true beauty will shine through
For all to see
Don’t be another mindless clone
Be your own kind of beautiful

Don’t let what others say get you down
If you find yourself on your hands and knees
Get right back up
Don’t drown in your own tears
Swim to the surface
You’re going to make it
You’ll be okay

We all know what’s beneath all your makeup and perfume
It’s what really matters
Let it shine
Let it out of the cage you’ve locked it in
So deep inside 

You’re beautiful no matter what you’re told
Their words are acid
You’re strong enough to withstand it

You’re not alone
Look around you
You’re surrounded by girls trying so hard to reach up
To society’s misconception of beautiful
So strong on the outside
Yet so fragile on the inside

They say that words can never hurt you
But they’re what cut the deepest
Each word filling your head
Until you overflow
Unable to take anymore
Ready to explode

But what you don’t yet understand is
Being different is what makes us beautiful
Each in our own way
But beautiful none the less
Be kind to yourself and your true beauty will shine through
For all to see
Don’t be another mindless clone
Be your own kind of beautiful

Look in the mirror
See the one and only you
One of a kind
Trying so hard
Bending over backwards to be flawless
When there’s no such thing