Make Me Pretty

For the grandest advancements
In cosmetic enhancements
There's only one man I'm entrusting my plan with
Steinman, make me pretty (Steinman, make me-)
Steinman, make me shine
Just like the skyline of this city
Then I can make this city mine

Uh, do you listen to your dysmorphia?
Because it isn't true (but if it sorta was)
If one is in pursuit of perfection
But with a dash of Adam, we can (catch some)

Beauty is my duty, it's a moral obligation
Nothing gonna stop this operation
Contradict your hypocritic obligations
Because of ugliness, I've lost a lot of patience

Up on the surface, I was taught restraint
'Cause every doctorate comes with indoctrinations
But in Rapture, we eradicate restrictions
Let me cure what's average, because that's a sickness
I'm Picasso, but with the kind of canvas
Which is still alive as I splice your genetics
I'm the man who answers the call of divine demands
As Aphrodite guides me with a knife in hand

Steinman, make me pretty
Steinman, make me shine
Like the skyline of this city
Then I'll make this city mine
Steinman, make me pretty
Aphrodite, shed your light
On my smile, and make it glittery
Like my city shining bright

It's a hideous world and this job, my curse
Too fat, too tall, which one is worse?
And this broad, so symmetrical it hurts
(Doctor, stop cutting!) Call it, nurse
If you're a disappointment or an abomination
Come book an appointment for every consultation
I regret to inform you, I don't ensure any miracles
I'll ignore the protesters because they're surely hysterical

I can polish a turd, success is doubtful
In which case, I will work with just a scalpel
Then I'll cut out what's malignant or simply unwanted
So you can hold your nose high and be proud to flaunt it
Oh goddess, how ugly, this subject you've brought me
Get him on a gurney while his skin is still taut
Because every great surgeon must work with what he's got
I want to make them beautiful, but they all turn out awfully not

What's your aesthetic ideal?
Can you manifest it, or is it unreal?
When you elevate the standard and you raise the bar
For everybody, then we all get taken back to par

And I took it too far, now just look at the scars
The harm has already been done
But I hear my goddess, so don't fear the ugliness
Our work has only just begun

Steinman, make me pretty
Steinman, make me shine
Like the skyline of this city
Then I'll make this city mine
Steinman, make me pretty
Aphrodite, shed your light
On my smile, and make it glittery
Like my city shining bright

You're just not good enough
Darling, you're looking rough
These plain old broads are making my job
How should I put it? Tough
'Cause you're not good enough
Darling, you're looking rough
Such a disgrace, that ugly face
Even a mother couldn't love