Pretty Like Me
I was 18, when they first flew me out to LA
Thinking I was ahead of the game
So many promises showered in praise
Thought I'd made it
But they twisted the words that they said
Put these negative thoughts in my head
Still can't forget
Too much hair
Too much weight
Too much color
Get rid of the melanin
Smell of the chemicals stained on my skin
They want everything but the body I'm in
I'm just trying to be
I'm learning how to be
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Thinking that I'll be
Someday I'd like to be
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Like me
Made so many sacrifices
Left my family behind
Took 6 years of time to recover
Couldn't trust anyone
Not even friend or a lover
Almost lost my mother
Lost sight of forever
And that's when I knew I had to do better
I'm getting back to myself
I'm just trying to be
I'm learning how to be
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Thinking that I'll be
Someday I'd like to be
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
And now I don't even
Look in the mirror at night
Hoping one day
I'll look up and recognize
I'm just trying to be
I'm learning how to be
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Thinking that I'll be
Someday I'd like to be
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Thinking I was ahead of the game
So many promises showered in praise
Thought I'd made it
But they twisted the words that they said
Put these negative thoughts in my head
Still can't forget
Too much hair
Too much weight
Too much color
Get rid of the melanin
Smell of the chemicals stained on my skin
They want everything but the body I'm in
I'm just trying to be
I'm learning how to be
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Thinking that I'll be
Someday I'd like to be
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Like me
Made so many sacrifices
Left my family behind
Took 6 years of time to recover
Couldn't trust anyone
Not even friend or a lover
Almost lost my mother
Lost sight of forever
And that's when I knew I had to do better
I'm getting back to myself
I'm just trying to be
I'm learning how to be
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Thinking that I'll be
Someday I'd like to be
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
And now I don't even
Look in the mirror at night
Hoping one day
I'll look up and recognize
I'm just trying to be
I'm learning how to be
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Thinking that I'll be
Someday I'd like to be
Pretty, pretty like me
Pretty, pretty like me
Credits
Writer(s): Gabriele Oliveira Felipe, Jonathan Clifton Vredenburg, Rishi Narang, Taylor Wilzbach
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