I'm Pretty – English Lyrics

• By: KATSEYE
• Album: BEAUTIFUL CHAOS

Lyrics & Translation

Dive into the empowering lyrics of KATSEYE's "I'm Pretty" to explore expressions of self-affirmation and resilience in English. This pop track offers a unique linguistic journey, showcasing how language can convey both outward confidence and the nuanced process of internal healing, making it special for those learning English through music.

[English]

Heartbreak move on

New face new song

I’ll meet someone then

back to square one yet

Try to hold on

Just commotion

Cycle turns and

does what it wants

Just when I think it’s too much

I dry my tears with makeup

Things I could do with this brush

you’d never know that I hurt

Yeah I’m pretty (pretty)

pretty (pretty)

Pretty sure I’m not done healing

But I’m pretty (pretty)

pretty (pretty)

Pretty sure that I’m still breathing

I’m not afraid to cover up,

put on a front

Put on a face and show it off

Yeah make myself pretty (pretty)

pretty (pretty)

Pretty far from feeling

pretty sure I’m not done healing

They always told me to

Lose the old me

Chip away find my

pain in beauty ya

My emotions

Keep ongoing

Just conceal when

they start flowing

Just when I think it’s too much

I dry my tears with makeup

Things I could do with this brush

you’d never know that I hurt

Yeah I’m pretty (pretty)

pretty (pretty)

Pretty sure I’m not done healing

But I’m pretty (pretty)

pretty (pretty)

Pretty sure that I’m still breathing

I’m not afraid to cover up,

put on a front

Put on a face and show it off

Yeah make myself pretty (pretty)

pretty (pretty)

Pretty far from feeling

pretty sure I’m not done healing

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
pretty /ˈprɪti/ A1	adjective - attractive or beautiful adverb - to a moderately high degree
heal /hiːl/ A2	verb - to become healthy or well again
cover /ˈkʌvər/ A1	verb - to place something over or on top of something else
makeup /ˈmeɪkʌp/ A2	noun - cosmetics applied to the face
brush /brʌʃ/ A1	noun - a tool with bristles used for cleaning or applying substances
conceal /kənˈsiːl/ B1	verb - to hide something from view or knowledge
emotion /ɪˈmoʊʃən/ A2	noun - a strong feeling such as love, anger, or joy
flow /floʊ/ A2	verb - to move in a steady, continuous stream
hurt /hɜːrt/ A1	verb - to feel physical pain or emotional distress adjective - feeling physical pain or emotional distress
breathing /ˈbriːðɪŋ/ A1	verb - to inhale and exhale air
ongoing /ˈɒnˌɡoʊɪŋ/ B1	adjective - continuing to exist or develop
cycle /ˈsaɪkəl/ A2	noun - a series of events that repeat in the same order
commotion /kəˈmoʊʃən/ B1	noun - a state of confused and noisy activity
chip /tʃɪp/ A2	verb - to break off small pieces from something
beauty /ˈbjuːti/ A1	noun - a combination of qualities that pleases the senses

Key Grammar Structures

• I’ll meet someone then

  ➔ Future tense (will + base form)

  ➔ Expresses a future action or event. The contraction "I'll" is used. It indicates what the speaker *will* do.

• Just when I think it’s too much

  ➔ Subjunctive mood (implied). Conditional clause.

  ➔ The phrase suggests a hypothetical situation. The speaker *thinks* something is too much, introducing a feeling of stress or burden, setting up the following actions.

• I dry my tears with makeup

  ➔ Present tense (simple present)

  ➔ Describes a habitual action or a general truth. Used to describe what the speaker *does* regularly.

• Things I could do with this brush

  ➔ Conditional mood (could + base form)

  ➔ Expresses possibility or ability. Could implies a past or hypothetical context. It highlights potential actions or what the speaker *is able to* do.

• you’d never know that I hurt

  ➔ Conditional mood (would + base form) and complex sentence structure with a subordinate clause

  ➔ The sentence expresses a hypothetical situation in the past or present. "Would" indicates a condition. The subordinate clause "that I hurt" acts as the object of the verb "know".

• Yeah I’m pretty (pretty) pretty (pretty)

  ➔ Repetition and emphasis, use of adjective 'pretty'

  ➔ Repetition is used for emphasis. 'Pretty' is used as an adjective to describe self, showing the superficial focus on appearance.

• Pretty sure I’m not done healing

  ➔ Adverb of degree 'pretty' modifying 'sure', Present Perfect Continuous (implied)

  ➔ The adverb 'pretty' intensifies the certainty expressed by 'sure'. The lack of 'done healing' suggests an ongoing process, implying the Present Perfect Continuous tense.

• I’m not afraid to cover up, put on a front

  ➔ Infinitive of purpose and phrasal verb

  ➔ 'To cover up' is an infinitive of purpose. 'Put on a front' is a phrasal verb, the speaker is not afraid to hide behind a mask.

• Put on a face and show it off

  ➔ Imperative mood and phrasal verb

  ➔ The verbs are in the imperative, a command or instruction. 'Show off' is a phrasal verb.