We have been told all our lives
It's what's on the inside that matters
Until one day when beauty becomes everything
When you're told you're not pretty enough to do something
When you're told you're not beautiful enough to love someone
Being beautiful becomes part of your life
Putting makeup on so maybe they will love you
Wearing clothes that make you uncomfortable just so you will fit in

Then there's Facebook, Snapchat, and Instagram
Where people hide to get away from their pain
Adding filters to their pictures
Photoshopping their face so they look acceptable
You feel good behind that screen
You feel safe behind that screen
You feel comfortable behind that screen
But you know it’s not really you behind that screen
It’s a distant picture of you, a distant picture of who you really are,
But you Dance in a puddle of comments on how beautiful you are
Drawing in hundreds of likes
You feel pretty now maybe even beautiful

Until you have to turn back to reality
When no one at school calls you pretty
No one compliments how you look
Going back and forth thinking you're pretty and then you're not

The reality that you can’t hide behind that screen forever
That at some point you do have to face the fact that you can’t be something you're not
The reality that you can’t pretend forever even though it’s easier than looking in the mirror and loving yourself for being you

Then you meet that one person who changes everything
They're not popular, nor do they fit in
But they show you that there is much more than being pretty or beautiful
You finally take a deep breath and let your hair down
It's time to realize that looks don't matter
They didn't lie it is what's  on the inside that counts