My sister is extremely beautiful. Like I’m talking other worldly beauty & everyday she goes through guys hitting on her treating her like some kind of prize to be won. I never understood how truly difficult it was to be in her shoes until we were walking through the mall & every 5 minutes or so I would hear someone cat call her. She looked so drained by the end of our day. She told me it felt like they were dehumanizing her; only treating her as some kind of sexual being meant for their own desires. My heart was so hurt when she said that. She’s such a wonderful woman & doesn’t deserve to feel like her looks are the only thing that matter.
thats how people treat everyone. if you are beautiful you get that, if you are ugly you get bullied called monster, and other degrading dehumanising and hurtful things. But lets be honest, getting bullied for being ugly is 100 times worse than the stuf you get when you are beautiful
(continued) That's why I love her music. She is my anger, my rage, my heart-ache, my hurt, my emptiness and my pain; feelings which I cannot and may never be able to vocalise properly for my entire life are there in her music. In the whimsical sound of her voice and in the words she sings with such emotion and passion and feeling that I cannot help but to react because I mirror those feelings within myself. That is what makes Emilie a great artist. I've never had music affect me like hers does.
It's odd, but I do think that attractive people in our society (male or female) have a very particular set of issues to deal with. People constantly swarming them, judging them on their looks, feeling that they can hit on them, or feeling that they only achieved their accomplishments because of their looks. I think that that issue isn't discussed very often and it's refreshing to hear a song about it. A lot of EA's works have made me think about things I otherwise wouldn't have, and that's what I've always enjoyed about them.
AParanoid Angel It not even about being pretty. It's satire... It's about being female getting hit on by strangers in a bar/club men thinking that they can take any woman home for the night. Thank god I'm pretty is scarcasm for being female.
If you're pretty, it's your fault when they don't take no for an answer. If you're not, you should be grateful for the attention. That's what they tried to teach us.
It's about how a lot of men will say women love male attention and being considered "pretty" by them, when actually this comes with a lot of abuse. Can't believe I even have to explain that, it's pretty obvious in the song!
This song is pretty ironic. She hates to be pretty because of all of those issues. Not because people hate her because they're jeaulous of her beauty, but because they love her in a wrong way because of her good looks.
Didn't weep, but alternately winced & chuckled. It nails some of subject's contradictions, since the exploitation goes both ways. But hey, just that we're debating it means she's already transcended whatever statement she's making!
people in comments say "this doesn't have shit to do with rape." this song has everything to do with it. when you go through drama like that. just being around men can freak you out big time. and the basterd that hurt her probably use to tell her what a pretty girl she was....
facts... T_T very sad facts. this was one of the first songs I ever heard from her and I was like "I'm in LOVE with this woman!" since, like, NO one i'd heard before ever sang these issues in a way that i connected with like this.
Finally someone else put this out there...I love Emilie and all she stands for. Especially when she writes and sings songs that mean so much to the Neo Victorian community.
wow... my first meeting with Emilie Autumn and i'm so impressed!!! what a voice!!! :) and i love the whole tongue in cheek thing there is in the lyric... awesome stuff! :)
Terézia Marková Not even exagerrating, this is probably the tenth time I have seen you in a comment section of some video :-D Might just be someone with a similar name, but I think you commented on some of the Evillious songs?
Just saw her in NYC And she made the crowd sing to her this song and cuz everyone in the crowd (me included) worshiped her, we all sang to her. She eventually joined us but it was awesome :)
People can sit around and debate for hours what a lot of Emilie Autumn's songs mean... but no one will ever know what they truly mean without knowing Emilie herself. And none of you do. Even at that, it doesn't matter what they mean to her; the point of music -- of lyrics -- is what they mean to -US-, the fans. How the song touches US. The thing I love the most about Emilie's songs is that she isn't afraid to hit on topics no one else will touch. She is my voice when I don't have one. (More)
I remember the first time I heard this song...I laughed hysterically 'cause its so true... if you're naturally pretty the world will hate you for it...women will envy you and men will abuse you.
each artist got her/his own way of expressing themselves and i hate when people come and start typing hate messages cause theyre bored. and nothing is wrong with nicki a lot of people like her music so they listen to her i dont know was random...
God, this is fucking accurate. Women aren't really judged for talent or intellect. They're judged based on little more than what they look like. Attractive women are sexualized and made into inhumane flesh, their talents discarded because of the stupid thought that they've only gotten that far because of their looks. Unattractive women are judged because of the similarly stupid thought that their appearance is a reflection of some kind of laziness. I just love how Emilie mocks it so easily.
I find that her music covers topics that pop culture music doesn't cover in general. I admire that about her as well as her style, considering that I'm goth. I also just like the sound of her music as well.
The flaws makes her all the more fun. She sounds untrained and raw and gorgeous... Goddamn it... she's got me. I don't think I'll stray away any time soon:) She's actually kind of a pioneer of modern performance art too. In short, I really fucking like her.
I love this song... Because the sarcasm is so true; Thank god I'm pretty :'( Do older men really have to stare at a minor? Do people really have to underestimate my strength?
So, I don't know why, But I avoided listening to Ms. Autumn for a while. I thought she was purely about presentation. But I like her voice. Very distinct. This song is self-aware and fun as hell. The arrangement is great. Which proves I didn't know shit before. I LIKES THE CUT OF HER JIB!!! I'm a converted fan:)
I know what you're trying to say. You mean well, but I believe her songs ARE to be taken seriously. Yes the music is meant to be enjoyed, but her lyrics are also meant to bring up issues that I'm sure Emilie wants people, the listeners of her music, to think about, issues that are meant to be debated about, because people shy away from them so much that the truth have started to fade away and I am so grateful that Emilie is able to raise these questions again through such fantastic music.
It's better to be beautiful than pretty. 'Pretty' is such a petty thing. Beauty has substance. It's about how you carry yourself. It's about poise and confidence. It's neither a blessing nor a curse, but an achievement.
I just lost my only friend because he claims he's in love with me. I'm pretty sure he just likes me- because I'm pretty. Despite the "real" meaning behind the lyrics, I listen to this song every time something like this happens. I've been picked on and humiliated by other women out of jealousy and spite, even in the work place, and even by my bosses. It seems every time I make a new friend, and we start to talk and get along well, inevitably the question of whether or not I'm single always pops up. If I say I'm not available then they suddenly stop talking to me. It's become my worth. I'm only worth getting to know if I'm single. Now I've lost my only friend because he says continuing to talk to me is hurtful to him. Who can I talk to now? No one wants to be my friend, not women, not men. I'm used to being alone, but why can't I have just one person... Thank God I'm pretty.
KUKAKYOTOTOKYO I don't believe I've been in the same situation before, but I know someone who has, and it is degrading. I do, to an extent, understand what you mean. I also know that you would benefit from finding those who find empathy for you. Someone who has either been in or dealt with the same situation. It's one of the sadly few ways of mitigating the effect. Wish you well. 😊
Gotta admit, at first I thought her appearance - all of the accessories and makeup and everything - was off-putting to me, not because I didn't think she was beautiful, but I wondered if the image projected was going to be too much too keep up with as she aged and if she'd be able to adjust or hold onto the same look aged 45. That being said, I was introduced to her in a fan video on "I want my innocence back" created from scenes of Hannibal rising and it fit perfectly. Loved the song. Checked her out. My bad, Lady.... you're more than you seem to be upon first glance. A deeper thinker than I assumed. My apologies. A new fan. Xo
Lmao... I don't usually really like Emilie Autumn music (not to say she isn't amazing in her own right, I just haven't taken to the songs which I have heard, so far, very well!) but I have just stumbled upon this song and it is rather amazing! I may have to listen to more and give her more of a chance.
This song isn't actually about her beauty, just like one of the top comments states, it's about how 'pretty girls' are looked upon by society and how they can easily manipulate to get whatever they want without working as hard as the others.
Found this song tonight and I love it. It's too true. I'm what people would call an androgynous pretty, so I have both genders after me, and this song holds so much truth in it. Beauty is a double-edged sword, sought after but shunned as well.
How does her song not make "since" when a lot of your smelling trumps that comment? Did you know that "since" is a type of marijuana? You just said that "her lyrics don't even make [marijuana]". -_-
i cant imagine its a curse, you can get everything you want and do whatever you want (most of the time), and you dont have to worry about people bullying you, i for one have such deformed features that i have to stay at home at all times
You'd think it was a katy perry song for the masturbation reference, ha ha. I actually like it when women stand up for themselves, in real life or in a song. I often wonder what the hell is wrong with some men as well, seriously.
I always loved this song, but I'd never had any personal experience with this particular problem. Until I joined a Software Development course in which I am the only female, surrounded by teenage male geeks. Now I have.
This song and her singing is very sarcastic. She's singing that way on purpose. I don't think you'd every see her on American Idol. She wouldn't need to be produced as a factory pop star when she's created her own music genre called Victorian Industrial.
My sister is extremely beautiful. Like I’m talking other worldly beauty & everyday she goes through guys hitting on her treating her like some kind of prize to be won. I never understood how truly difficult it was to be in her shoes until we were walking through the mall & every 5 minutes or so I would hear someone cat call her. She looked so drained by the end of our day. She told me it felt like they were dehumanizing her; only treating her as some kind of sexual being meant for their own desires. My heart was so hurt when she said that. She’s such a wonderful woman & doesn’t deserve to feel like her looks are the only thing that matter.
Gene Ethel I wish your sister the best dude, no one should have to deal with that.
If my mom's far enough up the tree and her daughter is pretty she's more confedent.
thats how people treat everyone.
if you are beautiful you get that, if you are ugly you get bullied called monster, and other degrading dehumanising and hurtful things.
But lets be honest, getting bullied for being ugly is 100 times worse than the stuf you get when you are beautiful
@@lil_weasel219 you say that but I think getting kidnapped, raped, and trafficked is a little more serious
Best use of song sarcasm ever
It's amazing how much sarcasm is used in this song. I love it.
This is just...how does she have so many songs with so many powerful messages?
I am in awe.
(continued) That's why I love her music. She is my anger, my rage, my heart-ache, my hurt, my emptiness and my pain; feelings which I cannot and may never be able to vocalise properly for my entire life are there in her music. In the whimsical sound of her voice and in the words she sings with such emotion and passion and feeling that I cannot help but to react because I mirror those feelings within myself. That is what makes Emilie a great artist. I've never had music affect me like hers does.
It's odd, but I do think that attractive people in our society (male or female) have a very particular set of issues to deal with. People constantly swarming them, judging them on their looks, feeling that they can hit on them, or feeling that they only achieved their accomplishments because of their looks. I think that that issue isn't discussed very often and it's refreshing to hear a song about it. A lot of EA's works have made me think about things I otherwise wouldn't have, and that's what I've always enjoyed about them.
AParanoid Angel It not even about being pretty. It's satire... It's about being female getting hit on by strangers in a bar/club men thinking that they can take any woman home for the night. Thank god I'm pretty is scarcasm for being female.
I love the over the top vocals for this song they match the lyrics so beautifully. great song.
If you're pretty, it's your fault when they don't take no for an answer. If you're not, you should be grateful for the attention. That's what they tried to teach us.
Who's "they"?
sunsofguns they are the ones that don't take no for an answer
It's about how a lot of men will say women love male attention and being considered "pretty" by them, when actually this comes with a lot of abuse. Can't believe I even have to explain that, it's pretty obvious in the song!
This song is pretty ironic. She hates to be pretty because of all of those issues. Not because people hate her because they're jeaulous of her beauty, but because they love her in a wrong way because of her good looks.
Did anyone else weep and mourn over the terrifying truth of this song when they first heard it?
what truth?
Didn't weep, but alternately winced & chuckled. It nails some of subject's contradictions, since the exploitation goes both ways. But hey, just that we're debating it means she's already transcended whatever statement she's making!
Yup and I'm I guy. I also sent it to all my female friends who had a similar reaction. It was quite a bonding experience via music and sarcasm.
She's being sarcastic, at least how that's I take it! Love this woman and her music. I can relate so easily.
I love how sarcastic she is in her songs i know
First emilie autumn song I've ever listened to EVER and I LOVED it.
I am so grateful for these lyrics because they tell it how it is: women and anybody feminine are treated as less than
I don't know who this chick is, but lyrics great tongue-in-cheek.
I can't stand how pretty she is, how well she sings, and how sarcasm just drips off her voice! I'm in love with Emilie Autumn!!!!!!
This song is amazing.
In all sincerity, thank you God(s) for making me of an apperance unremarkable in either direction.
I love this song. When she sings the part Oh, Lord! I feel how she feels beauty can lead to desperation. Love her music so much. Shes original!
people in comments say "this doesn't have shit to do with rape." this song has everything to do with it.
when you go through drama like that. just being around men can freak you out big time. and the basterd that hurt her probably use to tell her what a pretty girl she was....
facts... T_T very sad facts. this was one of the first songs I ever heard from her and I was like "I'm in LOVE with this woman!" since, like, NO one i'd heard before ever sang these issues in a way that i connected with like this.
the harmony at the end is PURE PERFECTION!!
Ah, what wonderful music the wonderfully talented Emilie has.
Finally someone else put this out there...I love Emilie and all she stands for. Especially when she writes and sings songs that mean so much to the Neo Victorian community.
wow... my first meeting with Emilie Autumn and i'm so impressed!!! what a voice!!! :) and i love the whole tongue in cheek thing there is in the lyric... awesome stuff! :)
Thank God I am ugly as hell...
Lol
We're both oppressed in different ways. just love yourself because in this society there's no way to win as a woman
Good reason to change the society ;)
well 1 of the themes in the song is sexual assault which has nothing to do with looks
Terézia Marková
Not even exagerrating, this is probably the tenth time I have seen you in a comment section of some video :-D Might just be someone with a similar name, but I think you commented on some of the Evillious songs?
Her voice is just so......mesmerizing......
Lovely song. Cheered me up, and believe me, I was in need of some cheering up.
Seriously one of her best songs.
Emilie has such a great voice. I love this song! (:
Just saw her in NYC And she made the crowd sing to her this song and cuz everyone in the crowd (me included) worshiped her, we all sang to her. She eventually joined us but it was awesome :)
i luv this songits sacrcastic tone is amazing
People can sit around and debate for hours what a lot of Emilie Autumn's songs mean... but no one will ever know what they truly mean without knowing Emilie herself. And none of you do. Even at that, it doesn't matter what they mean to her; the point of music -- of lyrics -- is what they mean to -US-, the fans. How the song touches US. The thing I love the most about Emilie's songs is that she isn't afraid to hit on topics no one else will touch. She is my voice when I don't have one. (More)
Hilarious and sad at the same time :D I know it's serious but the dark irony is just so delicious that I can't help but smirk
I remember the first time I heard this song...I laughed hysterically 'cause its so true... if you're naturally pretty the world will hate you for it...women will envy you and men will abuse you.
This song is so wonderfully sarcastic, I love it.
Thank you for this. so much!
SIMPLY AMAZING!!!
GREAT LYRICS!!!
I love this Song so much
I recently connected with this song as well. Broke up with my long time boyfriend. All my friends are guys. They all swooped in IMMEDIATELY. o_o
I love this song.
I love this song, I like the rather sarcastic take on beauty
Whenever I watch this, I see
'I'd still listen to her is she wasn't pretty
I think that was the whole point of the song...'
each artist got her/his own way of expressing themselves and i hate when people come and start typing hate messages cause theyre bored. and nothing is wrong with nicki a lot of people like her music so they listen to her i dont know was random...
God, this is fucking accurate. Women aren't really judged for talent or intellect. They're judged based on little more than what they look like. Attractive women are sexualized and made into inhumane flesh, their talents discarded because of the stupid thought that they've only gotten that far because of their looks. Unattractive women are judged because of the similarly stupid thought that their appearance is a reflection of some kind of laziness. I just love how Emilie mocks it so easily.
I find that her music covers topics that pop culture music doesn't cover in general. I admire that about her as well as her style, considering that I'm goth. I also just like the sound of her music as well.
" everyone thinks im a suicide girl"
I love her.
She played on a Dethklok album
The flaws makes her all the more fun. She sounds untrained and raw and gorgeous... Goddamn it... she's got me. I don't think I'll stray away any time soon:) She's actually kind of a pioneer of modern performance art too. In short, I really fucking like her.
For some reason this song makes me really happy.
This song hits home on a lot of levels especially for the ftm community.
This song is dripping with sarcasm. Only heard of her today and I'm in love.
thanks for the german lyrics
I love this song... Because the sarcasm is so true; Thank god I'm pretty :'(
Do older men really have to stare at a minor?
Do people really have to underestimate my strength?
Dat sarcasm tho
So, I don't know why, But I avoided listening to Ms. Autumn for a while. I thought she was purely about presentation. But I like her voice. Very distinct. This song is self-aware and fun as hell. The arrangement is great. Which proves I didn't know shit before. I LIKES THE CUT OF HER JIB!!! I'm a converted fan:)
As a girl who reviews video games I couldn't agree more.
This song made me laugh so much,it's so great from that reason and it makes it quite wonderful.
I know what you're trying to say. You mean well, but I believe her songs ARE to be taken seriously. Yes the music is meant to be enjoyed, but her lyrics are also meant to bring up issues that I'm sure Emilie wants people, the listeners of her music, to think about, issues that are meant to be debated about, because people shy away from them so much that the truth have started to fade away and I am so grateful that Emilie is able to raise these questions again through such fantastic music.
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It's better to be beautiful than pretty. 'Pretty' is such a petty thing. Beauty has substance. It's about how you carry yourself. It's about poise and confidence. It's neither a blessing nor a curse, but an achievement.
congrats :)
you posted this 23 hours ago, so i hope i'm just in time
I love you Emilie!
Her lyrics speaks truth!
Amen sister!!!
Dear Lord, thank you so much for making Emilie Autumn so fucking gorgeous.
this made me cry
I love how sarcastic she is in this song
This song to me is much more than sarcastic. It also shows how a gorgeous or pretty woman could still hate who she is.
I just lost my only friend because he claims he's in love with me. I'm pretty sure he just likes me- because I'm pretty. Despite the "real" meaning behind the lyrics, I listen to this song every time something like this happens.
I've been picked on and humiliated by other women out of jealousy and spite, even in the work place, and even by my bosses. It seems every time I make a new friend, and we start to talk and get along well, inevitably the question of whether or not I'm single always pops up. If I say I'm not available then they suddenly stop talking to me. It's become my worth. I'm only worth getting to know if I'm single.
Now I've lost my only friend because he says continuing to talk to me is hurtful to him. Who can I talk to now? No one wants to be my friend, not women, not men. I'm used to being alone, but why can't I have just one person... Thank God I'm pretty.
KUKAKYOTOTOKYO I don't believe I've been in the same situation before, but I know someone who has, and it is degrading. I do, to an extent, understand what you mean. I also know that you would benefit from finding those who find empathy for you. Someone who has either been in or dealt with the same situation. It's one of the sadly few ways of mitigating the effect. Wish you well. 😊
I'll be your friend T-T
people fall in love with the physical appearence of people first and foremost.
We can hate it but thats human nature
and human nature is not nice
What can we say, she's unique. Better to sound like a car motor than like
10, 000 other female vocalists out there.
This was the song that made me love her :D
This is song is fucking incredible! Emilie is a legend!
Gotta admit, at first I thought her appearance - all of the accessories and makeup and everything - was off-putting to me, not because I didn't think she was beautiful, but I wondered if the image projected was going to be too much too keep up with as she aged and if she'd be able to adjust or hold onto the same look aged 45. That being said, I was introduced to her in a fan video on "I want my innocence back" created from scenes of Hannibal rising and it fit perfectly. Loved the song. Checked her out. My bad, Lady.... you're more than you seem to be upon first glance. A deeper thinker than I assumed. My apologies. A new fan. Xo
Better Health Better Life Man, people change and it's normal. Nothing is the same.
Thumbs Up for all the beautiful women who can relate to this: Beauty, a gift and a curse.
Lmao... I don't usually really like Emilie Autumn music (not to say she isn't amazing in her own right, I just haven't taken to the songs which I have heard, so far, very well!) but I have just stumbled upon this song and it is rather amazing! I may have to listen to more and give her more of a chance.
This song isn't actually about her beauty, just like one of the top comments states, it's about how 'pretty girls' are looked upon by society and how they can easily manipulate to get whatever they want without working as hard as the others.
All variations of looks have their advantages and disadvantages.
Found this song tonight and I love it. It's too true. I'm what people would call an androgynous pretty, so I have both genders after me, and this song holds so much truth in it. Beauty is a double-edged sword, sought after but shunned as well.
I love gutsy people. She made a statement and i love songs with a message. :)
She's beautiful, for one. And she's standing up for pretty women ironically, saying exactly what happens to pretty women.
Thank you God for Emilie Autumn ~
How does her song not make "since" when a lot of your smelling trumps that comment? Did you know that "since" is a type of marijuana? You just said that "her lyrics don't even make [marijuana]". -_-
i totally get this song.
@purvabriesmonic the music and her voice are beautiful, but the lyrics are really really sad (if read into) and thus I cried...
well whatever, i always liked her theatrical approach to things that's survivaling XD
i cant imagine its a curse, you can get everything you want and do whatever you want (most of the time), and you dont have to worry about people bullying you, i for one have such deformed features that i have to stay at home at all times
This song is AMAZING! But who would expect any less from miss Emilie Autumn? (:
@hotdog2395 I think that was the whole point of the song...
You'd think it was a katy perry song for the masturbation reference, ha ha.
I actually like it when women stand up for themselves, in real life or in a song.
I often wonder what the hell is wrong with some men as well, seriously.
I always loved this song, but I'd never had any personal experience with this particular problem. Until I joined a Software Development course in which I am the only female, surrounded by teenage male geeks. Now I have.
Ahahaha. I love you Emily.
Well i for once find her way above average, but i like her voice and personality just as equaly as i adore her beauty.
I rather pay for my own drinks than to be assaulted
Great song for "the grass is always greener on the other side" arguement.
haha, I love that song ;D This song is kinda cool too though
aww... what a sweet comment! maybe you should post that everywhere and see how people react? ;D
This song and her singing is very sarcastic. She's singing that way on purpose. I don't think you'd every see her on American Idol. She wouldn't need to be produced as a factory pop star when she's created her own music genre called Victorian Industrial.