Scars To Your Beautiful By Alessa Analysis

Interpretation of the Lyrics to “Scars to Your Beautiful” by Alessia Cara My friend and I were having a conversation in respect to contemporary beauty standards, and why these trivial standards should be insignificant to society. “Have you heard of the saying beauty is in the eye of the beholder?” asked my friend Tyler. “No” I responded. I asked what the saying signified to him. He went on to explain that in our current world, beauty has converted into something materialistic. People tend to be greatly concerned about their physical appearance, rather than their potential. When in actuality, beauty is very inconsequential. “what should matter is that the person feels beautiful inside, and that he or she should not have to change for anyone else,” said Tyler. He concluded the …show more content…
Today, young girls are criticized extremely harsh by society. These girls are so insecure; they would not even dare go out in public with a bare face. There is a new make-up technique called “contour,” which predominantly helps eliminate any blemishes on your face. Generally, people wind up appearing extremely different than their natural self. Even memes have been created to taunt the girls who contour. Several of them claim “take her to swim on the first day instead,” hinting that the girl will not come out appearing the same once the make-up washes off. Alessia Cara expresses her concern with society insulting women in the lyrics of “Scars to Your Beautiful,” a song written by her. She sings about girls who have low-self-esteem. In the lyrics, she emphasizes that girls do not have to change or alter their physical appearance to satisfy the world. The music video was not necessarily what I expected to see. But it was not misleading either. The video portrayed