The Story of Beauty Lyrics

[Intro: Beyoncé]
(Destiny's Child)
Yeah

[Chorus: Destiny's Child & Beyoncé]
Please dry your eyes, young girl
Don't cry, you're beautiful
It's not your fault, young girl
Don't cry, you're beautiful (Beautiful)
You're not the one to blame (To blame)
Soon it will be okay (Yeah)
One day you'll realize your beauty

[Verse 1: Kelly]
It was a Saturday, this cold afternoon
Inside this house there lived a frightened young girl
She didn't know what she should do
How she missed her mother so
She was left home all alone with her stepfather

[Chorus: Destiny's Child & Beyoncé]
Please dry your eyes, young girl (Eyes)
Don't cry, you're beautiful (You're beautiful)
It's not your fault, young girl
Don't cry, you're beautiful (You're beautiful)
You're not the one to blame (Oh, yeah)
Soon it will be okay
One day you'll realize your beauty
[Verse 2: Beyoncé]
He touched her places that he shouldn't have touched
He did some things to her that he shouldn't have done
So she ran into her room, paged her mother and 9-1-1
And the tragedy began for this young girl
She told her mother, her family and friends
No one believed her 'cause before this happened
She was filled with hate and anger towards her stepfather
'Cause he took her mother from her when they married

[Chorus: Destiny's Child & Beyoncé]
Please dry your eyes, young girl (Please, young girl)
Don't cry, you're beautiful (You're beautiful)
It's not your fault, young girl
Don't cry, you're beautiful (You're beautiful)
You're not the one to blame
Soon it will be okay
One day you'll realize your beauty

[Verse 3: Kelly, with Destiny's Child, Beyoncé]
She looked for her father
In the men that she saw and
Thought that all she had to offer was her body
No one could figure out why
This young girl would live her life
In such pain and unhappiness, 'cause she was so beautiful
She rebelled and one day, the young girl fell in love
With another man like her stepdad
He abused her emotionally
And made her feel like she was worthless

I hope one day she realizes
And sees the beauty in her eyes
All she needs is prayer and strength
'Cause she's beautiful

[Chorus: Destiny's Child & Beyoncé]
Please dry your eyes, young girl (I can't bear to see you cry even one more time)
Don't cry, you're beautiful
It's not your fault, young girl
Don't cry, you're beautiful (It's not your fault what he did to you, girl)
You're not the one to blame
Soon it will be okay (I promise, you'll be okay)
One day you'll realize your beauty (I'm here for you, beautiful)
Please dry your eyes, young girl
Don't cry, you're beautiful (Don't you know I love you, girl?)
It's not your fault, young girl
Don't cry, you're beautiful (Your life has meaning)
You're not the one to blame (You'll be okay)
Soon it will be okay (Soon you'll be okay)
One day you'll realize your beauty (You're so real to me)

[Outro: Beyoncé]
Don't hold your head down low
You've got so much, so much, so much, so much, so much to be proud of
You can still live your life
I promise you, you'll survive
Girl, I love you
You're beautiful

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Genius Annotation

“The Story of Beauty” is a touching ode to a survivor of sexual abuse. Michelle Williams told ABC News that a letter from a fan who endured sexual violence inspired the song.

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What did Destiny's Child say about "The Story of Beauty"?
Genius Answer

Michelle Williams told ABC News in 2001 that the song was inspired by a fan who survived sexual abuse, saying:

The song is letting a woman know that you are beautiful no matter what has happened to you and that it’s not your fault what has happened to you. It’s an encouraging song to let young women know to go and get help. It’s a very deep song, it’s a touching song.

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