One shoe on. One shoe gone. What could possibly go wrong? I tried to keep my corners square Put on a face and combed my hair I made a list, I made a plan Then lost the list before I began The picture hung a little crooked I fixed it twice, then just said, “Screw it” The room was neat, the rules were strict Then I walked in and ruined it Oh, I could play the part Keep every little piece in place But there's a storm inside my head And glitter all over my face I'm a beautiful mess In my Sunday best Got a crown on backwards And a hole in my chest I'm a little too loud I'm a little absurd Got a thousand bad ideas And I act on the third Oh, I tried to impress But I failed, I confess I'm not a work of art I'm a beautiful mess La-la-la, what a disaster La-la-la, getting worse faster La-la-la, clean up the rest Oh, what a beautiful mess I brought a fork to a knife fight Wore my pajamas out last night Said something weird, then said it twice Apparently, that's not polite I've got a drawer of almost-finished Big ideas and things I wished A dozen tabs inside my brain And none of them explain a thing Oh, I could bite my tongue Pretend I've got it all together But I'd rather dance on broken rules In questionable weather I'm a beautiful mess In my Sunday best Got a crown on backwards And a hole in my chest I'm a little too loud I'm a little absurd Got a thousand bad ideas And I act on the third Oh, I tried to impress But I failed, I confess I'm not a work of art I'm a beautiful mess Wait a minute. Who's that girl With her shoes untied? Trying so hard To fit inside? Who made the rules? Who drew the lines? Who said that weird Was a waste of time? One, two, three — Well, look at me! Four, five, six — I'm done with this! Spin that chair! Throw that plan! I'm not broken — I'm just badly canned! Actually… I think I'm perfect like this. I'm a beautiful mess! Yeah, I'm a beautiful mess! Got a crown on backwards And a whole lot of excess! I'm a little too loud! I'm a little absurd! Got a thousand bad ideas AND I'M SHOUTING EVERY WORD! I don't need to impress! I don't need to be less! Take your perfect little picture— I look better in a mess! I'm a beautiful mess! I'm a beautiful mess! If you came here for perfection— Wrong address! One shoe on. One shoe gone. Still don't know What I did wrong. Oh, well.
