Holly Humberstone stars in elegant music video for new single “Beauty Pageant”
Holly Humberstone - Beauty Pageant (Official Video)
Buy / Stream / Download new album “Cruel World” Here
See Holly Humberstone live The Swan, Hyde Park on the 4th of July 2026 Here
English singer-songwriter Holly Humberstone celebrates the release of her new album “Cruel World” with the release of new single “Beauty Pageant”.
Music video for “Beauty Pageant” directed by Silken Weinberg
Listen to “Cruel World” Below
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So it starts with a girl
In a bar, and she's singing from the heart
Glitter curtain, sticky floors
She would die for the applause
Twenty-five, still alive
You'll find me chronically online
Dry my tears, I'm good to go
'Cause I'm too young, too sad
Too numb to give a damn
I'll strike a pose, I'm ready
Come on and make me pretty
The stage is yours
Don't forget to have a ball
One day, I'll make you love me
Come on and make me pretty
Mm, mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm-mm
So I dance till I drop
Pull on my strings and wind me up
I'll be your favourite, till I'm not
Like a song that you forgot
I'll wear a dress I can't afford
You're not in the Midlands anymore
I click my heels and wish for home
But I'm too young, too sad
Too numb to give a damn
I'll strike a pose, I'm ready
Come on and make me pretty
The stage is yours
Don't forget to have a ball
One day, I'll make you love me
Come on and make me pretty
I pray that one day I'll turn and face the mirror
With a smile, oh-woah (Turn and face the mirror and smile)
You're gonna crush it, sweetie pie
But I'm too young, too sad
Too dumb to stand a chance
I'll strike a pose, I'm ready
Come on and make me pretty
This is what you wanted, after all
Just don't forget to have a ball
One day I'll make you love me
Come on and make me pretty
Mm, mm-mm, mm-mm, mm-mm-mm
