[Verse 1]
If you got a beat that's a bit unique
Keep dancing to the rhythm
If you got your own thing, don't be afraid
Of what everybody's thinkin'
[Pre-Chorus]
People will say what they want to
But pay them no mind
Darling you're different
But who says that's something to hide
[Chorus]
Be your own kind of beautiful
Be your own kind of beautiful
There's nobody else but you
Who can do you it like you do
Be your own kind of beautiful
[Verse 2]
Take it from me, you don't wanna be
Stuck playing someone that you're not
And if you swipe left on yourself too many times
You lose the only you you've got
[Pre-Chorus]
You know that people will say what they want to
To make you fall in line
But did you have courage to step out
And let your self shine
[Chorus]
Be your own kind of beautiful
Be your own kind of beautiful
There's nobody else but you
Who can do you it like you do
Be your own kind of beautiful
[Bridge]
If you wanna bring God glory
Play your part in His story
And trust what your Father knew
When He dreamed of you
Child you will change the whole world
Just by being who you are
[Chorus]
Be your own kind of beautiful
Be your own kind of beautiful
There's nobody else but you
Who can do you it like you do
Be your own kind of beautiful
[Outro]
Be your own (Be your own kind of beautiful)
Be your own (Be your own kind of beautiful)
There's nobody else but you
Who can do you it like you do
Be your own kind of beautiful
Be your own kind of beautiful
Be Your Own Kind Of Beautiful
Song Meaning
Jason Gray opens "Be Your Own Kind Of Beautiful" addressing a specific difference rather than beauty in general — "if you got a beat that's a bit unique, keep dancing to the rhythm, if you got your own thing, don't be afraid of what everybody's thinkin'" — treating the fear of judgment as the actual obstacle, not the difference itself.
"People will say what they want to, but pay them no mind, darling you're different, but who says that's something to hide" turns an insult's usual assumption around, and the chorus keeps its claim simple by repeating the title twice before adding anything else: "there's nobody else but you who can do you it like you do."
"If you swipe left on yourself too many times, you lose the only you you've got" updates the song's warning for a specific, contemporary habit rather than a timeless platitude, and "did you have courage to step out and let your self shine" asks the question as a real uncertainty, not a foregone conclusion. "If you wanna bring God glory, play your part in His story, and trust what your Father knew when He dreamed of you" grounds the whole argument in a claim about origin, and "child you will change the whole world just by being who you are" closes the bridge scaling personal uniqueness up to consequence before the chorus returns one final time.