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True Beauty (Remix)
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Jul 28, 2026 updated
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Mandisa's song 'True Beauty' challenges worldly standards of appearance and encourages listeners to embrace their God-given worth. The lyrics contrast societal pressures about looks, fashion, and body image with the deeper value of inner qualities like purity, love, and purpose. Mandisa emphasizes that true beauty comes from God, who created each person wonderfully, and cannot be achieved through external means. The song promotes self-acceptance and confidence rooted in faith, urging people to let their inner light shine.
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Do You think that a California girl is supposed to have curls and wear a jean size 3?
All the curves in all the right places, spray tanned faces like on TV?
And we read in the gospel of Vogue that we're all supposed to dress and move and be
Visions of perfection
Such a misconception
'Cause the real connection is deeper than the eye can see
[Chorus:]
What's inside of you
What's inside of me
The hands that made the moon and the stars
The mountains and the seas
Made you wonderful, beautiful, marvelously
Let the whole world see your
True beauty
Don't know much about Dolce and Gabbana
Seems like a lot of drama to me
And you can keep all your red high heels
And open-toed shoes - I'm good in my bare feet
Let's get down to the nitty gritty
Enough sex and the city
What about purity?
Skin is just the surface
The passion and the purpose that's burning down inside us
Is really what we need to see
[Chorus]
Doesn't come in a bottle, doesn't come in a box
You can't spray it on, you can't wash it off
You can't nip and tuck, you can't sew it up
So don't waste your time
It's the love in your heart, the peace in your soul
The hope in your smile let's the whole world know
This little light - you gotta let it shine
[Chorus x2]