☝️ Key Points
- The song is about the singer's unrequited love for someone who can't decide if they want to be with him or someone else.
- The singer is frustrated and confused as he doesn't know if he is loved or not.
- He describes the person as beautiful but also as someone who is constantly getting hurt.
- The singer confesses his love and asks the person if they want to marry him, even though he knows they often reject him.
- He asks the person to choose between him and the other, and emphasizes that he is willing to do anything for their love.
Interpretation
In the lyrics of the song 'The Beautiful Ones' by
Prince, it is about the singer loving a person who can't decide whether they'd rather be with him or someone else. He is confused and frustrated because he doesn't know if he is loved or not. The singer describes the person as 'beautiful ones', meaning beautiful people who are constantly hurt.
He paints a perfect picture of his love and imagines himself being happy with her. But the 'beautiful ones' always destroy this picture and hurt him in the process.
The singer confesses his love to the person and asks if she also wants to marry him. However, he is aware that the person often rejects him and prefers to be with someone else. Despite that, he insists again and again that he wants her and that he is willing to do anything for her.
He asks the person to make a decision: does she want him or the other? He just wants to know if she wants him and if she is willing to stay with him. The singer is willing to give everything to be with her. He emphasizes again and again that he wants her and that he is ready to fight for her love.