Sit Still,

    Look Pretty

    Artist: Daya

    Could dress up, to get love

    But guess what?

    I’m never gonna be that girl

    Who’s living in a Barbie world

    Could wake up, in makeup, and play dumb

    Pretending that I need a boy

    Who’s gonna treat me like a toy

    I know the other girlies wanna wear expensive things, and diamond rings

    But I don’t wanna be the puppet that you’re playing on a string

    This queen don’t need a king

    Oh I don’t know what you’ve been told

    But this gal right here’s gonna rule the world

    Yeah that is where I’m gonna be, because I wanna be

    No I don’t wanna sit still, look pretty

    You get off on your 9 to 5

    Dream of picket fences and trophy wives

    But no I’m never gonna be, cause I don’t wanna be

    No I don’t wanna sit still look pretty

    Mr. Right could be nice, for one night

    But then he wanna take control

    And I would rather fly solo

    Then Snow White

    She did right in her life

    Had 7 men to do the chores

    ’Cause that’s not what a lady’s for

    The only thing that a boy’s gonna give a girl for free’s captivity

    And I might love me some vanilla but I’m not that sugar sweet

    Call me HBIC

    ...

    Sure I’m a pretty girl up in a pretty world

    But they say pretty hurts

    And I don’t wanna sit still

    I’m a pretty girl up in a pretty world

    But no I won’t sit still, look pretty

    ...

    Background

    Grace Tandon, better known as Daya, is a 17-year-old American singer. The second song from her EP “Daya,” this single sends a clear message: A girl goes after her own dreams and fights for what she wants, not letting anyone get in the way of that. The song showcases the Pittsburgh native’s bright, soulful vocals and electronic-tinged sound. Daya commands the mic with a highly resonant vocal style that fits nicely next to more established R&B artists like Beyonce, as well as similarly inclined contemporaries like Lorde.