Beauty Is Empty

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"**Beauty Is Empty**" is a song by Mars Argo, featured as the third track of their 2011 EP, *Linden Place*, and the first of its 2015 edition.

## Background

Mars Argo posted the song's title to her Twitter account around January 14th, 2011. She created a Flickr account named after the track later that month, along with a now-deleted Tumblr page sometime after.

A remix of the song, produced by Johnny K, was recorded at Groovemaster Studios in 2012 and confirmed by Titanic Sinclair in a tweet. In a February 2013 interview with Noisey, Argo and Sinclair confirmed that a Johnny K-produced single would be released the following month, along with a B-side, although this unfortunately never occurred. The two tracks are theorized by many to have been the remixes of "Using You" and "Beauty Is Empty", due to them performed together at many of the band's shows throughout 2013, such as Bardot and Pehrspace. Moreover, all known 2013 performances of "Beauty Is Empty" have swapped around bridge lyrics, similar to how the "Using You" remix has swapped around verses.

## Theme

The song possibly references the Bible verse Proverbs 31:30, "Beauty is false and favor is empty, but a woman that is in awe of Lord Jehovah, she will be praised", as there is a lot of religious symbolism in the music video. Sinclair described the track as being about girls who "think they're hot shit when they ain't shit" in a February 2012 interview with FearlessRadio. Some fans theorize that it was actually written by Argo about Sinclair cheating on her in 2009, an event that would eventually play a part in their break-up.

## Lyrics

* Linden Place version
* Johnny K remix

Mirror mirror on the wall

Who's the fairest of them all

She can bring you to your knees

But she's hard to please

"Oh my God, I'm so surprised to see you.

I'm so glad to finally meet you."

She'll swallow him with those big blue eyes

I see you staring in your mirror

What will it take for you to see

Your pretty smile is a monster

And your beauty is empty

If you could see what you could be, girl

You wouldn't be dishonest to me, girl

Your mystery doesn't fool me

I see you staring in your mirror

What will it take for you to see

Your pretty smile is a monster

And your beauty is empty

I don't want to worry about it

I can't sleep, I think about it

Don't want to worry about it

I can't sleep, I'll dream about it

You're on your own now

Mirror mirror on the wall

Who's the fairest of them all

She can bring you to your knees

But she's hard to please

"Oh my God, I'm so surprised to see you.

I'm so glad to finally meet you."

She'll swallow him with those big blue eyes

I see you staring in your mirror

What will it take for you to see

Your pretty smile is a monster

And your beauty is empty

If you could see what you could be, girl

You wouldn't be dishonest to me, girl

Your mystery doesn't fool me

I see you staring in your mirror

What will it take for you to see

Your pretty smile is a monster

And your beauty is empty

I don't want to worry about it

I can't sleep, I'll dream about it

I don't want to worry about it

I can't sleep, I'll think about it

You're on your own now

## Official versions

* *Linden Place* version – 3:50
	+ Music video version – 3:31
	+ Radio edit – 3:23
* Acoustic performance – 0:41
* Johnny K remix – Unknown
* Live at Bedrock Studios – 3:22

## Use in media

The song appears as background music in 2015 horror film, *Muck*.

## **"Beauty Is Empty"**Music video by Mars Argo

### **Length**

3:31

The official music video was released on August 28th, 2012, and was directed by Argo and Sinclair.

The video features a scene with Argo sitting on a bed while an unknown couple sleeps in it. Certain scenes display Argo carrying a gasoline tank, which she would later use to light a doll on fire. The final shot of the video is a reversed clip of Argo submerging herself in a pool of water.

## Trivia

* The song samples "Guilty Conscience" by Eminem featuring Dr. Dre.
	+ Argo and Sinclair speak about being fans of both artists in a September 2011 interview with Vocalo.
* A short video of Argo singing the track, filmed by Sinclair in February 2011, was leaked online on June 10th, 2018.

## References

1. ↑ shannon (January 14, 2011). "RT @marsargo: Beauty is Empty". *Twitter*. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
2. ↑ madison (January 14, 2011). "RT @marsargo: Beauty is Empty". *Twitter*. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
3. ↑ "@beautyisempty". *Flickr*. January 2011. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
4. ↑ "@beautyisempty". *Tumblr*. Archived from the original on July 26, 2012. Retrieved July 25, 2020.
5. ↑ Titanic Sinclair (May 19, 2012). ""Beauty is Empty" remix about to hit dem skreetz". *Twitter*. Archived from the original. Retrieved April 22, 2022.
6. ↑ Shriya Samavai (February 14, 2013). "Mars Argo are Done Being Cool - Watch Their New Video for Runaway, Runaway". *Vice*. Retrieved June 3, 2022.
7. ↑ Wet Cigarettes (April 21, 2017). "MARS ARGO - LIVE (BARDOT HOLLYWOOD - SCHOOL NIGHT: BEAUTY IS EMPTY)". *YouTube*. Retrieved June 5, 2022.
8. ↑ Mars Argo and Titanic Sinclair (February 17, 2012). "Mars Argo - Fearless Radio Interview". *YouTube*. Archived from the original on July 19, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2018.
9. ↑ "Muck (2015)". *IMDb*. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
10. ↑ grocerybagdottv (August 28, 2012). "Mars Argo - Beauty is Empty (Official)". *YouTube*. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
11. ↑ Vicious516 (August 29, 2012). "Nice work﻿ yall, keep it up. Just curious; who shot and edited this?". *YouTube*. Archived from the original on August 29, 2012. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
12. ↑ Mars Argo and Titanic Sinclair (September 9, 2011). "Vocalo Interview". Archived from the original on April 29, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
13. ↑ Tube And You (July 18, 2018). "Mars Argo - Beauty is Empty (Concept Demo Video)". *YouTube*. Retrieved May 4, 2022.

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