Carrie Underwood Revealed Her New Video for "Cry Pretty" a Song about Strength and Embracing Your Emotions

Carrie Underwood surprised her fans by dropping a music video for "Cry Pretty" during Sunday night's episode of American Idol. The video depicts the 35-year-old singer shedding tears in the shower wearing a negligee. The music video has portrayed determination and willpower along with vulnerability. It gives a feeling of those characteristics which Underwood has displayed while going through a rough patch in the past couple of months. Last month she admitted her new album was influenced by the recent accident that left her with 50 stitches and a scarred face.

The glittery eyeliner flowing down the singer’s eyes brings forth the crying theme of the song. One thing to notice is that there are no signs of any scars on Underwood’s face throughout the video.

Underwood's "Cry Pretty" video revolves around a live stage show. The Video clips are a mix of scenes from her performance, backstage scenes and of her stage show are mixed with scenes from backstage and her hotel room. The part which is heart-wrenching is the scene where she is seen crying till her make-up wears off. It goes well with the name of the album. There is a scene which is quite meaningful and dramatic as Underwood is seen washing all her pain she is going through under the shower. In the video, she is also seen walking from her hotel room wearing sunglasses probably to hide the fact that she had been crying.

The lyrics of the song describes a woman who's used to keeping a check on her true emotions and tears, but is suddenly faced with a situation where she can't do that any longer and has to learn to give in to her emotions and embrace it. 

A teaser for the music video was released last week.

Following her accident in which she received 40-50 stitches on her face that left her pretty shaken, Carrie used the scary and difficult experience as the inspiration for "Cry Pretty". It not only tells volumes about her battle but relates to many women throughout the world who face similar episodes in their lives and have to fight the battle with sheer determination and strength. It is an ode to women who have to face struggles and yet have to keep their emotions under reins.

In one of her interviews she mentioned, "Sometimes you write a song that’s exactly what you’re feeling at that moment and that was ‘Cry Pretty’ for me".

In her blog she stated, "The title refers to when emotions take over and you just can’t hold them back".

Carrie has revealed the struggles of her female co-writers, Hillary Lindsey, Liz Rose, and Lori McKenna, who also write under the name Love Junkies, have also influenced the song.

Through the song, Carrie hopes to reach out to other women who have been in similar situations. She hopes they will find solace in the song in their moments of struggle. "Cry Pretty" is the first song from Underwood's album which has come nearly after three years.

There is more to come for the fans who love this new song. Carrie's new album, called "Cry Pretty," will be released September 14 and there are more emotional music and heartfelt tunes to look forward to. The recording of the album began in January and the teaser of the song came out in early spring before her debut of "Cry Pretty" at the 2018 ACM Awards.

Underwood will return to "American Idol", on May 13 to mentor the remaining contestants of this season. She will also perform the song "Cry Pretty" live on the show.