Ugly

LyricsInformation
I don't look in the mirror
I don't like what I see staring back at me
everything is clearer
I'll never see what you see
it's not me
so beautiful and free
I'll never be what you need
can't help at all
I was born so beautiful
but now I'm ugly
and I rot in my skin
as a piece of me dies everyday
I know I'm nothing
I know there's nothing I can say
to change
the judgement in their ways
I'll never be what you need
can't help at all
my love was so beautiful
but now I'm ugly
yeah
I'm good enough, but I don't care
I'm good enough, but I'm not there
I'm good enough, but I don't care
the sun is out, but I'm not there
(I can go anywhere)
I'm good enough, but I don't care
(somewhere)
(I can go anywhere)
The sun is out, but I'm not there
(somewhere)
(I can go anywhere)
I'm good enough
(somewhere)
(I can go anywhere)
I'm good enough
(somewhere)
I don't look in the mirror
I don't like what I see staring back at me
everything is clearer
I'll never see what you see
and I rot in my skin
as a piece of me dies everyday
I know I'm nothing
because I'm ugly
Written by William Corgan
BMI Work # 003649475 (as Ugly)
BMI WORK # 001995881 (as Ugly Beautiful)
length- 2:52


[Ugly Beautiful] is an early title for this song.

Billy Corgan: (from Guitar World)

    "Slated as an album song until the very last moment, when Melon Collie was cut from 31 to 28 songs, this is an interesting interpretation of what had been an acoustic song. Flood and I tried about four different versions before settling on this one. One version that I liked was just me and a distorted guitar."


Official Releases:

  • 1979
  • The Aeroplane Flies High

Bootleg Release:

  • Mellon Collie Demos