[Verse 1: Oliver Sim]

I'm ugly

I'm up and down right now, I'm down and bloody

But I don't feel as though I've been unlucky

I have people in my life that really love me

[Chorus: Oliver Sim]

Caught my reflection in your eye

Now you've seen me from both sides

Am I hideous?

My tears naturally dry on exposure to the light

Am I hideous?

[Verse 2: Oliver Sim]

Oh, I hide

Though the company at home can be unkind

Yet I live alone and refuse to go outside

How dare I feel so lonely

When I'm giving all my time to a man who doesn't know me

[Chorus: Oliver Sim]

Why don't you leave me in the dirt?

I've been sick and I'm perverse

Oh, I'm hideous

If I've had you at your worst, it was easy in return

Oh, I'm hideous

[Bridge: Jimmy Sommerville]

Follow my voice

Sweet-natured boy

Just to keep you safe

Listen for me

Be brave, have trust

Just be willing to be loved

[Chorus: Oliver Sim]

Radical honesty

Might set me free

If it makes me hideous

Been living with HIV

Since seventeen

Am I hideous?