"True Ugly"

"True Ugly" is a song by the American rock band Coheed and Cambria. It is the seventh song on their 2018 album Vaxis – Act I: The Unheavenly Creatures.

Lyrics
[Verse 1] Oh, when the lights go out Abandon reason, listen to them shout Divine, these monsters of flesh and bone Oh, they make hate look so easy, loathe their kind

[Chorus] Oh, show me your true ugly The stranger you move, the sweeter you become Now show me the good you've done Show me the animal (Load, Bang) We are the animal

[Verse 2] Oh, how the times run out (Everybody down on the ground, now, everybody down, down, down, down) Burn yourself here in the heat of the sun Pray it comes undone Scream your loudest, no one's coming

[Chorus] Oh, show me your true ugly The stranger you move, the sweeter you become Now show me the good you've done Who raised these animals? (Down, down, down, down, down, down) (Down, down, down, down, down) (Bang, bang, bang, bang)

[Verse 3] Broken migrant, knife through heel Sing your praise so hell can hear Where did you come from? The strange we walk, the touch we feel Could you find a way to love us all? Don't wake up Show me stolen love Everything, I need Take away from me humility Over and over I fuss, but I can't seem to sleep as they cut Oh, no, you can't hurt me...

[Bridge] Break, break, breaking up Break, break, break, follow me Break, break, breaking up Break, break, break, follow me Break, break, breaking up Break, break, break, follow me Break, break, breaking up Break, break, break, follow me Break, break, breaking up Break, break, break, follow me Break, break, breaking up Break, break, can you hear me? Break, break, breaking up Break, break, break, follow me Break, break, breaking up Can, can, can you hear me?

[Chorus] Oh, show me your true ugly The stranger you move, the sweeter you become Now show me the good you've done (The good you've done) (The good you've done) Oh, show me your true ugly The stranger you move, the sweeter you become Now show me the good you've done Show me the animal You fucking animal Don't feed us the animals 'Cause we're not done with you There's no good you've done Oh, show me your true ugly The stranger you move, the sweeter you become Now show me the good you've done Show me the animal

Music Video
An official music video was released for this song on March 6, 2019. It was directed by Claudio Sanchez and Ernest "Dirty Ern" Falconer (who regularly works with Josh Eppard for his solo project Weerd Science. The video has a prison break feel, but features the band playing on stage.



Story Context
"" This song may be a cut back to Otto Cruger, the third member of The Unheavenly Creatures known as Colossus. He landed on the planet and followed instructions, reporting for work and being fit with a Gutter (a device screwed into the abdomen and, when activated, would be able to gut the person). As a "proper" prisoner, he is surrounded by other inmates who are just as messed up as him, or even more so. After some time there, he's even able to leave his designated compound and associate with the other areas on the planet (notably, a brothel). For someone like Cruger, he thrives and is actually content in this environment, but he still thinks that if he was given the chance, he would easily "punish" Nostrand for getting them trapped in here.