Pretty (Ugly Before) Lyrics

Lyric discussion by circuit_rider 

Cover art for Pretty (Ugly Before) lyrics by Elliott Smith

to, me this song isn't particularly about drugs or love or something. it kind of just represents the moodswings of a very sensitive person. maybe even a person who suffers from this sensitivity, like a borderliner or something. he feels "pretty" in this particular moment, but he knows that it's only "a passing face". sounds pretty much like borderline moodswings to me. swinging between the extremes.