O Amor É Feio
Tribalistas Lyrics

In the song O Amor é Feio by Tribalistas, the lyrics describe the complicated duality of love. The first verse opens with an assertion that love is ugly and has the appearance of addiction, it wanders without any commitment. The second verse continues with the metaphor of love as an animal, which can often leave one's beloved discarded like trash. The third verse candidly describes love as dirty and smelling of urine, and whilst it is frightening, the singer declares their intention to free their loved one from it. However, in the chorus, the song takes a significant turn with "O amor é lindo" (Love is beautiful), and the subsequent lines explain how love can accomplish the impossible, it is gracious, and can come and go at will. The song ends with a reiteration of the chorus, "O amor é livre" (Love is free) repeated three times as if to emphasise the point that love is not bound by anything.