Skin
Album: Character Flaw
By: titofelix
By: titofelix
Duration
2:50
Genres
Description
"Skin" addresses the never-ending conflict: finding your own self-identity vs. conforming to others' images of what they think you should be. Whether it's cultural stereotype, the generation gap, or just the angst that occurs when relating to your own peers, this song is a statement of peeling off those layers of expectations to find your true self.
Lyrics
Tell me, what can I do to be just like you Help me shed off these scales And let the warm blood flow right through me Inject my veins with your purity And be the one to set me free And lose myself in the raging stream of conformity So peel off my skin 'Cause I can't move another mountain for you Rain down on me And cleanse my mind of this evil thinking now Peel off my skin Now tell me what is it that makes you want to hate me? And what is it that makes you try To rape me of my mind and soul It seems like your mind is shrouded Eyes are tightly closed Will you ever come to grips With the things you will not know? So peel off my skin 'Cause I can't move another mountain for you Rain down on me And cleanse my mind of this evil thinking Don't give a fuck what you're thinking about me Don't give a damn what your tongue throws at me Clench up your fist and just keep on pounding Over and over and over again, I said Rip out my chest, but my heart keeps beating Grip on my neck, but my lungs keep breathing Cut out my tongue, and I won't stop speaking You can't stop this rain from falling down on me Down on me, down on me, it'll set you free Down on me, down on me, it's raining down on me So peel off my skin 'Cause I can't move another mountain for you Rain down on me And cleanse my mind of this evil thinking now Peel off my skin So go ahead, peel off my skin
