Brand New Skin
Unveiling Self-Destruction: Count the Stars' Brand New Skin
Lyrics
What does it take to get this through to you?
Expressing frustration, questioning the difficulty in making a point understood.
Subject yourself to things that you deserve
Suggesting the importance of experiencing consequences that align with one's actions.
Just stop me if you've heard enough
Inviting interruption if the listener feels overwhelmed by the message being conveyed.
Of what you should have said and done
Reflecting on missed opportunities to communicate effectively.
Like promises that never last
Highlighting unfulfilled promises that lack longevity.
You can waste your whole life
Warning about the potential to waste one's life on unproductive pursuits.
You'll never get the best of mine
Asserting the speaker's value and unwillingness to be taken advantage of.
This brand new skin is wearing thin
Indicating dissatisfaction with a new phase or change, implying vulnerability.
And you'll never know until it's gone
Emphasizing the realization of the value of something only after losing it.
How far you go just to destroy yourself
Highlighting destructive behavior and self-sabotage for unclear reasons.
Tuck in your self esteem, it's falling out
Suggesting the need to protect one's self-esteem, which is currently diminishing.
Tomorrow may come easier like yesterday was never there
Reflecting on the potential ease of a future that ignores or erases past mistakes.
Surprising as it always seems
Expressing surprise at the persistence of certain patterns or behaviors.
You could take a lifetime
Commenting on the time and effort required to achieve something substantial.
You'll never get the best of mine
Reiterating the speaker's unwillingness to be deprived of their best self.
I'll stay the "maybe" that waits on you
Committing to a role of uncertainty ("maybe") while waiting for someone.
Now I'm "pathetic" for letting go
Acknowledging a shift from hopefulness ("maybe") to a self-perceived state of weakness ("pathetic").
Just think of this as a lesson learned
Presenting a situation as a learning experience, cautioning against taking advantage of others.
To never take advantage of the people that depend on you
Highlighting the importance of not exploiting those who rely on you.
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