Without Your Skin
Bare Vulnerability: Unveiling Emotions in 'Without Your Skin'
Lyrics
Listen closely or you'll never hear me whisper
Expressing the need for close attention to hear unspoken words.
All the pretty things I'm scared to say out loud
Admitting fear in expressing beautiful thoughts openly.
In my mind I know all I can do is kiss you
Acknowledging the limitation to expressing feelings, resorting to actions like kissing.
But I'm caught between the curtain and the crowd
Feeling torn between private moments and public exposure.
And I don't leave ‘cause I'm afraid to be alone
Choosing not to leave due to fear of loneliness.
But it doesn't even matter now you're gone
Realizing that leaving doesn't matter now that the person is gone.
On the outside I seem fine but when you look into my eyes
Externally appearing fine, but eyes reveal inner turmoil.
Baby, you're bound to see me shaken
Expecting visible signs of distress when looking into the eyes.
Without your skin,
Highlighting vulnerability and exposure without the partner's presence.
Without your skin,
-Without your skin I'm naked
-There's a picture in my bedroom by the window
Contemplating escape but feeling trapped and uncertain.
And a suitcase just outside my closet door
-I don't know if I should run away or tiptoe
-But I feel like I can't be here barely more
-And I don't leave ‘cause I'm afraid to be alone
Remaining due to the fear of being alone.
But it doesn't even matter now you're gone
Realizing the insignificance of leaving now that the person is gone.
On the outside I seem fine; when you look into my eyes
External composure contradicts internal emotional struggle.
Baby, you're bound to see me shaken
Anticipating visible signs of distress in the eyes.
Without your skin,
Reiterating the vulnerability without the partner's presence.
Without your skin,
-Without your skin I'm naked
-You make it sound so easy
Contrasting the ease of pleasing others with the difficulty of leaving.
To make them all so proud
-But when it comes to leavin' baby
-I'd rather stick around
-And I don't leave ‘cause I'm afraid to be alone
Remaining due to the fear of loneliness.
But it doesn't even matter now you're gone
Acknowledging the diminished significance of leaving now.
On the outside I seem fine; when you look into my eyes
Outward appearance contrasts inner emotional turmoil.
Baby, you're bound to see me shaken
Expecting visible signs of distress when looking into the eyes.
Without your skin,
Repeating the vulnerability theme without the partner's presence.
Without your skin,
-Without your skin I'm naked
-Without your skin,
Emphasizing the nakedness and vulnerability without the partner's "skin."
Without your skin,
-Oooo, without your skin I'm naked
-Without your skin I'm naked
Highlighting vulnerability and exposure without the partner's "skin."
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