Skin
Unveiling Hidden Depths: Exploring the Layers of Oingo Boingo's 'Skin'
Lyrics
This is someone else's story
This is the narrative of another person.
Someone that I never knew
A person unfamiliar to the speaker.
This is someone else's body
Refers to another person's physical form.
Am I getting through to you
Questioning if the communication is effective.
If you peel away the armor is something underneath
Suggesting hidden aspects beneath the surface.
If you look below for hidden treasure underneath another layer
Searching for concealed qualities beneath layers.
Are you hiding underneath the skin
Asking if there's a concealed identity or true self.
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If you peel away the skin is there anybody there
Exploring if there's a genuine essence beneath the surface.
If you peel away the skin is there anybody there
Repeating the inquiry about true identity.
If you peel away the armor is it too late to begin
Wondering if it's too late to reveal one's true self.
Is there anybody hiding if you peel away the skin
Asking if someone is hiding beneath their exterior.
Now a spark has passed between us now
Describing a moment of connection between two individuals.
A momentary recognition
A brief and fleeting acknowledgment.
Something lost and something gained
Mentioning the simultaneous loss and gain in the interaction.
And something shared that feels strange
Sharing something unusual or unfamiliar.
Something cold that will not go away
Describing a lingering, cold sensation.
There's a heart as cold as ice
Portraying a heart devoid of warmth, enclosed in unyielding material.
In a vault that's made of stone
Describing a protected and unfeeling core.
Over years the walls got higher
Over time, the emotional barriers have grown taller.
Over years the walls have grown
Continued reinforcement of emotional defenses.
Is there anybody in there in this self inflicted tomb
Asking if anyone is present in the self-imposed isolation.
If you peel away the layers is there someone in this room
Exploring the possibility of hidden individuals within.
If you peel away the skin, if you peel away the skin
Repeating the theme of uncovering true identities.
This is someone else's story
Reiteration of narrating someone else's experience.
Someone that I never knew
Reference to an unknown individual.
This is someone else's body
Refers to someone else's physical form again.
Am I getting through to you
Repeating the question of effective communication.
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