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My Skin

by Natalie merchant


Take a look at my body
Look at my hands
There's so much here
That I don't understand


Your face saving promises
Whispered like prayers
I don't need them



I've been treated so wrong
I've been treated so long
As if I'm becoming untouchable



Contempt loves the silence
It thrives in the dark
With fine winding tendrils
That strangle the heart



They say that promises
Sweeten the blow
But I don't need them
No, I don't need them



I've been treated so wrong
I've been treated so long
As if I'm becoming untouchable



I'm a slow dying flower
Frost killing hour
The sweet turning sour
And untouchable



Oh, I need
The darkness
The sweetness
The sadness
The weakness
Oh, I need this


I need
A lullaby
A kiss goodnight
Angel sweet
Love of my life
Oh, I need this



I'm a slow dying flower
Frost killing hour
The sweet turning sour
And untouchable



Do you remember the way
That you touched me before
All the trembling sweetness
I loved and adored?



Your face saving promises
Whispered like prayers
I don't need them
No, I don't need them



I need
The darkness
The sweetness
The sadness
The weakness
I need this



I need
A lullaby
A kiss goodnight
The angel sweet
Love of my life
Oh, I need this



Well, is it dark enough?
Can you see me?
Do you want me?
Can you reach me?
Or I'm leaving



You better shut your mouth
Hold your breath
Kiss me now you'll catch your death
Oh, I mean it
Oh, I need this.



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Whenever I feel broke I just listen to this song and what more, some parts she sang in a broken voice so you can really feel the sadness and of course the words! It speaks of despair and yet that what makes this song so beautiful..

I did some googling to know the inspiration behind this song and this is what I've found:


"My Skin...was inspired by a friend of mine who had written a screenplay about a woman who was dying of cancer, and her husband could only see her as a victim of disease, and he couldn't really see her as the woman he loved, and was attracted to, anymore. And in the screenplay, she's just desperate for him to make love to her one more time before she dies, so she can feel like a woman again." 

-Natalie 

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⏰ Last updated: Jul 15, 2015 ⏰

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