Second Skin

Album: Frenching the Bully (1992)
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  • I've thought about it, hell, about a million times
    It takes all my strength just to keep it calm
    Well, I have to tell myself it's better just to breathe
    Holding it inside only helped to do me in
    Each time I close my eyes, I see another chain
    It's one I can't forget, something I can not break out of
    I need a second skin, something to hold me up
    Can't seem to get out of this hole I've dug my soul right back in
    Just to wake up tells me, hell, I must be brave
    It hits me like a drug shot into my vein
    But it's not as delightful, delightful of a pain
    Immobilizing me, almost makes me think I'm dead
    Well, I need a second skin, something to hold me tough
    Can't do it on my own, sometimes, I need just a little more help
    Well, I've got that chance to give every drop that's left in me
    Well, I need that second skin, something I can not break out of

    Well, I just tell myself, "Girl, just let it breathe"
    It's a calmness I'm always searching for
    But the dirt it gets so heavy, it falls above my head
    Seeping from under my feet, it just keeps on getting deeper
    I need a second skin, something to hold me up
    Can't do it on my own, sometimes I need just a little more help
    Well, I've got that chance to give every drop that's left in me
    I need a second skin, something I can not break free of

    Though no one ever said it'd be easy
    Still one's left to deny the choice that comes between
    Your willingness to survive
    Though you know what you stand up against
    A world set to deceive
    You need a special strength
    Yeah, I've got that second skin
    Yeah, I've got that chance to give
    I've got the only way that I know how to live with it
    Oh, I need a second skin, something to hold me tough
    I need a second skin, something I can not break out of Writer/s: ANDREW KESSLER, JOHN MORIARTY, MATT DRESDNER, MIA ZAPATA
    Publisher: FISHHEADHOTDOG BURRITO MUSIC, Songtrust Ave
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