| Sixx: A.M. – Skin Lyrics | 5 years ago |
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I believe this song is about depression and self-harming. Some say it's about those with disability, but I have reasons to believe otherwise. "Paint yourself a picture Of what you wish you looked like Maybe then they just might Feel an ounce of your pain" So, first of all, the line paint yourself a picture of what you wish you looked like... Well, people with depression aren't happy with how they look, are they? (apologies for how this is poorly explained by the way). And then there's maybe then they just might feel an ounce of your pain... Because if they saw how someone wished they weren't like this, that they were better, they'd have to feel some element of sympathy, wouldn't they? And realise the pain of feeling like that, the pain of having depression? "Come into focus Step out of the shadows It's a losing battle There's no need to be ashamed" Come into focus, step out of the shadows - you don't have to hide anymore. It's okay. It's a losing battle there's no need to be ashamed - yes, you're going to lose, but you don't have to be ashamed. "'cause they don't even know you All they see is scars They don't see the angel Living in your heart" So... These people are judging from what they see. They see the scars on your body from self-harming and immediately make judgements. But you don't cut because you're a bad person, you cut because you're feeling so down. They don't see the angel living in your heart, they don't see how kind you are on the inside, if only you had the strength to show them! "Let them find the real you buried deep within let them know with all you've got that you are not your skin" Let them find what you're really like on the inside, hidden in your heart. Let them find out that you are not your skin? You are not an aggressive person who cuts, you are a person who has come to no other choice, it's not your fault. |
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