Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Cold to disappear but
I missed you more these days
And all these tatooed angels
Have brought me back today
I'm a wasted boy, empty master plan
Been stuck inside this lonely room again
You get paranoid, see vultures circling
Want to sleep with them down comes the final curtain
Until, you come, into your soul again
We'll be the worst of best friends
Does it feel like Christmas in Hollywood?
Does it feel like we're ever going to make it home?
Burn, baby burn
Strung out on a wire
Heart in a cage
You're so full of desire
You need, fast hands
To deal with all the liars
So don't burn baby burn baby burn
It's a waste of joy, I can hardly stand
Been looking for the ramp for my escape
And of animals, so close to perfect
They're the only ones who seem to know their heart
Does it feel like Christmas in Hollywood?
Does it feel like we could ever come undone?
Burn, baby burn
Strung out on a wire
Heart in a cage
You're so full of desire
You need, fast hands
To deal with all the liars
Bullet-proof skin to keep you alive
Burn, baby burn
Strung out on a wire
So don't burn baby burn baby burn
I can't hold you, I can't hold you, I can't hold you
To lose you is to never love again
To lose you is to never love again
To lose you is to never love again
To lose you
Burn, baby burn
Strung out on a wire
Heart in a cage
You're so full of desire
You need, fast hands
To deal with all the liars
Bullet-proof skin to keep you alive
Burn, baby burn
Strung out on a wire
So don't burn baby burn baby burn
I can't hold you, I can't hold you
I can't hold you, I can't hold you
I missed you more these days
And all these tatooed angels
Have brought me back today
I'm a wasted boy, empty master plan
Been stuck inside this lonely room again
You get paranoid, see vultures circling
Want to sleep with them down comes the final curtain
Until, you come, into your soul again
We'll be the worst of best friends
Does it feel like Christmas in Hollywood?
Does it feel like we're ever going to make it home?
Burn, baby burn
Strung out on a wire
Heart in a cage
You're so full of desire
You need, fast hands
To deal with all the liars
So don't burn baby burn baby burn
It's a waste of joy, I can hardly stand
Been looking for the ramp for my escape
And of animals, so close to perfect
They're the only ones who seem to know their heart
Does it feel like Christmas in Hollywood?
Does it feel like we could ever come undone?
Burn, baby burn
Strung out on a wire
Heart in a cage
You're so full of desire
You need, fast hands
To deal with all the liars
Bullet-proof skin to keep you alive
Burn, baby burn
Strung out on a wire
So don't burn baby burn baby burn
I can't hold you, I can't hold you, I can't hold you
To lose you is to never love again
To lose you is to never love again
To lose you is to never love again
To lose you
Burn, baby burn
Strung out on a wire
Heart in a cage
You're so full of desire
You need, fast hands
To deal with all the liars
Bullet-proof skin to keep you alive
Burn, baby burn
Strung out on a wire
So don't burn baby burn baby burn
I can't hold you, I can't hold you
I can't hold you, I can't hold you
Lyrics submitted by fadingthelines
Bullet-Proof Skin Lyrics as written by Parkes Gavin Rossdale
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management, Universal Music Publishing Group
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I dont make anything to "Deep" out of the song, I like it and from what i hear, i think the lyrics are talking about the business that they are in which is music and in perticular the pressures of releasing an album. the second part talks about being in the lonely room which i take as his studio, where he writes and makes music. The paranoia and vultures that follow could be due to writers block and the pressure of fullfilling the expectations of his fans with his new band. the vultures could be managers, execs trying to rush him, and the curtain could possibly even mean thoughts of quiting altogether. next couple lines such as "its a waste of joy" and then talks about the animals, seems like he really isnt liking what he is doing, how it used to be fun and joyfull till it turned into a business and how animals dont worry about that kind of stuff. The thing that seems the loudest to support this idia is the title and part of the chorus, fast hands to deal with the liars, and bulletproof skin to keep you alive. because we all know how much lying probably goes on in the music biz, and of course you have to have thick skin to make it in that industry. It wouldent be a weird thing either, many artist have broken their writers block by writing about including his own wife Gwen Stefani, the first single off her solo album "What you waiting for?" Gwen said she got frustrated with the whole thing and ended up writing that song.