Lyric discussion by luminous1 

Cover art for My Skin lyrics by Natalie Merchant

I think anyone can relate to this song. this song means a sick person or person that has been sheltered and medicated and shut in. "I've been treated so wrong, I've been treated so long, as if I'm becoming untouchable". The speaker has a disease perhaps lerprcy,, aids, cancer. etc.. "Take a look at my body, look at my hands there's so much here that I don't understand." "Face saving promise" i take as a doctor explaining to the speaker "you will get better" and the speaker has heard that before and doesn't need any more empty promises. What she needs is to love, be loved, and find a love in their different forms instead of being treated in a hospital, or crazyhouse.

"Do you remember the way that you touched me before" At one point she was received well and now she is pittied, treated, and talked to as if she was a patient instead of a living breathing human being.

Glad I could clear that up for ya

What a great interpretation. I think the fog's cleared now...

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