Lyric discussion by mojitomojito 

Cover art for Under My Skin lyrics by Rachael Yamagata

I think it's about a girl who's being relentless pursued by someone who intrigues her, but she's just not ready to commit to any sort of relationship. She doesn't have any negative feelings for this person, but she is also not in the right place in her life to have a relationship ("timing is everything here"). And her feelings are torn as to what she should do ("I don't know what my intentions, they're speaking in a different tongue"). She's trying to keep her distance so he doesn't know that she likes him because she wants to protect herself from getting hurt ("And deep inside I'm not as tough as I seem, but I won't let you know, and until it's right I'm gonna stay my distance, and you should go"). At the same time, at the end of the day, she still likes him and is still affected by him ("would you please get out from under my skin").

Been there, done that. Totally know what you mean, Rachael.