Skin Is, My Lyrics

Lyric discussion by thriggle 

Cover art for Skin Is, My lyrics by Andrew Bird

"in bolder letters than the capital I"

That's a reference to the Sesame Street song ("We All Live In a Capital I") upon which "I" and "Imitosis" are, at least to some extent, based (or rather inspired).

Considering the egocentric connotations of a capital I (and the bleak, cold selfishness of the worldview in "I" and "Imitosis"), something being bolder than the capital I implies that it is some calling or quality than mere selfishness. It meshes beautifully into this love song (and reconciles or perhaps overpowers the themes of "Imitosis").