I totally disagree that this is about cutting or suicide. I think he is saying that he was in some sort of relationship with a girl, and she was trying to change and alter him, hence the "scissors". I think he's saying, "save your scissors for someone else's skin", as in I'm not going to become the cookie cutter person you want me to be, so you're wasting time, so go find someone else to configure. I love this song.
I totally disagree that this is about cutting or suicide. I think he is saying that he was in some sort of relationship with a girl, and she was trying to change and alter him, hence the "scissors". I think he's saying, "save your scissors for someone else's skin", as in I'm not going to become the cookie cutter person you want me to be, so you're wasting time, so go find someone else to configure. I love this song.