To me, this song is him singing to someone he loves who is going through pain.
I don't think he literally means bleed when he says "bleeding out".
He loves this person so much, he is saying, I will take your pain. I will give everything (bare my skin), and I'll own up to everything I've done (count my sins) and I'll feel your pain for you, so you don't have to feel it anymore.
I don't think this song is about self-harm, mostly because of the line "I will be your scarecrow". He's saying there that he will chase away all of the darkness that's coming into that person's life.
To me, this song is him singing to someone he loves who is going through pain. I don't think he literally means bleed when he says "bleeding out".
He loves this person so much, he is saying, I will take your pain. I will give everything (bare my skin), and I'll own up to everything I've done (count my sins) and I'll feel your pain for you, so you don't have to feel it anymore.
I don't think this song is about self-harm, mostly because of the line "I will be your scarecrow". He's saying there that he will chase away all of the darkness that's coming into that person's life.
Just how I hear it!