Skin - Oingo Boingo

This is someone else’s story

Someone that I never knew

This is someone else’s body

Am I getting through to you?

If you peel away the armor, is something underneath?

If you look below for hidden treasure

Underneath another layer

Are you hiding underneath the skin?

If you peel away the skin, is there anybody there?

If you peel away the skin, is there anybody there?

If you peel away the armor, is it too late to begin?

Is there anybody hiding if you peel away the skin?

Now a spark has passed between us, now

A momentary recognition

Something lost and something gained

And something shared that feels so strange

Something cold that will not go away

There’s a heart as cold as ice

In a vault that’s made of stone

Over years, the walls got higher

Over years, the walls have grown

Is there anybody in there in this self-inflicted tomb?

If you peel away the layers, is there someone in this room?

If you peel away the skin, if you peel away the skin

This is someone else’s story

Someone that I never knew

This is someone else’s body

Am I getting through to you?