New Skin
Celebration Lyrics


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I been waitin', still waiting on.
Hot sun, you're one and all.
I feel every living thing.
Can't say I know what you want me to mean.

Hot day in the sun.
Oooh you're no longer the one.
Can you take it to market?
Oh, you'll still be the pawn.

It was my idea to save your lovin' soul.
I won't answer any more.
I won't be your silly boy.
Hermetic design, now that they die.

There's got to be a way to satisfy the answer,
Now that we can sir.

I won't answer any more.
I won't be your silly boy.
I swallowed the snakes (baby baby no!)
And the shedding of my skin. (baby baby no!)




We pull it down now. (baby baby no!)
And the only sound... (baby baby no!)

Overall Meaning

The song "New Skin" by the band Celebration is a complex and enigmatic song about letting go of the past and embracing new beginnings. The lyrics speak of waiting and hoping for something to change for the better but not quite achieving it. The common theme is transformation, as indicated by the phrase "shedding of my skin.". The lyrics describe a feeling of being alive and responsive to the world, but also uncertain and unsure. The first two lines of the song suggest the optimism of sunshine, but the tone quickly turns darker as the singer accepts that things have changed, and they no longer have a hold on them.


The singer then goes on to talk about being rejected and how the person they once were is no longer desired. The line "Can you take it to market? Oh, you'll still be the pawn" suggests that they have been taken advantage of and are now deemed useless. The section "It was my idea to save your lovin' soul. I won't answer any more," suggests that the singer had tried to help someone but was now done with it. The line "I swallowed the snakes (baby baby no!)" is evocative of themes from the Bible or Greek mythology. The singer has suffered, and the shedding of their skin is a metaphysical release - an expression of the pain transformed.


Overall, the song is about the pain of letting go of the past and transforming into someone new. The lyrics are enigmatic and open to interpretation, but there is a universal feel about the song that everyone can relate to. The strains of the song are moody and atmospheric, driven by a catchy beat that sets the tone.


Line by Line Meaning

I been waitin', still waiting on.
I have been waiting for something, and I am still waiting for it.


Hot sun, you're one and all.
The sun is hot and it is everything.


I feel every living thing.
I am aware of and feel connected to all living things.


Can't say I know what you want me to mean.
I do not understand what you are trying to tell me.


Hot day in the sun.
It is a hot day outside.


Oooh you're no longer the one.
You are not important anymore.


Can you take it to market?
Can you sell it?


Oh, you'll still be the pawn.
You will still be controlled by someone else.


It was my idea to save your lovin' soul.
I came up with the idea to save your soul.


I won't answer any more.
I will not respond anymore.


I won't be your silly boy.
I will not be your naive follower anymore.


Hermetic design, now that they die.
The design is self-contained, and it is over now that they have died.


There's got to be a way to satisfy the answer,
There has to be a way to find a solution.


Now that we can sir.
Now that we have the opportunity.


I swallowed the snakes (baby baby no!)
I made a mistake and now I have to deal with the consequences.


And the shedding of my skin. (baby baby no!)
I am going through a transformative process.


We pull it down now. (baby baby no!)
We are destroying something, and it is not a good thing.


And the only sound... (baby baby no!)
The only thing we can hear is a negative sound.




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Comments from YouTube:

@catcrapinahat

Wow, 17 years man thats crazy. I remember Celebration being so cool for releasing free music on principle and music blogs buzzing about it. This was my favorite song of theirs.

@mattdee23

some sick stuff,keep it up!!

@iChoricci

🦋🎼💰❤️‍🔥💰🎼🦋

@cocoexists

i love you katrina ford.

@bumpadelic

a better quality version is on my youtube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp2JyedT9zE
thanks for watching.

@tetanegao

It's a COPY of The zephyr song clip -.-

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