1. A pseudonym of B… Read Full Bio ↴There are at least eight artists that use this name:
1. A pseudonym of British rock singer/guitarist Deborah Anne Dyer, lead singer of Skunk Anansie.
2. A Swans side project, of Michael Gira and Jarboe.
3. A British hard rock band.
4. A Japanese rock super-group (aka S.K.I.N.).
5. An Australian four piece percussion group.
6. A Richmond, VA, USA noise rock band.
7. A Venezuelan alternative indie rock girl band.
8. A german post-punk band from Flensburg.
1) A pseudonym of British rock singer / guitarist Deborah Anne Dyer (b. 3rd Aug 1967, Brixton, London, England), lead vocalist with Skunk Anansie. Under this name, she débuted solo with the single "Trashed" (June 2003, EMI) and the latest is "Tear Down These Houses" (Dec 2007, Sony BMG Music Entertainment).
After Skunk Anansie split, Skin released her debut solo album "Fleshwounds". The album was toned down from her Skunk Anansie days and seemingly Skunk Anansie fans never took to it. After releasing "Fleshwounds", Skin went on to perform various solo gigs around Europe. She was also support for the European leg of Robbie Williams' and Placebo's world tours. After touring, she began to record her second album, "Fake Chemical State", which was released in March 2006, preceded by a new single 'Just Let the Sun' on 6th March 2006. The first single from this album was "Alone in My Room", a download only track released on 7th November 2005. "Alone in My Room" was also the name given to Skin's first UK solo tour in two years, which started in Berlin on 4th November, 2005.
Her second album, Fake Chemical State, was released on 20th March 2006. She is currently working on her third, as well as touring with the reformed Skunk Anansie.
Site: SkinMusic.net (official)
2) A Swans side project, of Michael Gira and Jarboe. The first album: Blood, Women, Roses was released in 1987 and had Jarboe singing lead vocals with Gira doing occational backing vocals. This LP had cover versions of Cry Me a River and The Man I Love along with original material from the artists themselves. Later came 2 12"s: Girl: come out and One Thousand Years and in 1988 the 2nd LP Shame, Humility, Revenge was released, on which Gira provided lead vocals, with Jarboe doing backing vocals on several tracks. In 1990 they changed name to 'The World of Skin', and released 'Ten Songs For Another World' LP, in which both Gira and Jarboe provided lead vocals. There's no significant difference between Skin and Swans, the music is the same in many senses. It could be said that the change to Skin marked a slight change in style of the music in that it became slower and more emotional.
3) A British hard rock band, fronted by Neville MacDonald with Myke Gray on guitars, Dicki Fliszar on drums and Andy Robbins on bass.
Members: Neville McDonald (vocals), Myke Gray (guitar), Andy Robbins (bass), Dicki Fliszar (drums), and Colin McLeod (keyboards - 1994 to 96).
Skin were formed in the early 1990s by ex-Jagged Edge members Myke Grey and Andy Robbins (also formerly of Tokyo Blade & Shogun) along with former Kooga vocalist Neville MacDonald and drummer Dicki Fliszar, formerly from Bruce Dickinson's touring band and band Vamp. Originally called Taste, they went through a number of names as they played a smattering of small club dates throughout 1992. The band showed enough quality on these dates to be offered a management deal with Sanctuary Management, who also handled Iron Maiden and, ultimately, a record deal with Parlophone. Through Maiden vocalist Bruce Dickinson, the band came to the attention of noted American producer Keith Olsen who offered to produce their debut at his 'Goodnight LA' Studio. During 1993, the band flew to LA and began recording. Once the sessions were finished, the band listened to the finished product and decided more was needed so another three songs were recorded with Shay Baby producing.
Prior to the release of the album, the band finally decided upon the name Skin (someone had written it down on a wall) and embarked upon a fourteen-date UK tour supporting Little Angels. Another support tour, this time with Thunder helped swell their growing fan base and, in 1993, they released their debut single The Skin Up EP. This was followed by House of Love before their first UK chart single "Money".
1995 saw Skin consolidating their fan base by recording and releasing Live at the Borderline. A very limited edition CD of classic rock cover versions given away free with Kerrang! magazine, only 50 were available and it has become one of the most prized collectors items among Skin fans although a Japanese import version was released shortly after. In order to capitalise upon their appearance at Gateshead Stadium supporting Bon Jovi, the band also recorded and released Take Me Down to the River as a double CD along with some of the Borderline cuts.
The Bon Jovi appearance marked a high and low point in the career of Skin. A gig that would potentially give excellent exposure was marred by a fault with the band equipment as a voltage converter was incorrectly installed to USA settings by a stage tech which resulted in blowing Myke's guitar amp and Colin's hammond organ.
1996 marked the first time that touring keyboard player Colin McLeod was featured in promotional artwork as well as the music video for single "Perfect Day". Despite this, Colin was a part time member as he wanted maintain a funk orientated direction he was continuing at the same time.
Neither the second album, "Lucky" or the two singles, the first being "How Lucky You Are" and "Perfect Day" achieved the chart success of the debut album. The progression of British chart music at this time, along with the lack of backing for rock music in the mainstream media, led to the band being dropped by Parlophone.
Despite this, Skin still held a Japanese record contract and the third album "Big Fat Slice of Life" was finished and released in 1997. Awaiting a UK release, the band released a self-financed two track CD single "Degeneration" that was distributed through the fan club. Later that same year they released their fourth, and final, studio album Experience Electric on Snapper Music. "Experience..." marked a revised version of the Japanese release with several tracks being reworked. "Ride The Blue Wave" evolved into the title track from the album, but "Big Fat Slice..." and "Degeneration" were omitted due to the fan club release. The album went on to top the indie charts at number 1.
During this period, Skin toured relentlessly. The albums was shopped to several American record companies, and met with mogul Jonathan King. Following the culmination of the tour to promote the album, skin announced they would be emabarking on their farewell tour in 1998.
The final Skin concert at the LA2 in London, was recorded and released as a double live album Hasta La Vista, Baby! on Reef Records (a subset of Snapper Music). Since the band's demise, a number of un-official releases have been issued featuring rare and unreleased tracks. These tracks combined of what would be the fifth UK album, and a large collection of demos that didn't make it on the debut.
In March 2009 it was announced that Skin would reform to play the Download 2009 Festival.
Site: SkinFreak.co.UK (official)
4) A Japanese rock super-group (aka S.K.I.N.), with: former X JAPAN drummer [atist]Yoshik, former Malice Mizer vocalist Gackt, former Luna Sea guitarist Sugizo, and former Dué Le Quartz guitarist -miyavi-.
5) An Australian four-piece percussion group, reflecting their country's multicultural society. They take musical influences from Polynesia, Africa, Asia, and more, and create unique rhythms by experimenting with number patterns to make up rhythmic phrases. Some band members also play in Blue King Brown.
6) A Richmond, Virginia, USA noise-rock band (aka The Skin), with a self titled CD out on CNP Records. The band is Alex Tomlin (La Mere Vipere, Battlemaster, Partyman), Derek Tomlin (La Mere Vipere), and Chris Conrad (The Amoeba Men, Seven Hearts) and each song on the CD has lead vocals with different guests including Danny Trice (La Mere Vipere, Leper Colony), Jason Hodges (The Amoeba Men, Suppression, Bermuda Triangles), John Chambers (Hallelujah!), and Andy Horn (Battlemaster, Cannabis Corpse).
8) A post-punk group formed in the spring of 2015 in Flensburg, Germany. The quintet includes Leon Kraack (vocals, guitar), Lasse Jürgensen (vocals, guitar), Max Schumacher (bass), Meret Krasa (cello, synths) and Lennart Krasa (drums) who replaces the founding member Lennart Autzen. 2018 they published the EP 'Shave My Eyelashes' and 2022 their debut album 'Entertainment' at the german label Wimbleheim.
Lost Without You
Skin Lyrics
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Waiting for the bubble to burst,
Over your stagnet poses,
I'm cool with what you're devil don't see,
Well i'll be fighting for the death of me,
We shot through all of our causes.
Days spent through my heart that,
I won't be lost without you,
I;ve found a way to get through,
Now i'm up and running, strong enough to walk away,
And leave you alone, I won't be lost,
Won't be lost without you.
What were you waiting for?
Waiting for the straw to break?
Over the back of desperate ways,
Youb were a dream to me,
Now you're nothig than a heart that bleeds,
I'll wash you off and carry on.
Days spent through my heart that,
Sever the love, kill all the pain, we've shared,
I won't be lost without you (not gonna be lost without you)
I;ve found a way to get through (never gonna be lost without you)
Now i'm up and running, strong enough to walk away,
And leave you alone, I won't be lost,
Days spent through my heart that,
Sever the love, kill all the pain, we've shared,
I won't be lost without you (not gonna be lost without you)
I;ve found a way to get through (never gonna be lost without you)
Now i'm up and running, strong enough to walk away,
And leave you alone, I won't be lost,
I will not see you, I'll find another way to keep myself from getting lost in you
I will not see you, I'll find another way to keep myself from getting lost in you
In "Lost Without You," Skin expresses her newfound independence and strength after leaving a toxic relationship. The song opens with Skin questioning what she was waiting for in the relationship, maybe for something to change or to give it a chance to work out. However, she realizes that it was fruitless to wait for something that was never going to change. Skin sings about the stagnant poses of her partner, who was content with their current state and unwilling to make an effort to improve their relationship. Skin reconciles with the fact that her partner's devil, or their underlying issues, may not be something that she can change.
Skin describes the emotional toll the relationship had on her. She talks about the pain and love they shared but how it was time to move on and sever those ties. The chorus of the song repeats the line "I won't be lost without you" emphasizing Skin's newfound strength and independence. She has found a way to get through the heartache and is now strong enough to walk away and leave her partner alone. In the final verse, Skin acknowledges that it will be difficult to avoid her partner after their time spent together. She affirms that she will find another way to not get lost in that person again.
Overall, "Lost Without You" is a story of self-empowerment and finding freedom after leaving a toxic relationship.
Line by Line Meaning
What was i waiting for?
I was waiting for something to change in our relationship.
Waiting for the bubble to burst
I was waiting for the moment when the tension between us would break.
Over your stagnent poses
I'm tired of your inaction and lack of effort in our relationship.
I'm cool with what you're devil don't see
I'm okay with what you're hiding or keeping from me.
Well i'll be fighting for the death of me
I'm willing to fight for us until the end.
We shot through all of our causes
We've gone through all the reasons for our problems and still can't seem to fix them.
What were you waiting for?
I wonder what you were hoping for in our relationship.
Waiting for the straw to break?
Were you waiting for the moment when everything finally comes crashing down?
Over the back of desperate ways
You were doing things out of desperation to save our relationship.
You were a dream to me
I used to see a future with you.
Now you're nothing than a heart that bleeds
Now all you do is hurt me and make me bleed emotionally.
I'll wash you off and carry on
I'll move on from you and keep going with my life.
I won't be lost without you
I don't need you to feel complete or happy.
I've found a way to get through
I've found my own path to heal and move on from us.
Now I'm up and running, strong enough to walk away
I'm finally strong enough to leave you and start over.
And leave you alone, I won't be lost
I'll leave you behind and move on without you.
I will not see you, I'll find another way to keep myself from getting lost in you
I'll avoid seeing you and find a way to avoid being emotionally trapped by you again.
Contributed by Amelia K. Suggest a correction in the comments below.
Branka Cotric
What was I waiting for
Waiting for the bubble to burst
Over your stagnant pauses
Can't cure what your devil don't see
Or light a fire below the death of me
We've shot through all over our causes
Days spin through my heart
That sever the love
Kill all the pain with shame
I won't be lost without you
I've found a way to get through
Now I'm up and running
Strong enough to walk away
And leave you alone
I won't be lost
What were you waiting for
Waiting for the straw to break
Over the back of desperate ways
You were a dream to me
Now you're nothing but a heart
that bleeds
I'll wash you off and carry on
And when I see you
I find another way
To keep myself from getting lost in you
CinnCity78
Her voice is absolutely amazing!!! What happened to true music like this??
Lolarennet
Love her voice--not many people can be hard and operatic simultaneously. She's unique, for sure.
Branka Cotric
What was I waiting for
Waiting for the bubble to burst
Over your stagnant pauses
Can't cure what your devil don't see
Or light a fire below the death of me
We've shot through all over our causes
Days spin through my heart
That sever the love
Kill all the pain with shame
I won't be lost without you
I've found a way to get through
Now I'm up and running
Strong enough to walk away
And leave you alone
I won't be lost
What were you waiting for
Waiting for the straw to break
Over the back of desperate ways
You were a dream to me
Now you're nothing but a heart
that bleeds
I'll wash you off and carry on
And when I see you
I find another way
To keep myself from getting lost in you
Michael Humphrey-Jones
Still one of my favourite songs of all time
Ak DRN
Mine too 😁
Elena Deneva
Mine too.
Kelf G&J
Omg what a song, what a voice. What power. Simply overwhelmingly moving.
XTIN0
I remember the video, I didn't remember the song was released commercially though. This is one of the most underrated songs I've ever heard. Skin is an amazing artist.
Piotr Broczek
Dzięki Bogu!!! widzę, że w Polsce ludzie też znają się na muzyce:) THE POWER OF HER SONGS IS JUST INCREDIBLE!!! Pozdrawiam wszystkich z Polski!!!
Rahul Jain
she's always so artsy with her videos (solo and with SA). really shows that she cares. I hope they come to the US.