Trashed
Skin (Deborah Anne Dyer) Lyrics
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With no cause to fight
Playing with bar boys
To test you just right
I watch your features
I check for a sign
Of some kind of failure
Now I know I have to live without you
I can only bend so far
Guess it's time to make some moves
without you
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
Solid demeanour
I look good a feat
Still I'm too vicious
To take on defeat
Yes I hear
You don't feel this any more
I see
There's nothing to believe in anymore
Just two snitches on heat
Still avoiding the grief
Because it felt so hard
"Trashed" by Skin is a song about a person who is struggling with a broken heart and decides to deal with it by engaging in destructive and self-sabotaging behavior. The song's lyrics describe the singer as a soldier with no cause to fight, playing with bar boys to test someone, presumably her ex-lover. She watches their features closely, trying to find a sign of their weakness, which makes her feel powerful and superior.
The singer knows that she has to live without her lover and move on, but she finds it hard to do so. She feels that she can only bend so far and that it is time to make some moves without her lover, who has trashed her heart. The singer's solid demeanor and her tendency to remain composed despite her emotional turmoil are highlighted in the song. However, the song suggests that she is too vicious and stubborn to take on defeat.
The chorus of the song conveys the singer's sense of numbness and despondency. She has lost all belief in love and relationships and feels like she's just going through the motions. The singer is also depicted as avoiding the grief that comes with heartbreak, even though it feels so hard. The song's overall message is that self-destructive behavior is not a sustainable way of dealing with heartbreak and that it is vital to move on and heal.
Line by Line Meaning
I'm like a soldier
I am strong and fearless
With no cause to fight
But I feel lost and aimless
Playing with bar boys
Flirting with other men to test your loyalty
To test you just right
And make sure you won't leave me for someone else
I watch your features
I observe your expressions and gestures
I check for a sign
Looking for any hint or clue
Of some kind of failure
That you might be unhappy or unfaithful
Then I feel sublime
And I feel superior and elated
Now I know I have to live without you
Realizing that you have left me for good
I can only bend so far
I have reached my limit and cannot take it anymore
Guess it's time to make some moves without you
I need to move on and start a new life
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
You have broken my heart and left me devastated
Solid demeanour
I put up a strong front
I look good a feat
And I appear confident and attractive
Still I'm too vicious to take on defeat
But I'm also aggressive and refuse to admit defeat
Yes I hear you don't feel this anymore
I understand that you no longer love me
I see there's nothing to believe in anymore
And I realize that our relationship is over
Just two snitches on heat
We were just two people looking for trouble
Still avoiding the grief because it felt so hard
But I'm still in denial and avoiding the pain of losing you
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
Written by: Deborah Dyer, Len Arran
Lyrics Licensed & Provided by LyricFind
@godismyportion
I'm like a soldier
With no cause to fight
Playing with bar boys
To test you just right
I watch your features
I check for a sign
Of some kind of failure
Then I feel sublime
Now I know I have to live without you
I can only bend so far
Guess it's time to make some moves
without you
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
Solid demeanour
I look good a feat
Still I'm too vicious
To take on defeat
Yes I hear
You don't feel this any more
I see
There's nothing to believe in anymore
Just two snitches on heat
Still avoiding the grief
Because it felt so hard
@katcankan7129
🎼🎤😃🎶🎵
I'm like a soldier
With no cause to fight
Playing with bar boys
To test you just right
I watch your features
I check for a sign
Of some kind of failure
Then I feel sublime
Now I know I have to live without you
I can only bend so far
Guess it's time to make some moves
without you
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
Solid demeanor
I look good a feat
Still I'm too vicous
To take on defeat
Now I know I have to live without you
I can only bend so far
Guess it's time to make some moves
without you
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
Yes I hear
You don't feel this any more
I see
There's nothing to believe in anymore
Just two snitches on heat
Still avoiding the grief
Because it felt so hard
Now I know I have to live without you
I can only bend so far
Guess it's time to make some moves
without you
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
@spxrhz405
I'm like a soldier
With no cause to fight
Playing with bar boys
To test you just right
I watch your features
I check for a sign
Of some kind of failure
Then I feel sublime
Now I know I have to live without you
I can only bend so far
Guess it's time to make some moves
without you
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
Solid demeanour
I look good a feat
Still I'm too vicious
To take on defeat
Now I know I have to live without you
I can only bend so far
Guess it's time to make some moves
without you
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
Yes I hear
You don't feel this any more
I see
There's nothing to believe in anymore
Just two snitches on heat
Still avoiding the grief
Because it felt so hard
Ooh
Ooh
Now I know I have to live without you
I can only bend so far
Guess it's time to make some moves
without you
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
Now I know I have to live without you
I can only bend so far
Guess it's time to make some moves
without you
Now you've gone and trashed
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
My heart x3
Ooh, yeah
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
@godismyportion
I'm like a soldier
With no cause to fight
Playing with bar boys
To test you just right
I watch your features
I check for a sign
Of some kind of failure
Then I feel sublime
Now I know I have to live without you
I can only bend so far
Guess it's time to make some moves
without you
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
Solid demeanour
I look good a feat
Still I'm too vicious
To take on defeat
Yes I hear
You don't feel this any more
I see
There's nothing to believe in anymore
Just two snitches on heat
Still avoiding the grief
Because it felt so hard
@katcankan7129
🎼🎤😃🎶🎵
I'm like a soldier
With no cause to fight
Playing with bar boys
To test you just right
I watch your features
I check for a sign
Of some kind of failure
Then I feel sublime
Now I know I have to live without you
I can only bend so far
Guess it's time to make some moves
without you
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
Solid demeanor
I look good a feat
Still I'm too vicous
To take on defeat
Now I know I have to live without you
I can only bend so far
Guess it's time to make some moves
without you
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
Yes I hear
You don't feel this any more
I see
There's nothing to believe in anymore
Just two snitches on heat
Still avoiding the grief
Because it felt so hard
Now I know I have to live without you
I can only bend so far
Guess it's time to make some moves
without you
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
@xyrine.b
Adoro questa cantante. Elegante, intrigante, dalla voce potente, piena, ...! grande Skin!
@Zjosh1990
She is totally underrated, great lyrics great voice! Though i liked fleshwounds more than fake chemical state.. hope she gets back to that on her next album.
@jujijuji42
une voix incroyable, entre rage et désespoir. je l'adore, elle met la chair de poule et emmène vraiment très haut...le nombre de fois que j'ai pu l'écouter...elle assure grave. merci
@Sunnagirl
Awesome song! I love Skin and her voice!
@MidnightRider76
This is a great song....love the chorus...she's an amazing singer....
@spxrhz405
I'm like a soldier
With no cause to fight
Playing with bar boys
To test you just right
I watch your features
I check for a sign
Of some kind of failure
Then I feel sublime
Now I know I have to live without you
I can only bend so far
Guess it's time to make some moves
without you
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
Solid demeanour
I look good a feat
Still I'm too vicious
To take on defeat
Now I know I have to live without you
I can only bend so far
Guess it's time to make some moves
without you
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
Yes I hear
You don't feel this any more
I see
There's nothing to believe in anymore
Just two snitches on heat
Still avoiding the grief
Because it felt so hard
Ooh
Ooh
Now I know I have to live without you
I can only bend so far
Guess it's time to make some moves
without you
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
Now I know I have to live without you
I can only bend so far
Guess it's time to make some moves
without you
Now you've gone and trashed
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
My heart x3
Ooh, yeah
Now you've gone and trashed my heart
@PandoraMexBel
She's got an amazing voice! And it's the first time I see her with hair ;-) She truly is a beautiful woman, with a unique voice. I love this song!
@andrewturvill3043
she is just amazing!!!!! anything she does is just epicccc. new solo album please....there was this one and the 'fake chemical state'