Skin
Sur/Faces Lyrics

December's face, always a lonely place
The singer associates December with loneliness, and feels isolated in their current situation.

The rain is falling on the window
The singer sets the scene with the sound of rain falling on the window of a house where they used to live with their partner.

As I could see myself dying in your eyes
The singer feels like they are losing themselves in their partner's gaze and fears losing their own identity.

I crave to follow my own reflection
The artist desires to rediscover their true self and regain their independence.

I'm aching for your touch
The artist longs for physical intimacy with their partner, despite their inner conflict.

But I know I'm lost inside your arms
The singer realizes that they are becoming too dependent on their partner and afraid to be alone.

When will I understand that these stupid fucking words won't bring you back
The singer laments that their desperate attempts at reconciliation through words have failed and will not bring their partner back.

You won't stand here first row as I say these words
The artist realizes that their partner will not be present to hear their confessions and regret.

There's nothing good about writing about you anymore
The artist has come to terms with the fact that writing about their partner will not change anything and only causes them more pain.

Because I've finally understood that nothing make you stay
The artist accepts that their partner has already left and that nothing they can say or do will make them stay.

I tore myself apart every night the past 4 months
The singer has been struggling emotionally and mentally for the past few months since their breakup.

But the blood in my veins is not enough to keep us alive
The artist realizes that their relationship was not sustainable and that they need to move on.

And I'm a human shell where you used to live to overcome the cold
The singer feels like they are just an empty shell of their former self since their partner left, and they used to rely on them to find comfort from life's hardships.

Every time I hear your voice through the hallway
The singer is triggered by the sound of their ex-partner's voice and experiences mixed emotions.

I'm torn between flying and falling
The singer is conflicted between wanting to reach out to their ex-partner and wanting to move on.

And I swear I hear you calling
The artist thinks they can hear their ex-partner's voice as if they need them, but it's only their mind playing tricks on them.

But it's only the sound of my hands dragging on the ground
The artist realizes that the sound they heard was just their own hands dragging on the ground and nothing more.

Breaking all ten fingers to not fucking call you again
The singer is willing to hurt themselves to avoid the urge to contact their ex-partner again and reopen old wounds.

You can see the bones through the flesh
The singer recounts the physical pain and damage they are willing to go through to rid themselves of their ex-partner's presence.

To let you know that I've been really trying to get you out of my skin
The artist is determined to remove their ex-partner from their life completely, even if it takes physical and emotional sacrifice.