Skin
Young And Dramatic Lyrics

The lyrics of Young And Dramatic's song Skin have a surreal and mysterious quality to them. The words seem to be a fragment of a larger narrative that is being slowly unveiled to the listener. The opening lines "Sit here, blue light, washed out, borrowed" create a sense of disorientation and a feeling of being lost in a strange and unfamiliar place. The following line "pin me up and boil, welcome to the wrong" further solidifies this feeling of being in a space that is not quite right or where one should be.

The repetition of the phrase "skin me" throughout the song juxtaposed with lines like "silent filter, whipping, children, posture frozen god, hungry muted nations" create a haunting image of violence and oppression. The phrase "skin me" can be interpreted as a metaphor for being stripped down to one's bare essentials or having one's identity and agency taken away from them. The reference to "whipping, children" implies a sinister and cruel force at work, preying on the vulnerable.

The final lines of the song, "it's just a feeling I have, it's like a feeling of death, you can't be in it for the cash, you must be in it for life, and if your mind is at ease, that is the death of music" provides an interesting commentary on the commercialization of music. The "feeling of death" could be interpreted as a loss of authenticity, integrity, and creativity in popular music. The line "you must be in it for life" suggests that true musicians create music because it is an essential part of who they are and not for the lure of fame and money.