Under the Skin

Lyrics

Intro
Shh...
I know your shape
I know your name

Verse 1
I crawl through the vent
With my teeth on the wire
Your pulse in my hand
Like a bird in a vise
Cold little smiles
In the crack of the wall
I wear your face
Then I watch it fall

Pre-Chorus
Skin on skin
I can hear the lie
Bone-deep grin
When I open wide
Don't run now
I am already here
Don't pray now
I am in your ear

Chorus
Under the skin
(under the skin)
I live again
(I live again)
Under the skin
(under the skin)
You let me in
(you let me in)

Verse 2
I learned your fear
From the way you blink
From the salt in your mouth
When you try not to think
I twist your sleep
Like a rusted key
And the face in the glass
Is the worst of me

Pre-Chorus
Skin on skin
I can hear the lie
Bone-deep grin
When I open wide
Don't run now
I am already here
Don't pray now
I am in your ear

Chorus
Under the skin
(under the skin)
I live again
(I live again)
Under the skin
(under the skin)
You let me in
(you let me in)

Bridge
I am the click
In the back of your skull
I am the grin
When the room goes dull
Say my name
And the door unseals
Say my name
And the shape gets real

Breakdown
Break, break
Let it split
I wear your mouth
I wear your fit
Cough up truth
Spit out glass
I was the first
And I am last

Verse 3
Now your hands shake
When the floorboards sigh
Now you flinch
At your own reply
I stitch your thoughts
With a butcher's thread
And I tuck my voice
In the back of your head

Chorus
Under the skin
(under the skin)
I live again
(I live again)
Under the skin
(under the skin)
You let me in
(you let me in)

Outro
Shh...
I know your shape
I know your name
Under the skin
Under the skin