Skin Lyrics

Skin

now i'd seen him despondent 
a few times as of late 
sometimes the answer
that love gives 
is the hardest one to take 
i know he was prone to paint

the voice of his own fear 
so vincent he picked up the blade 
and he
put it to his ear

look at yourself in the mirror 
you're all rumpled
red stubbled and gaunt 
you walk a dead end path in a dry corn field 
and
now this morose response 
your princess she don't wanna see you 
no your
princess she don't wanna hear 
so vincent he picked up the blade 
and he
put it to his ear

now look if you're gonna come around here 
and say
those sort of things 
you gotta take a few on the chin 
you talking about
love and all that stuff 
you better bring your thickest skin 
sometimes
you can't please everyone 
sometimes you can't please anyone at all 
you
sew your heart onto your sleeve 
and wait for the ax to fall

you
there with the paint box 
you there with paper and pen 
me i got this
blunt instrument 
i'm gonna play on 'til the end 
and you know you come
with empty hands 
or you don't come at all 
you deal your best hand out
in the marketplace 
and let the chips fall

the package it comes
wrapped up 
there is a lesson here 
vincent he picked up the blade

and he put it to his ear

now look if you're gonna come around here

and say those sort of things 
you gotta take a few on the chin 
yeah
you're talking about sin and redemption 
well you better wear your thickest
skin 
sometimes you can't please everyone 
sometimes you can't please
anyone at all 
sew your heart onto your sleeve 
and wait for the ax to
fall