The Sad Songs Channel: Natalie Merchant - My Skin

"Natalie Merchant - My Skin"This is the first in a series of sad songs I've compiled, and it is accompanied by a video I've made featuring the "My Skin" lyrics and pictures of Natalie Merchant.To see my other music videos, go on to my channel (TheSadSongsChannel), and subscribe if you wish.Lyrics:Take a look at my bodyLook at my handsThere's so much here that I don't understandYour face-saving promisesWhispered like prayersI don't need them'Cause I've been treated so wrongI've been treated so longAs if I'm becoming untouchableWell, contempt loves the silenceIt thrives in the darkWith fine winding tendrils that strangle the heartThey say that promises sweeten the blowBut I don't need themNo, I don't need themI've been treated so wrongI've been treated so longAs if I'm becoming untouchableI'm a slow-dying flowerIn the frost-killing hourSweet turning sour and untouchableI need the darknessThe sweetnessThe sadnessThe weaknessOh, I need this...I need a lullabyA kiss goodnightAngel, sweet love of my lifeOh I need this...I'm a slow-dying flowerFrost-killing hourThe sweet turning sour and untouchableDo you remember the way that you touched me before?All the trembling sweetnessI loved and adoredYour face-saving promisesWhispered liked prayersI don't need themI need the darknessThe sweetnessThe sadnessThe weaknessOh, I need this...I need a lullabyA kiss goodnightAngel, sweet love of my lifeOh, I need this...Well is it dark enough?Can you see me?Do you want me?Can you reach me?Or I'm leaving...Better shut your mouthAnd hold your breathYou kiss me nowYou catch your deathOh, I mean this...Oh, I mean this...

Channel: Music
Uploaded: August 30, 2007 at 12:46 pm
Author: TheSadSongsChannel

Length: 05:35
Rating: 4.92
Views: 156837

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