Who are you? - (NOT ME!) Who am I? - (YOU’LL SEE!) Slip it on, a new reflection Different voice, corrected tone Every gesture calculated Nothing here is really my own Mirror talks in quiet static Shows a face I almost know Every layer fits much tighter Every truth I let it go And I play the part (TOO DAMN WELL!) And I lose the core (CAN’T YOU TELL?) The smooth, thin, perfect lie! Second, second Skin I wear! Second, second Always there! Second, second Feels so right! Second, second ERASE THE “I”! One more mask for every moment One more name I can become Every room a new illusion Every word already done Gift of self, I traded pieces For approval, for the role If I peel it back too quickly There’s just nothing left to hold Don’t look inside (TOO MUCH VOID!) Don’t ask too deep (KEEP IT VOID!) One rule: don’t let it crack! Second, second Skin I wear! Second, second Always there! Second, second Feels so right! Second, second ERASE THE “I”! Take it off - (CAN’T DO THAT!) Rip it out - (TOO FAR GONE!) Show yourself - (WHICH ONE NOW?) Tell the truth - (THERE IS NONE!) Every face I multiply Tell me which one gets to die! Second, second Skin won’t tear! Second, second EVERYWHERE! Second, second Day and night! Second, second KILL THE “I”! Peel it back… there’s no core… Just the masks I wore before… No more self, no more pity Only skin… without a city.
