[Intro - whispered] Ruhig bleiben Atmen Eins, zwei, drei, vier Don't look at my hands [Verse 1] It starts beneath my fingertips A little line of black Curling softly around my wrist And I know it's coming back I pull my sleeves a little lower Pretend there's nothing there But every time my heartbeat rises I can feel it everywhere [Pre-Chorus] Don't think it Don't wish it Don't give the darkness words Ruhig bleiben Ruhig bleiben But I know it heard [Chorus] It's under my skin Under my skin Black little branches Are crawling within I wash and I scratch But they won't disappear They're under my skin And they know what I fear Unter meiner Haut I feel them begin I keep saying no But they keep Coming in [Verse 2] One mark becomes another Up my arms and to my throat Every secret little anger Written where it starts to show Someone pushes Someone laughs Someone takes one step too far And the room goes cold around me While the shadows start to crawl [Pre-Chorus] Don't hate them Don't curse them Don't picture what you'd do Nicht denken Nicht wünschen Because it listens too [Chorus] It's under my skin Under my skin Black little branches Are crawling within I wash and I scratch But they won't disappear They're under my skin And they know what I fear Unter meiner Haut I feel them begin I keep saying no But they keep Coming in [Post-Chorus - whispered backing vocals] Lass mich raus No Lass mich raus Nein Just let me help you [Verse 3 - darker] The first time it reached my face I couldn't recognize my eyes Green still green Blue still blue But something smiled behind It told me "You don't need to fear them" It told me "You don't have to run" "You only need to want it" And I'll make sure It's done [Breakdown - heavy] NEIN My hands My voice My hate My choice You don't get to turn Every wound into a curse You don't get to make My worst thoughts worse These marks are mine This body is mine Du bist nicht ich GET BACK INSIDE [Instrumental Break] [Bridge - quiet, fragile] Oma said "Keep the water still" She traced the marks But wouldn't tell me why I asked her "Have you seen these before?" She looked away And said "Gute Nacht, Hanna" That was not An answer [Build] So what are you? What am I? Why do you wake When I want someone to cry? [Final Chorus - explosive] YOU'RE UNDER MY SKIN UNDER MY SKIN Black little branches But I won't let you win Cover my hands Cover my throat Cover every inch You can live under my skin BUT YOU DON'T OWN IT Unter meiner Haut I feel you within I know that you're listening SO LISTEN I'M STILL HERE [Final Refrain - choir and heavy guitars] Under my skin Under my skin Du bist nicht ich Under my skin Under my skin Ich bin noch hier [Outro - whispered] Ruhig bleiben Eins Zwei Drei Vier Good Again
