『Skin Deep』

[Intro — Instrumental] [Verse 1] You take one look without my glasses And say I'm someone new Oh, is that so? I'm still the same to you With them I'm clever Without them I'm sweet I let my hair down Now I'm tempting, apparently My, what a busy pair of eyes You seem to have Yesterday, today I'm still the same woman [Verse 2] A little mask Upon my face It's not that I have things to hide There's simply nothing to display I know I'm prettier Without these frames You needn't tell me What I already know That's why I wear them Every day They make it easier To get my work done [Pre-Chorus] I've heard those compliments A thousand times I know exactly What's on your mind Neither yes Nor no from me Just one polite smile And I slip away [Chorus] Oh, skin deep Only skin deep Underneath it all We're made of the same things Beautiful, adorable Oh, so seductive My, what greedy creatures Human beings can be If they can't see it They want to look And once they've seen it They want to look deeper Oh, skin deep What wonderfully Ridiculous creatures [Verse 3] A thousand colors A thousand sweets Behind the glass A parade of dreams Women dressed alike But never quite the same Different ages Different ways to bloom Welcome to the harem Oh, have you found your favorite? You tease the shy one Till her ears turn red You tell the innocent one Your longest stories And for the older woman You save your sweetest lines Oh, how charming But darling I know your game [Bridge] Who doesn't love A beautiful thing? I do myself So I won't blame you But human desire Is such a curious thing Just one thin layer Between us all And look how easily Our hearts begin to race If a pair of glasses Can make me someone else Tell me, darling What is it You're really seeing? [Final Chorus] Oh, skin deep Only skin deep Youth and desire Are flowers on the surface You watch them bloom Forget them when they fade My, how fickle Human longing can be But darling Don't you forget Behind these glasses Beneath this loosened hair There is only One woman standing here And even the woman You think you see Is just a picture Painted by your desire [Outro — Slow, Melodic] Another day Inside this little aquarium Sweetness in the air Dreams behind the glass And here I am Swimming through it all [Brief Instrumental Pause] Underneath the skin We're all the same So tell me Why does that one thin layer Matter so much? [End]