“Under the Skin” is the seventh track on Crown The Empire’s 2019 album Sudden Sky.
The band stated in a track-by-track interview that “Under the Skin” is a take on Sigmund Freud’s theory of the Id, Ego and Superego which represent instinct, reality and mortality respectively and all three are at co...
[Verse 1]
What do you mean? Our guarded hearts are broken
What do you need? A better way to waste your time?
So out of sync, we smile like nothing's broken
We're acting out the feelings that we left behind
[Chorus]
I've seen it all before (I've seen it all before)
But I've never had to crawl to fight a war
So I don't wanna wake up with you now
No, I don't wanna wake up with you now
[Verse 2]
What do you see? A safer place to harbor?
What do you need? A host that you can hide behind?
A web of lies, we spin until we're broken
But every time I see you feels like the first time
[Chorus]
I've seen it all before (I've seen it all before)
But I've never had to crawl to fight a war
So I don't wanna wake up with you now
No, I don't wanna wake up with you now
[Bridge]
I keep running away from myself
I keep telling myself that I'll change
I keep running away from myself
I keep telling myself that I'll change
I keep running away from myself
I keep telling myself that I'll change
I keep running away from myself
I keep telling myself that I'll change, I'll change
[Outro]
I've seen it all before
What do you mean? Our guarded hearts are broken
I've seen it all before
What do you mean? Our guarded hearts are broken
Under the Skin was written by Andy Leo & Brandon Hoover & Drew Fulk.
Under the Skin was produced by Josh Strock & Drew Fulk.
Crown The Empire released Under the Skin on Fri Jul 19 2019.
Prior to the release of the Sudden Sky, Crown The Empire released a short video on their Instagram and Twitter accounts with the the following description about “Under the Skin”:
This song is about a conversation with ourselves. We’re battling internal demons while trying to find meaning in this li...