:: SKIN DEEP::

See me; I want to be seen
It’s still me under this cloth of skin
Mother can’t I be?
Father stand up for me

City; the firth and filth
Filter past my headphones
To block the noise of diversity
Insanity

And what I have become
Insane and unreal in this tale
But it’s still me

[whisper]
I can chase you but we’ll never catch those days again
I can meet you on the rooftop but you’ll not come

[chorus]
I’m still the same
(Please see me)
The crowd will not part
(You keep walking)
The streets have no end
The smoke blows you away

You loved me; love me again
Love can switch sides; I know it can
Momma says, “Think again.”

Sing a subway melody
A tune no one can hear (remember)
Jump over the gap with me
Leap over a barrier

Flower grow through a crack in the pavement
Can you smell it? Can you see it?
Doesn’t it make your heart ache?
Across the city river there?

Reach and grasp in my hand
Lose my family, lose my friend
Because of what I am

[whisper]

Boys don’t cry; they pick flowers that wither and die
I will cry, I will pick flowers for him

[chorus]

I’m still the same
(Please see me)
The crowd will not part
(You keep walking)
The streets have no end
The smoke blows you away

[repeat]