Beneath Our Skins

I can't see your face/
But You show me your mask/
We dance like there's no one watching/
That's all I ask.
People wonder why I'm hidden/
Under layers of skin/
Cause beneath I got a skeleton/
Who can't let go of what's in.

But you're peeling back my surfaces/
And causing ripples that turn to shocks/
You're grinding down my mountains/
And turning hilltops into rocks.

Oh, I wish that I could do the same for you/
But trouble is I'm not sure what to do/
You look at me as if you have forever/
But if asked if I know you I would say "Never."

You're the underwater deep/
If I sink too far I drown/
Still you know the ocean waves/
Every silence every sound.
I want to walk a mile in your shoes/
But can't find them anywhere/
Then you stop me from my searching/
Ask me to catch your eyes and stare.

Now I'm cutting down your facets/
So you sparkle and you gleam/
And you've grasped and grabbed my distant heart/
And turned it from coal to steam.

Oh, what couldn't I ever do for you/
Now that I know what is deep and dark and true/
You peeled and took away my dead old skin/
Even though we both know what is within.