Second Skin

[Verse 1]
I left the script on the kitchen table
Right beside the keys I don’t need anymore
They said my life was a high-wire cable
Now I’m finding balance on a dusty floor
I cut my hair, I changed my name
I’m a shaking candle, not a perfect flame
[Pre-Chorus]
The ghosts of all the “should-have-beens” fade out
I’m learning the rhythm in the heart of the doubt
[Chorus]
I’m wearing this shadow like a second skin
Breaking down the locks just to let myself in
I’m the crack in the glass, I’m the wild in the tree
A mark of defiance against who I’m told to be
Yeah, it’s the only truth that ever set me free
[Verse 2]
The blueprint was written before I could choose
Straight-edge corners, nothing to lose
But I’m a crooked line, I’m a tear in the seam
I don’t fit the frame of their borrowed dream
Don’t call it a phase, don’t call it a sin
I’m just taking back the life I’m living in
[Pre-Chorus 2]
Every label they gave me falls apart
When I follow the noise of my own heart
[Chorus]
I’m wearing this shadow like a second skin
Breaking down the locks just to let myself in
I’m the crack in the glass, I’m the wild in the tree
A mark of defiance against who I’m told to be
Yeah, it’s the only truth that ever set me free
[Bridge]
They want the polish, they want the shine
A neat-cut soul they can underline
But I’m the static between the lines
The only direction I know is mine
No map, no fear, no alibi—
If I’m going anywhere, I’m going now
[Guitar Solo / Instrumental Break]

[Final Chorus – Lift]
I’m wearing this shadow like a second skin
Breaking every lock just to let myself in
I’m the crack in the glass, I’m the wild in the tree
A living rebellion against who I’m told to be
Yeah, it’s the only truth—
The only truth—
That ever set me free
[Outro]
Against the expectations
Against the cold vibrations
I’m finally me
So let me be

Cinematic 80s alt-rock with indie grit and an anthemic, soul-searching edge about identity and defiance.