Track · Feb 3, 2026 · English

Skin I Outgrew

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Duration

4:15

Language

English

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

I kept your picture

Taped to a cracked black screen

Thought if I stared long enough

You’d crawl back out of me

Old fears in the closet

All lined up in my clothes

Tried them on this morning

They don’t fit like before (nah)

[Chorus]

I’m letting go of the ghost I carried

Hands up

Cut the rope

Set it free

If I stay who I was

I’ll bury

Every part of who I’m meant to be

I was holding on so heavy

To a story that was breaking me

So I’m burning every mask that named me

I’m letting go of who I used to be (let it go, let it go)

[Verse 2]

You taught me to swallow

Every word that scraped

Smile in the mirror

Till the edges flaked

Now my voice is shaking

But it’s my own sound

I’m afraid of the echo

But I won’t turn it down (won’t turn it down)

[Chorus]

I’m letting go of the ghost I carried

Hands up

Cut the rope

Set it free

If I stay who I was

I’ll bury

Every part of who I’m meant to be

I was holding on so heavy

To a story that was breaking me

So I’m burning every mask that named me

I’m letting go of who I used to be (used to be, used to be)

[Bridge]

[Soft

Distant]

You were carved in my spine

Every step

Your design

But I’m done being written

By a hand that’s not mine (not mine)

[Harsh vocals]

Rip out the script from my teeth

Spit out the lines I believed

If it bleeds when it leaves

Let it bleed

Let it bleed (hey!)

[Breakdown]

(Shed the skin)

That never felt like home

(Break the chains)

I wrapped around my throat

(If it hurts)

That means I’m letting go

I’m letting go

I’m letting—

[Chorus]

I’m letting go of the ghost I carried

Hands up

Cut the rope

Set it free

If I stay who I was

I’ll bury

Every part of who I’m meant to be

I was holding on so heavy

To a story that was breaking me

So I’m tearing out the name that caged me

I’m letting go of who I used to be (who I used to be)

(Who I used to be)

Style

metalhybrid of alt/prog metal and moody r&b: clean baritone leads slide into gritty mid screamswith echoing ad‑libs drifting in the gaps. verses ride a spaciousambient groove over syncopatedpalm-muted low guitars; chorus slams in with wide chordslayered harmoniesand tight djent accents. bridge dips into atmospheric pads and delayed guitar before a crushingpolyrhythmic breakdown. male vocalsbig dynamic swingscinematic reverb on the topline.harshr&bambientdjentmale vocalscleanenglish

Prompt

Alt Metal Prog Metal R&B, Ambient, and Djent Clean vocals (baritone - tenor) Screams, gritty, clean, harsh male vocals, Echoing ad-libs Song about letting go of who you used to be

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GeneratedFeb 3, 2026

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