Page type: lyric reference
Artist: Peter Hammill
Canonical path: /peter-hammill/skin
Related lyric paths: 6
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Skin
Read Skin lyrics by Peter Hammill on LyroVerse, with linked artist context and related song paths.
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Skin
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There's a shiver down the spine
of the body map...
How come everything gets so physical?
With your finger on the pulse and
your head in the clouds
Everything's so tactile
In your private world,
In your little world.
Chorus:
Under the skin you search for paradise
Under the skin some kind of parasite
remains concealed
Under the skin a true identity, a memory
will soon be revealed... under the skin.
Hit that button, no time to lose -
Everything's so immediate,
You'd have it all right now
If you get to choose
In your private world,
Such a tiny world
Is something out to get you under the skin?
Full of the promise of paradise?
Paradise now?
Everything gets so physical,
Everything's so immediate
In your private world,
Such a tiny world
Does something get to you
under the skin?
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Who performs "Skin"?
Peter Hammill performs "Skin", and this lyric page sits inside the Peter Hammill catalog on LyroVerse.
Are there related songs to explore after "Skin"?
Yes. The related section below points to The Institute Of Mental Health, Burning and A Headlong Stretch: iii. The Twelve with a short reason for opening each page next.
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