Skin

For my first real blog I chose to analyze one of my favorite songs. This song is called Skin by Alexz Johnson. Here are a few things you should know about before you read this; this song is about a girl named Jude Harrison who has just found out that her father is having an affair on her mother. She is crushed and decides to write a song in order to express her feelings toward her father and what he has done, so here’s the song.

Skin by: Alexz Johnson

I drift away to a place
Another kind of life
Take away the painI create my paradise

Everything I've held
Has hit the wall
What used to be yours
Isn't yours at all

Falling apart, and all that I'm asking
Is it a crime, am I overreacting

Oh, he's under my skin
Just give me something to get rid of him
I've got a reason now to bury this alive
Another little white lie

So what you had didn't fit
Among the pretty things
never fear, never fear
I know now where you've been

Braids have been un-tied
As Ribbons fall awayLeave the consequence
My tears you'll taste

Falling apart and all that I question
Is this a dream or is this my lesson

Oh, he's under my skin
Just give me something to get rid of him
I've got a reason now to bury this alive
Another little white lie

I don't believe I'll be alright
I don't believe I'll be ok
I don't believe how you throw me away
I do believe you didn't tryI do blame you for every lie
When I look in your eyes, I don't see mine

Oh, he's under my skin
Just give me something to get rid of him
I've got a reason now to bury this alive
Another little white lie

Oh my permission to sin
You might have started my reckoning
I've got a reason now to bury him alive
Another little white lie

In the first verse I believe Jude is trying to get away from her pain by going to a place in her mind where she can forget all of the awful things that she has discovered. I think she is expressing to her father how betrayed she feels and how she may no longer be able to trusts or look up to him in the same way as before. Jude questions if this is as big of deal as it feels to be to her or if she is overreacting and blowing things out of proportion. In the chorus Jude conveys her frustration toward her father and tells him she no longer wants to be a part of his life. She feels he may have done this because what he had wasn’t good enough. This song is the first time she formally admits that she knows what he has done. One of my favorite lines is when she says “Braids have been un-tied As Ribbons fall away”. I think it is a creative metaphor symbolizing that she is growing up and is no longer a child. Towards the end Jude tells him that she feels this is his fault and expresses just how much he has hurt her, to the point where she feels she may never be able to forgive him.

I think this is a very powerful song that expresses much emotion. In a way it is its own short story. Jude has feeling that we all may have from time to time when trying to deal with a tough situation. It is a song people can relate to and even be inspired by. I someone is struggling or having a tough time and they listen to this song it could help them to deal with their situation knowing they are not alone in their struggles. I would definitely recommend this song to anyone; I think it is well worth the 2 minutes and 45 seconds it would take for one to listen to it!

Hey Everyone!

Hey everyone and welcome to my english blog! This blog will be used for outside reading in Enriched Language Arts. I will be analyzing outside readings and doing literature reviews. This quarter we will be reading shorter pieces and I should be updating at least once a week.

Hope you enjoy!
Meghan