UNDER MY SKIN

[Intro – soft piano only]

(soft male vocal lead)
I’ve been staring at the mirror
Trying hard to understand
Why the face that’s looking back at me
Feels like someone else again

(gentle band harmony)
Someone else…

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[Verse 1]

(male vocal – quiet tone)
Every word inside my head
Tells me I should be someone new
Like the world keeps drawing outlines
I could never fit into

(soft harmony)
Fit into…

(male vocal)
Every step feels unfamiliar
Like I’m walking in disguise
Like the person in the mirror
Is a stranger in my eyes

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[Pre-Chorus]

(male vocal – emotional)
I keep saying I’m okay
But I’m still learning how to stay

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[Chorus]

(male vocal – vulnerable)
I’m living under my skin
Still learning how to breathe in it

(soft band harmonies)
Breathe in it…

(male vocal)
Every scar reminds me
I’m still here within it

(gentle harmony)
Within it…

(male vocal)
Maybe I’m not broken
Maybe I’m just growing

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[Verse 2]

(male vocal – soft)
I remember saying sorry
For things I couldn’t change
For the way my heart kept beating
For the thoughts inside my brain

(soft harmony)
Inside my brain…

(male vocal – reflective)
Spent so long believing
I was never good enough
Trying hard to be somebody
Just to feel a little love

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[Bridge – piano very quiet]

(soft falsetto / head voice)
Sorrrry…

(soft harmony)
Sorrrry…

(male vocal – fragile tone)
Sorrrry…
I’m still not at home in my body

(band harmony – whisper)
Not at home…

(male vocal – quiet realisation)
But maybe someday
I will be

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[Final Chorus]

(male vocal – emotional but calm)
I’m living under my skin
And maybe that’s enough

(soft band harmonies)
Enough…

(male vocal)
Every part of who I am
Deserves a little love

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[Outro – piano fading]

(soft male vocal)
I’m learning how to live
Under my skin

Stripped mature boyband ballad, soft piano only, emotional vocals, gentle harmonies, intimate atmosphere