JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - Penyanyi asal Amerika Serikat, Natalie Merchant melantunkan lagu berjudul “My Skin” pada tahun 1998.
Lagu tersebut merupakan bagian dari album studio kedua miliknya yang bertajuk Ophelia.
Album yang dirilis melalui label Elektra Records itu berhasil menduduki peringkat kedelapan di US Billboard 200.
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Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu “My Skin” dari Natalie Merchant.
Intro : Em D C G Am D
Em D
take a look at my body
C G
look at my hands
Am
there's so much here
D
that I don't understand
Em D
your face saving promises
C G
whispered like prayers
G
I don't need them
D
I don't need them
Em
I've been treated so wrong
G
I've been treated so long
Em D
as if I'm becoming untouchable
Em D
contempt loves the silence
C G
it thrives in the dark
Am
with fine winding tendrils
D
that strangle the heart
Em D
they say that promises
C G
sweeten the blow
G
but I don't need them
D
no, I don't need them
Em
I've been treated so wrong
G
I've been treated so long
Em D
as if I'm becoming untouchable
Em
I'm a slow dying flower
G
frost killing hour
Em
the sweet turning sour
D
and untouchable
Em D C G Am D
o, I need
Em
the darkness
Em
the sweetness
G
the sadness
G
the weakness
D
I need this
I need
Em
A lullaby
Em
a kiss goodnight
G
angel sweet
G
love of my life
D
o, I need this