'Skin' se estrenó en 2017. Este tema está incluido en el disco 'Human (Deluxe)'
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Skin
When I heard that sound
When the walls came down
I was thinking about you
About you
When my skin grows old
When my breath runs cold
I'll be thinking about you
About you
Seconds from my heart
A bullet from the dark
Helpless, I surrender
Shackled by your love
Holding me like this
With poison on your lips
Only when it's over
The silence hits so hard
'Cause it was almost love, it was almost love
It was almost love, it was almost love
When I heard that sound
When the walls came down
I was thinking about you
About you
When my skin grows old
When my breath runs cold
I'll be thinking about you
About you
When I run out of air to breathe
It's your ghost I see
I'll be thinking about you, about you
It was almost love, it was almost
We bleed ourselves in vain
How tragic is this game?
Turn around, I'm holding on to someone
But the love is gone
Carrying the load, with wings that feel like stone
Knowing that we nearly fell so far now
It's hard to tell
Yeah we came so close, it was almost love
It was almost love, it was almost love
When I heard that sound
When the walls came down
I was thinking about you
About you
When my skin grows old
When my breath runs cold
I'll be thinking about you
About you
When I run out of air to breathe
It's your ghost I see
I'll be thinking about you, about you
While I reached out for your hand
When the walls were caving in
When I see you on the other side
We can try all over again
When I heard that sound
When the walls came down
I was thinking about you
About you
When my skin grows old
When my breath runs cold
I'll be thinking about you
About you
When I run out of air to breathe
It's your ghost I see
I'll be thinking about you, about you
'Cause it was almost love, it was almost love
It was almost love, it was almost love
Significado de la letra
La canción 'Skin' de Rag'n'Bone Man trata sobre la nostalgia y los recuerdos de un amor perdido. Describe la sensación de pensar en esa persona especial cuando la vida envejece y el final se acerca. Con un tono melancólico, el cantante habla de cómo la relación estuvo cerca de ser amor verdadero, pero algo impidió que se materializara por completo.
El dolor de haber estado tan cerca de la felicidad se refleja en cada verso, mientras el narrador se aferra a los recuerdos de lo que pudo haber sido. La metáfora de estar 'cargando la carga con alas que sienten como piedra' ilustra la dificultad de dejar atrás un amor que estuvo a punto de realizarse.
A pesar de la distancia y el tiempo, el protagonista sigue pensando en esa persona, incluso cuando su aliento se agota y solo queda el eco de su presencia. La canción evoca la idea de una segunda oportunidad, de intentar de nuevo cuando las circunstancias lo permitan.
En definitiva, 'Skin' es una oda a la nostalgia, al amor casi alcanzado y a la esperanza de que, tal vez, algún día esos sentimientos perdidos puedan resurgir y cobrar vida una vez más.
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