No Skin (For Layne)

Carry me down where the cool water flows
Let my desire unquenched
Leave me alone with my dreams and my demons
Let my thirst swim in the sand

Nothing can harm when you have no skin
No one can hear the sound
Of the descent of a man in the dark
When no one looks around

Mow the green grass 'til the root isn't bleeding
So it won't grow anymore
Lay down your concrete on seeds and on buds and
Set the playground on fire

Nothing can harm when you have no skin
No one can hear the sound
Of the descent of a man in the dark
When no one looks around

I'M MAKING LOVE WITH MY SPOON AND MY NEEDLE
SINGING THE SILENCE MY SONG
ABANDONED TO THE SWEET STREAM OF THIS RIVER
DON'T MIND THE APPROACHING FALLS

Carry me down where the cool water flows and
Let all my cord unwind
One can't forgive what no one can erase
And leave it all behind

But nothing can harm when you have no skin
No one can hear the sound
Of the descent of a man in the dark
When no one looks around

I'M MAKING LOVE WITH MY SPOON AND MY NEEDLE
SINGING THE SILENCE MY SONG
ABANDONED TO THE SWEET STREAM OF THIS RIVER
DON'T MIND THE APPROACHING FALLS

But nothing can harm when you have no skin
No one can hear the sound
Of the descent of a man in the dark
When no one looks around

I'M MAKING LOVE WITH MY SPOON AND MY NEEDLE
SINGING THE SILENCE MY SONG
ABANDONED TO THE SWEET STREAM OF THIS RIVER
DON'T MIND THE APPROACHING FALLS

I'M ON MY WAY TO GET RID OF MY BURDEN
NO ONE WILL NOTICE THE LOSS
I'M GONNA SHED ALL MY LEAVES AND MY SHADOW
NO ONE WILL CARRY MY CROSS