New Skin lyrics - Incubus

At first I see an open wound 

infected and disastrous 

It breathes chaotic catastrophe 

it cries to be renewed 

Its tears are the color of anger, 

they dry to form a scab 

To the touch, its stiff and resilient, 

underneath, the new skin breathes 

As outwardly cliche as it may seem, 

yes, something under the surface says, 

"C'est la vie" 

It is a circle, there is a plan 

dead skin will atrophy itself to start again 

Look closely at the open wound 

see past what covers the surface 

Underneath chaotic catastrophe, 

creation takes stage. 

Its all been saved 

with exception for the right parts 

When will we be new skin? 

Its all been seen with exception for what could be 

When will we be new skin? 

Fallacious cognitions 

spewed from televisions 

do mold our decisions. 

So stop and take a look, 

and you'll see what I see now