"Snakeskin" is the thirteenth and final standard track from Rina Sawayama's debut album, Sawayama (2020). Written by Rina Sawayama, Jonny Lattimer and Clarence Clarity, the track was solely produced by Clarity.
Background
Rina Sawayama talked about this song in an AVEX interview:
'I wanted this to close the album because I felt like the album itself was my snakeskin; I shed my trauma and made art out of it– now it' s up to the listeners to consume and industry to commercialise.'[1]
Live performances
"Snakeskin" was part of the regular set list of the Dynasty Tour, which began on 8 November 2021 in Dublin, Ireland.
Lyrics
Looking for forgiveness
I ran into your madness
Shutting off my brain just to spite my
Heart
Heart
Ha-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
You're slithering, slithering, slithering into my heart, yeah
You're changing my, changing my, changing my, changing my mind, yeah
I'm shedding, I'm shedding, I'm shedding, I'm shedding my snakeskin
You're wearin' it, wearin' it, wearin' it every day, yeah
Buy my expensive, exclusive, pain wear
My fine couture is your branded repayment
I tear my soul into two so that you can
P-p-p-pretend despair
Like a snakeskin, l-l-l-like a snakeskin
Like a snakeskin, l-l-l-like a snakeskin
Like a snakeskin, like a snakeskin
Wear me out and tear me down like
Rip rip, rip rip, rip rip
I'll tear you down like
Strip strip, strip strip, strip strip
So run before I
Bit bit, bit bit, bit bit
And make you all
Addicted, addicted
Addicted to my snakeskin
Rip rip, rip rip, rip rip
I'll tear you down like
Strip strip, strip strip, strip strip
So run before I
Bit bit, bit bit, bit bit
And make you all
Addicted, addicted
Addicted to my snakeskin
Buy my expensive, exclusive, pain wear
My fine couture is your branded repayment
I tear my soul into two so that you can
P-p-p-pretend despair
Like a snakeskin, l-l-l-like a snakeskin
Like a snakeskin, l-l-l-like a snakeskin
Like a snakeskin, like a snakeskin
Wear me out and tear me down like
References
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| Dirty Hit • 2020 |