Thick Skin

[Verse 1]
I've opened a place in this simple song
It's a little bit of space I'm leaving
Take your chances at first glances that you'll get me all wrong
And cross out every word I'm singing

[Chorus]
Or this could grow on you, my friend
Might not knock you down and drag you in
But it's a place I can begin
To get under your antenna and your thick skin

[Verse 2]
How about a little wind in your perfect hair?
How about a little swim in my ocean?
I'm dreaming in and breathing in the metaphoric air
Designed to get your faith in motion

[Chorus]
Well, this could grow on you, my friend
Might not knock you down and drag you in
But it's a place I can begin
To get under your antenna and your thick skin

[Bridge]
Working with precision on your thick skin
Making an incision in your thick skin
Creating some division in your thick skin
Carving words of wisdom in your thick skin

[Verse 3]
I've opened up a vein and let the ink get out
It's dripping from the hand I'm moving
The mystery in you and me is what it's all about
And true love is the scalpel I've been using

[Chorus]
Yeah, this could grow on you, my friend
Might not knock you down and drag you in
But it's a place I can begin
To get under your antenna and your thick skin
Under your antenna and your thick skin
Under your antenna and your thick skin