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Throw that Bob-Marley-wannabe motherfucker out of here
Fade
Underneath the skin and jewelry
Hidden in her words and eyes
Is a wall that's cold and ugly
And she's scared as hell
Trembling at the thought of feeling
Wide awake and keeping distance
Nothing seems to penetrate her
'Cause she's scared as hell
I am frightened too
I am frightened
Oh no, oh-oh
Trembling at the thought of feeling
Wide awake and keeping distance
Nothing seems to penetrate her
'Cause she's scared as hell
I am frightened too
I am frightened
Wide awake and
Keeping distance from my soul
Wide awake and
Keeping distance from my soul
Fade
Underneath the skin and jewelry
Hidden in her words and eyes
Is a wall that's cold and ugly
And she's scared as hell
Trembling at the thought of feeling
Wide awake and keeping distance
Nothing seems to penetrate her
'Cause she's scared as hell
I am frightened too
I am frightened too
I am scared like you
I am frightened
Fade
Underneath the skin and jewelry
Hidden in her words and eyes
Is a wall that's cold and ugly
And she's scared as hell
Trembling at the thought of feeling
Wide awake and keeping distance
Nothing seems to penetrate her
'Cause she's scared as hell
I am frightened too
I am frightened
Oh no, oh-oh
Trembling at the thought of feeling
Wide awake and keeping distance
Nothing seems to penetrate her
'Cause she's scared as hell
I am frightened too
I am frightened
Wide awake and
Keeping distance from my soul
Wide awake and
Keeping distance from my soul
Fade
Underneath the skin and jewelry
Hidden in her words and eyes
Is a wall that's cold and ugly
And she's scared as hell
Trembling at the thought of feeling
Wide awake and keeping distance
Nothing seems to penetrate her
'Cause she's scared as hell
I am frightened too
I am frightened too
I am scared like you
I am frightened
Lyrics submitted by Jack, edited by Mellow_Harsher
Cold and Ugly [Live] Lyrics as written by Maynard James Keenan Daniel Carey
Lyrics © BMG Rights Management
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I see it as a girl who is maybe beautiful on the outside hides much of her true self on the inside. As with many of Tool's songs, a person should learn to wade in that dark side of themselves; all the things that they refuse to accept and fear from themselves.
Whenever this girl tries to look on the inside, she is scared to understand who she really is. I think almost everyone suffers some sort of abuse within their life -- whether it be emotional, physical, directed from someone else, or even at that person's own hands. It's just the way this world is built and therefore we must learn to expose that darkness that we bury so deep and so often in our life. Before this person can truly be beautiful (hence cold and ugly refers to her inner untouched self), she must expose all this.
I like this.