Not For Naught - Second Skin Lyrics

When did you know you had a second skin?
When did you feel it first emerge?
Do you recall the way your head began to spin?
When you first understood that nascent urge?
Figuring out the truth of who you really are
Learning the reason for why you feel the way you do
How did you feel about this second skin?
To balance the wonder and the fear?
Remember how you thought you could not possibly win?
Why did you wince when you felt oh so queer?
Catching a passing glimpse of who you might become
Arguing with yourself about what you should do
What did you do about your second skin?
How did you understand yourself?
Did you realize that life might not be the same again?
Did you think of putting it safely on a closet shelf?
Forgiving yourself for the conflict in your psyche
Accepting your nature for how it crafted you