Nada Surf - “Second Skin“ [Official Video]

From the new album ’Moon Mirror’ out now on @NewWestRecords. Order stream: Vinyl CD: Spotify: Apple Music: Amazon: Tidal: Pandora: Directed and produced by Spencer Gentz: Actors: Luke Jones Jessica Morgan Additional footage by Sophie Higgins, Daniel Lorca, Ira Elliot and Louie Lino LYRICS: i didn’t show you i was wearing a porcelain coat you didn’t know me completely i didn’t let you know i’d excuse myself for five minutes to rub myself up against a tree and get this second layer off of me i’m tired of living in this second skin i want to let everything in i don’t want to compare myself i don’t want to be someone else i tried so many new and old tricks to die and self-improve from divining with dead sticks to fallen yogi hot moves but what i found i learned from no book up on the shelf is to watch the thief of time and learn to trick myself i don’t want to leave my brand new skin it’s made of leaves it’s strong and thin i waited for it every day i wake up and it goes away heaven on earth is quiet and it’s dark heaven on earth is daytime in a city park this apartment building floats on a humming sea under the floorboards under you and me i don’t want to leave my brand new skin it’s made of leaves it’s strong and thin i waited for it every day i wake up and it goes away i’m never gonna leave my brand new skin it’s part of me, it’s strong and thin i waited for it night and day i wake up and i’ll stay