under my skin

January 11, 2001 by krisis

In response to a non-perma-link post on ThePlan (come on, people, Perma Links are not that hard), i have always considered “i’ve got you under my skin” as an integral accompaniment to “under my skin,” and in the past the coda of latter song has been the first verse of the former. However, this is more of a random decision to lengthen a good version of the song rather than a planned medley, and i tend to avoid the add-on if i plan to use the song for a recording since i’d like it to stand on it’s own two legs. But, really, aren’t you sick of those same damned chords over and over by the time you get to the end of the normal version of the song? Hopefully all the fun stuff i have planned for it will alleviate the boredom that i certainly feel at playing those same chords over and over. Anyhow… um… ThePlan has this on-again off-again habit of being a running commentary on whatever i post, which is pretty amusing, so you should visit whenever you get bored with the real me. :p

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January 11, 2001 by krisis

Also conceptualized so far (in addition to guitar and voice) is: bass and piano on “Crashing,” electric guitar on “Punk,” and a multitude of extraneous tracks on “Under My Skin.” The challenge with UMS is to keep it from sounding too busy, as there are way more than eight tracks of audio in what i want to add to it. This is so exciting! I wish i could go down to the studio right now, but the building is locked. Hmph. I should probably be shopping for my electric guitar sometime soon, eh? Perhaps… i have no patience for anything…

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January 11, 2001 by krisis

Breaking news for those of you who actually listen to my squawking and strumming: I’ll be recording a brand new studio EP tentatively titled sweeter to be released on April10th. The current track-listing is as follows: Under My Skin, Punk, Relief, Angel, Crashing, Deadweight, Lost, & Never Say Goodbye. Yes, i realize that a few songs got excluded, but this is just a tentative list. Basically, i’m too darn impatient to wait until i’m ready to play a whole album and i desperately want to record “UMS” and “Crashing” before they get lost amongst newer songs. So, seeing as i know enough about the studio to record basic tracks as well as overdubs and whatnot, now is the time to put it all to the test! Furthermore, i finally was given access to the ProTools system, which means i might actually be able to smuggle out some MP3’s of my progress in the coming weeks. Please, try to control your bodily function! I know the thought of me singing into an actual microphone is pretty exciting, but you’ve got three months yet before you can hear the final product. Ok? Exciting!?! Whoo!

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January 9, 2001 by krisis

Legends of the flesh right here, under my skin. You, in that little black dress, stink of sin. Where am i standing now with this weakest chin? Right next to where we begin. … I said goodbye maybe once or twice when i didn’t really, really mean it. I said “i like you very much,” but i meant something else. I once just lived a solitary existance, resisting advances. But, i’d say it wasn’t the best thing. No, it wasn’t the best thing. … We’re leaving words hanging in our heads: hanging like unstylish clothes and i’ve said just about all that i know how to say with these lips and other things. You can just walk away, ’cause i’ll remember a moment or two we shared, but i think you will remember them too; i think you’ll remember them too. … Legends of this flesh right here, under my skin – where they’ve laid for years. And you in that little black dress stinks of sin and all my other fears. Where am i standing now with this weakest chin? Right next to where we begin, where we’ll begin again – we could begin again. Begin with the sin: and i don’t think i can rearrange this situation, these feelings, we exchange my whole life for just one kiss, and i can’t miss that anymore. Oh no, i can’t miss you anymore ’cause i’m not allowed to, i couldn’t, i shouldn’t, i wouldn’t ever really want to stay away from anything you’ve had to say. And i’ve got you under my skin.

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January 9, 2001 by krisis

In less than an hour i’ll be celebrating the one year anniversary of writing “Under My Skin.” Thinking about it makes me want to… cry? I almost hate when i crystallize a moment in time so perfectly into words and notes that sound good, so that i replay the moment every time i sing the song. Over time i’ve come to accept my slightly idealized account of what happened as the truth, when in reality it was only the truth of my perception. UMS is one of the lucky few songs i’ve written that have been liked both by me and my occasional audiences, and i’m grateful for having the opportunity to call it my own – even if it was a result of heartbreak. Even more important to me is that the song is accepted and adored by the person it’s about, although i still don’t think she truly understands what it (and she) means to me. This weekend i demoed the song in several configurations in the studio, and it will definitely be a prominent track on my next demo recording.

Anyhow, all of my creepy singer-songwriter issues aside, you can still hear my original recording of the song over at AMkitchen, as well as newer versions there and in the Trio archive. After a year it all still feels the same, even though it sounds a little different now.

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