skin i don’t fit
FRAGMENTED · (UN)BROKEN · Out 30 October 2026
Smiling on cue, cutting away pieces to fit the shape others want, until there's nothing left of you. A song about identity forced into a mould, and finally peeling the mask off.
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Credits
Artist: Fragmented
Album: (UN)BROKEN (track 7)
Album release: 30 October 2026
Label: Fragmented Music
Lyrics
I learned to smile on cue, wear faces I was handed
Every room a mirror, every breath rehearsed
Every room a mirror, every breath rehearsed
They said "be grateful," said "it could be worse"
So I folded my doubt into something they could stand with
I traced the outline of who I should be
Cut away pieces till nothing was me
If I keep shrinking, will I finally belong?
Or disappear inside the shape they want?
I'M TRAPPED IN A SKIN I DON'T FIT —
SCREAMING QUIET JUST TO COEXIST —
I'VE BEEN HOLDING MY BREATH TOO LONG —
JUST TO PROVE THAT I'M NOT WRONG —
Measured by numbers, weighed by applause
Told to be honest but punished for flaws
Every "almost" branded into my spine
Every deadline moving the finish line
I chased reflections, mistook them for truth
Now I don't recognize my own youth
They call it growth — I call it decay
You don't survive by fading away
I'M TRAPPED IN A SKIN I DON'T FIT —
MOLDING MYSELF TO THE EDGE OF IT —
IF I BREAK OUT, IF I BURN THIS DOWN —
WILL I STILL BE HERE WHEN THE ASH SETTLES NOW? —
PEEL — IT — OFF
STRIP — IT — BACK
I WANT MY NAME —
NOT THE MASK
I'm not your version of strong
I'm not your outline of right
But I'm still breathing — still here
Still fighting to feel alive
AND I WON'T ERASE MYSELF TO SURVIVE
I'M DONE WITH A SKIN I DON'T FIT —
DONE PRETENDING I DESERVE THIS —
IF BEING ME MEANS LOSING YOU —
THEN I'LL BLEED TRUTH —
AND SEE IT THROUGH —
