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Skillet – Fingernails (2003) | Track profile | Dork

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Skillet
Collide (Bonus Track Version)
Fingernails

TRACK

Fingernails

Release date: 18th November 2003

From Collide (Bonus Track Version)

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About This Track

"Fingernails" is a track by Skillet, from the album Collide (Bonus Track Version), released 18th November 2003. Full lyrics are available below.

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Lyrics

Fingernails

[Intro]

Never reaching what I want to reach

Never being who I want to be

Blaming me when I fall and fail

All my dreams splintering

Under my fingernails

Under my fingernails

[Verse 1]

I'm empty, lonely, and accused

Accused without a word

My fingernails are chipping down

From clawing in the dirt

I'm so lost, lost and confused

I threw it all away

How can I be beautiful

When I am so afraid

[Chorus]

Never reaching what I want to reach

Never being who I want to be

Blaming me when I fall and fail

All my dreams splintering

Under my fingernails

All my dreams out of reach

Under my fingernails

[Verse 2]

I watched it all slip through my hands

My brokenness revealed

I'm so proud, I'm so proud

I'm crying to be filled

I'm killing, destroying the plague

That's killing me away

I've got to live, I've got to love

Like I am unafraid

[Chorus]

Never reaching what I want to reach

Never being who I want to be

Blaming me when I fall and fail

All my dreams splintering

Under my fingernails

Never reaching what I want to reach

Never being who I want to be

Blaming me when I fall and fail

All my dreams splintering

Under my fingernails

All my dreams out of reach

Under my fingernails

[Bridge]

I'm wasting, wasting every moment

I want to be tasting

Tasting every moment with you

I'm suffering, I'm bleeding, on my knees

Who's going to save me?

Suffering, bleeding

Save me from this pit of frailty

[Chorus]

Never reaching what I want to reach

Never being who I want to be

Blaming me when I fall and fail

All my dreams splintering

Under my fingernails

Never reaching what I want to reach

Never being who I want to be

Blaming me when I fall and fail

All my dreams splintering

Under my fingernails

All my dreams out of reach

Under my fingernails

Never reaching me

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Track details

From Collide (Bonus Track Version)

2003

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Album

Collide (Bonus Track Version)

Release year

2003

—Under My Skin
—Energy
—My Obsession
—A Little More
—Cycle Down
—Collide
—Forsaken
—Fingernails
—Imperfection
—Open Wounds

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Credits

Production & Engineering

Writer: John Cooper
Producer: John Cooper
Drums: Lori Peters
Keyboards: Korey Cooper
Vocals: John Cooper
Assistant Recording Engineer: Ryan Wiley, Scott Hardin
Background Vocals: Ben Kasica, Korey Cooper, Lori Peters
Bass Guitar: John Cooper
Drum Programmer: Korey Cooper
Electric Guitar: Ben Kasica
Mastering Engineer: Scott Hull
Mixing Engineer: Skidd Mills
Piano: Korey Cooper
Recording Engineer: Curry Weber, Matt Martone, Paul Ebersold, Skidd Mills
Strings Arranger: Korey Cooper, Paul Ebersold