Skinless is an American death metal band. The band formed in 1992 and disbanded in 2011, but reformed in 2013.
Skinless was formed by Ryan Wade and Noah Carpenter in the town of South Glens Falls, New York. After relocating to various New York towns and cities such as Saratoga, Clifton Park, and Cohoes, the band settled in Troy, New York.
Skinless is known for its consistently intense performances, as well as for its lyrical mix of end-of-the-world cynicism and comedy, which at times satirizes well known death metal lyrics from bands such as Carcass and Cannibal Corpse, and death metal in general. These lyrical themes are demonstrated in songs such as "The Optimist", about a crumbling human society, and "Tug of War Intestines", which depicts children playing schoolyard games with a surgery patient's internal organs. The band has occasionally brought the "Skinless Girl" on stage and let her be roughed up, covered in fake blood, while the band performed. Earlier in the band's career, Skinless handed out long tubes of foam for the moshers to beat each other while the band played. These tubes were nicknamed "The Logs of Brutality".
The hand on power thrives on the backs of slaves
The minds of millions suppressed and pushed into their graves
Into their graves...
Children wander, with removed eyes led to worship and told the lies
Bred in enslavement, born in servitude we'll take anything we need of you
Mankind exists in slavery - a value placed on expectancy
No hope, suppress what you feel - give in and follow what you fear
There must be another way!! Not a value on expectancy
No hope, suppress what you feel - give in and follow what you fear
Mankind exists in slavery - another governs reality
Dismiss your dreams as a lie - enslaved, disgraced you will die
Asleep sense fleeing, drawn towards the light that is fading
Wake up to an end of reason, blind faith guides the path you are leading
As on our sorrow bleeds on blood and fear they feed
Repent, accept fallacy, deny the truth...you're free
Constantly entertaining delusion, delusion of our freedom