Anyone else heard the song "Skin"?

**daddys3chicks** · 11-28-2005, 08:17 AM

What a sad song, and yet the video has hope. It is by Rascal Flatts I think - but it starts "Sarabeth is scared to death..." about a teen girl with cancer. Makes me cry everytime, because I think about my girls. But what a sweet ending the video has when the boyfriend picks her up for the prom and he has shaved his head.

**KatieInLa2** · 11-28-2005, 01:41 PM

Yes, the radio stations play it all the time here. Its almost as sad as Trace Adkins song Arlinton about a soldier that is buried in Arlinton with his grandfather. Have you heard that one?

**daddys3chicks** · 11-28-2005, 02:24 PM

Yes - I bawl when I hear that song too, although I really love that one. It has a sense of pride to it even though it is about death.

**FreesiaE** · 11-28-2005, 02:52 PM

Originally posted by daddys3chicks
What a sad song, and yet the video has hope. It is by Rascal Flatts I think - but it starts "Sarabeth is scared to death..." about a teen girl with cancer. Makes me cry everytime, because I think about my girls. But what a sweet ending the video has when the boyfriend picks her up for the prom and he has shaved his head.

Ok, I'll probably ruffle a few feathers when I say this, but I don't like that song! I had cancer in high school, so I can somewhat relate to the song. I'm not sure if it is the lyrics or the music of the song that make it seem like such a downer! Seriously, everyone has ups and downs, cancer or not. So I didn't get to do swim team in HS the after I got sick; I switched my focus to academic team and the English team (my team) got 1st in conference. I guess I get tired of cancer being portrayed as an automatic death sentence. Many, many people have full recoveries and lead close to normal lives during times of treatment. I never hear a song/see a movie where the character has cancer, but is still living their life the best they can. Maybe they will have a Skin 2 where the girl heads off to college or something;that would be a welcome change.

**halo475** · 11-28-2005, 03:00 PM

That song makes me cry every single time...

**thrifty gal** · 11-28-2005, 03:03 PM

I love "Skin". A tear jerker for me too.

**Katybird** · 11-28-2005, 03:27 PM

I really like it too.

**momof42003** · 11-29-2005, 04:49 PM

From what I hear it is on their latest CD, but not listed... It is also a song to help raise money for St. Jude, I think is what I heard.. The song is soo sad, yet I think it did give hope at the end when it said "for a moment she wasn't scared"... The video does let you get the sense there really is hope too. I cry every time I see the video and hear the song..

**KKCondrey** · 12-02-2005, 08:17 PM

The girl I work with hadn't heard it yet so I sent her the link to the CMT Top Twenty countdown so she could hear it and see the video. I love it, add me to the list of those that get teary eyed when it plays.