What Does it Mean When John says Joanna is the Kind of Girl Who Could Get Under His Skin?
This is actually really heavy stuff. John is a player, remember? He likes to stay safe. He doesn't want to fall in love with anybody. He likes to have fun until it gets serious. As soon as somebody gets too close, he leaves.
But if somebody "Gets Under Your Skin", just what does this imply?
Urban Dictionary Definition
According to the Urban Dictionary, this is what it means when somebody "gets under your skin":
1. when you meet someone and you're drawn to them. you can't stop thinking about them even when you don't know them. something about them just sparks something down deep. your imagination starts to run wild and you're physically and emotionally altered. they fascinate you.
Frank Sinatra
Frank Sinatra describes exactly what this sentiment is when he sings the song "I've Got yYou Under My Skin." The video below, followed by the lyrics, spell it out quite well:
Lyrics:
Frank Sinatra – I've Got You Under My Skin Lyrics
I've got you under my skin
I've got you deep in the heart of me
So deep in my heart that you're really a part of me
I've got you under my skin
I'd tried so not to give in
I said to myself this affair never will go so well
But why should I try to resist when baby I know down well
But I've got you under my skin
I'd sacrifice anything come what might
For the sake of having you near
In spite of a warning voice that comes in the night
And repeats, repeats in my ear
Don't you know you fool
You never can win
Use your mentality, wake up to reality
But each time I do just the thought of you
Makes me stop before I begin
Because I've got you under my skin
I would sacrifice anything come what might
For the sake of having you near
In spite of the warning voice that comes in the night
And repeats how it yells in my ear
Don't you know you fool
Ain't no chance to win
Why not use your mentality
Get up, wake up to reality
And each time I do just the thought of you
Makes me stop just before I begin
Because I've got you under my skin
And I like you under my skin
I've got you deep in the heart of me
So deep in my heart that you're really a part of me
I've got you under my skin
I'd tried so not to give in
I said to myself this affair never will go so well
But why should I try to resist when baby I know down well
But I've got you under my skin
I'd sacrifice anything come what might
For the sake of having you near
In spite of a warning voice that comes in the night
And repeats, repeats in my ear
Don't you know you fool
You never can win
Use your mentality, wake up to reality
But each time I do just the thought of you
Makes me stop before I begin
Because I've got you under my skin
I would sacrifice anything come what might
For the sake of having you near
In spite of the warning voice that comes in the night
And repeats how it yells in my ear
Don't you know you fool
Ain't no chance to win
Why not use your mentality
Get up, wake up to reality
And each time I do just the thought of you
Makes me stop just before I begin
Because I've got you under my skin
And I like you under my skin
So, as we can see, it can be pretty scary stuff if somebody gets "under your skin". What is John going to about it if Joanna does "get under his skin"? This is not a man who wants this to happen!
