Skip Lyrics – Cavetown | from “Running With Scissors”

Cavetown’s charging headfirst into the unknown with Running With Scissors, his sixth studio album slicing out January 16, 2026 via Futures Music Group, and “Skip” is the jittery pulse that kicks it off—like that split-second urge to bolt before doubt catches up.

Robin Skinner, the bedroom-pop wizard behind Cavetown, crafts this one with co-producer Ryan Raines, layering his signature acoustic strums and soft falsetto over twinkling synths and a beat that bounces like fireflies in your chest. It’s got that cozy folk-electronica blend he’s mastered—think Lemon Boy whimsy meets a dash of Tame Impala haze—but dialed up with R&B-infused hooks that feel tailor-made for rainy-day playlists or stolen kisses.

Thematically, it’s pure infatuation overload: being someone’s alibi, their “memory foam” and wandering mind companion, all while craving the messy truths they’d rather skip. That refrain—“It’s just what you do when you’re in love”—loops like a secret you whisper to yourself, equal parts playful and piercing, capturing the blind spots we leap over in the name of feeling alive. Dropped as the lead teaser last fall, it racked up millions on TikTok, with fans stitching their own “skip to the good part” montages that had Skinner grinning in his IG lives.

Running With Scissors unfolds like a scrapbook of becoming: 13 tracks tracing inherited scars from family, the raw tangle of love and anger, and that slow-burn bravery to carry forward what serves you. It’s got the dreamy drift of “Baby Spoon,” the glitchy fireworks of “Rainbow Gal” ft. a surprise Juno drop, the mathy riffs of “Sailboat,” and frustrated howls closing “Straight Through My Head (DO IT!!!).” No rigid narrative, just Skinner’s evolved lens on identity—ditching kid-era softness for adult-edged honesty, all while keeping that fan-hug warmth. Official teasers hit his Insta in September, with live snippets from a hushed Brooklyn set lighting up TikTok, where stans are already mapping their own “skip the safe path” stories.

Skinner’s hitting this milestone mid-evolution, freshly inked to Futures after years of DIY triumphs—think 2022’s Worm Food charting worldwide and sold-out world tours that packed 10K-seaters from London to LA. The Cambridge kid-turned-New York nomad, now 28 and therapy-forged, is trading anxious whispers for empowered roars, proving his cozy confessional sound can stretch without snapping. It’s him saying growth isn’t linear; it’s a scissor-run sprint, full of falls and fixes.

Dive into the Skip lyrics below and unpack its raw narrative. Don’t miss other Running With Scissors tracks for more of Cavetown’s tender growth anthems.