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It Ain’t Me, BabeBand of Skulls

Songwriter: Bob Dylan

Go 'way from my window
Leave at your own chosen speed
I'm not the one you want, babe
I'm not the one you need
You say you're lookin' for someone
Never weak but always strong
To protect you an' defend you
Whether you are right or wrong
Someone to open each and every door
But it ain't me, babe
No, no, no, it ain't me, babe
It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe

Go lightly from the ledge, babe
Go lightly on the ground
I'm not the one you want, babe
I will only let you down
You say you're lookin' for someone
Who will promise never to part
Someone to close his eyes for you
Someone to close his heart
Someone who will die for you an' more
But it ain't me, babe
No, no, no, it ain't me, babe
It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe

Go melt back into the night, babe
Everything inside is made of stone
There's nothing in here moving
An' anyway I'm not alone
You say you're looking for someone
Who'll pick you up each time you fall
To gather flowers constantly
An' to come each time you call
A lover for your life an' nothing more
But it ain't me, babe
No, no, no, it ain't me, babe
It ain't me you're lookin' for, babe

Band of Skulls

Band of Skulls, from Southampton, England, has been called “one of the UK’s best guitar bands”. At ten years old, guitarist Russell Marsden and drummer Matt Hayward’s parents were friends and would often tell them to keep busy (and out of trouble) by writing music together. In 2004, they formed Fleeing New York with a revolving cast of other musicians.

Once they finalized their lineup as a power trio with bassist Emma Richardson, they recorded a demo in a studio set up in Hayward’s father’s shed, changing their name to Band Of Skulls in 2008. The name was likely inspired by a monthly event they ran titled Club Skulls. Their debut album Baby Darling Doll Face Honey was released March 2009, but the band “didn’t have an audience at all” for months. However, after unexpectedly learning their unused demo “Friends” was included on the chart-topping Twilight New Moon soundtrack later that year, the band began to gain traction and sell out clubs as far away as Vancouver, Canada by the end of the year. In response, the band released “Friends” as a two-track EP the following March.

It wasn’t until “I Know What I Am” became iTunes' first ever Single Of The Week that the band reached the top 5 on the UK Indie Singles chart – almost a full year after their debut album’s release. A few months later “Death By Diamonds And Pearls” found similar chart success. The album charted modestly in Belgium and The Netherlands in the summer of 2010 and Entertainment Weekly named Band Of Skulls as “Your Next Favorite Band”.

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