After years of not working with music, and not with my uncle/producer Joachim, we found our way back to each other in 2021. It felt very right, exciting, and in many ways safe, but at the same time there was a huge part of me that still felt like I wasn’t good enough… My inner critic was still loud. I think I, perhaps subconsciously, needed more support. A kind of support I had lacked before - female support. I didn’t know Vaarin that well, but I had admired her from afar ever since we both studied history at University. I asked if she wanted to join us in the studio and she said yes. We wrote Skin of a Fool during a vulnerable conversation, because, as it turned out, we had both felt like there was no air for us to breathe. And that is what this song is about. Skin of a Fool is the "play" where our inner critics are too loud, but in the end, we dare to face the darkness, together. Sometimes, in order to "get out" of the dark, you need to "allow" it first. And it really helps to know that you’re not alone in it. In Vaarin I found a best friend and ally for life.