“Hasta La Piel” is Carla Morrison’s heartfelt confession of loving so deeply that it hurts right down to the skin. Over a dreamy alternative soundscape, the Mexican-American singer lets us peek into a relationship balanced between passion and panic. She pleads not to lose her partner, terrified that distance could “devour our honey” and leave their love faithless. Each verse shows her wrestling with two urges: to cling tightly and to set the other free so she will not suffocate what she cherishes most.
The lyrics ripple with vulnerability. Morrison pictures tiny semillas (seeds) of her lover growing inside her, admitting they may wither if he leaves. She wants to sit and cry, spill every secret feeling, then steal one more kiss while she still can. In essence, the song captures that stormy moment when affection is so intense it becomes almost unbearable—where joy, fear, desire, and doubt blur into one raw emotion that lingers hasta la piel.