Brown flays open his own tortured skin looking for what blood beats beneath and why .
Brown 's revelations have no smugness or self - congratulation ; they reek of remorse and desire , passion and futility .
Brown flays open Brown 's own tortured skin looking for what blood beats beneath and why .
Brown 's revelations have no smugness or self - congratulation ; they reek of remorse and desire , passion and futility .