"Worn out leather"?

[Gagas love 722]

20 hours ago, Katie14 said:

On the surface Million Reasons seems like its about love and I think Gaga did this on purpose for the song to be relatable. Im sure the song is partially about Taylor and "all the men in [her] life" but I think its mostly about her wanting to give up on the music industry (and maybe even her life). I never really understood what the worn out leather lyric meant. In the context of love with a man, I guessed it was about cutting through his skin to get to know and understand her man better. Basically cutting through the protective shell of a rugged man in order to connect to him better. 

But, in the context of her career, the lyric can also be heard as, "cut through all this (instead of his) worn out leather". I think she is talking about her own worn out skin. She is cutting through her protective scar tissue to get to her own truth, and her own self behind the protection and facade. The hundred million reasons to walk away are the abuse from her former management, rape, stress, superficiality of fame, and all the negative emotions and experiences she had a few years ago. The good reasons to stay are her true passion for her art, religion/spirituality, inspiration from her aunt, the connection and love she has from her family and friends. These people and feelings are at the core of her but she just has to cut through this protective barrier (worn out leather) that she created to survive all the trauma in order to remember what made her happy. 

What do you think the worn out leather line means?

cut through all the worn out leather is her way of saying

cut through all the fake gay people who force her to be their gay idol.