diff --git a/source/funkin/game/Stage.hx b/source/funkin/game/Stage.hx
index eab58efa..695961b5 100644
--- a/source/funkin/game/Stage.hx
+++ b/source/funkin/game/Stage.hx
@@ -244,8 +244,8 @@ class StageCharPos extends FlxObject {
 	public var charSpacingY:Float = 0;
 	public var camxoffset:Float = 0;
 	public var camyoffset:Float = 0;
-	public var skewX:Float = 1;
-	public var skewY:Float = 1;
+	public var skewX:Float = 0;
+	public var skewY:Float = 0;
 	public var flipX:Bool = false;
 	public var scale:FlxPoint = FlxPoint.get(1, 1);
 
@@ -265,7 +265,7 @@ class StageCharPos extends FlxObject {
 		char.scrollFactor.set(scrollFactor.x, scrollFactor.y);
 		char.scale.x *= scale.x; char.scale.y *= scale.y;
 		char.cameraOffset += FlxPoint.weak(camxoffset, camyoffset);
-		char.skew.x *= skewX; char.skew.y *= skewY;
+		char.skew.x += skewX; char.skew.y += skewY;
 	}
 }
 typedef StageCharPosInfo = {