You can hold her hand
And show her how you cry
Explain to her your weakness so she understands
And then roll over and die

You can brave decisions
Before you crumble up inside
Spend your time asking everyone else's permission
Then run away and hide

You can sit on chimneys
With some fire up your ass
No need to know what you're doing or waiting for
But if ever anyone should ask

Tell them I've been licking coconut skins
And we've been hanging out
Tell them God just dropped by to forgive our sins
And relieve us our doubt

Lalala, lala, lala
Lalala, lala, lala
Lalala, lala, lala, lalalala
Lalala, lala, lala

Oh, you can hold her eggs
But your basket has a hole
You can lie between her legs and go looking for
Tell her you're searching for her soul

You can wait for ages
Watch your compost turn to coal
Time is contagious
Everybody's getting old

So you can sit on chimneys
With some fire up your ass
No need to know what you're doing or looking for
But if ever anyone should ask

Tell them I've been cooking coconut skins
And we've been hanging out
Tell them God just dropped by to forgive our sins
And relieve us our doubt

Lalala, lala, lala
Lalala, lala, lala
Lalala, lala, lala, lalalala
Lalala, lala, lala

Lalala, lala, lala
Lalala, lala, lala
Lalala, lala, lala, lalalala
Lalala, lala, lala


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Coconut Skins Lyrics as written by Damien George Rice

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    Love the artist. Creative song. I believe it's about two choices. One choice is a steady relationship where every weakness is known and sometimes people don't measure up (i.e. the hole in his basket). The other choice is the wild life with little responsibility and a "fly by my pants" take on life. The former is scary because it involves love and commitment while the latter (which is what he decides to choose) is easy and safe. He doesn't have to answer to anyone (which is more exciting) and what's more important is he can't let anyone down.

    FatBottomedGurlon September 12, 2011   Link

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