Skeleton, you are my friend
But you are made of bone
And you have got no flesh and blood
Running through you to help protect the bone
Skeleton, we have been friends for years
And you have seen me through some trials
And tribulations and some tears
But everybody thinks I'm weird
And I should have known that it wouldn't be long
Until you, you've got me standing in an awkward position
With unwanted attention and a need for explanation
And it's not that I'm letting go of you
But I don't know what to do
Skeleton, we are so close
But you have got no body
So, why do you insist on wearing clothes?
Skeleton, when we were young, it was easy
Even though the other kids, they would tease me
I was only seven, I had you but now I'm twenty-two
And now it's different when I take you out
And you, you've got me standing in an awkward position
With unwanted attention and a need for explanation
And it's not that I'm letting go of you
But I don't know what to do
And sometimes at night
I dream of the most terrible things
I take, take a hammer and I creep out of bed
And I raise it high and I smash your head
Fibula and tibula and ribs and cages, too
In fact, while I'm here, I'll smash the whole of you
But skeleton, you are my friend
And I could never bring your life to an end
Yes, skeleton, you are, you are my friend
And I'll be there for you until the end
And even though when I take you out
You've got me, you've got me
Standing in an awkward position
With unwanted attention and a need for explanation
I could, I could never let you go
And that is all I know
And that is all I know
And that is all I, that is all I know
And that is all I know, know
But you are made of bone
And you have got no flesh and blood
Running through you to help protect the bone
Skeleton, we have been friends for years
And you have seen me through some trials
And tribulations and some tears
But everybody thinks I'm weird
And I should have known that it wouldn't be long
Until you, you've got me standing in an awkward position
With unwanted attention and a need for explanation
And it's not that I'm letting go of you
But I don't know what to do
Skeleton, we are so close
But you have got no body
So, why do you insist on wearing clothes?
Skeleton, when we were young, it was easy
Even though the other kids, they would tease me
I was only seven, I had you but now I'm twenty-two
And now it's different when I take you out
And you, you've got me standing in an awkward position
With unwanted attention and a need for explanation
And it's not that I'm letting go of you
But I don't know what to do
And sometimes at night
I dream of the most terrible things
I take, take a hammer and I creep out of bed
And I raise it high and I smash your head
Fibula and tibula and ribs and cages, too
In fact, while I'm here, I'll smash the whole of you
But skeleton, you are my friend
And I could never bring your life to an end
Yes, skeleton, you are, you are my friend
And I'll be there for you until the end
And even though when I take you out
You've got me, you've got me
Standing in an awkward position
With unwanted attention and a need for explanation
I could, I could never let you go
And that is all I know
And that is all I know
And that is all I, that is all I know
And that is all I know, know
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And I raise it high, and I smash your head"), but can't bring herself to do so ("But...Skeleton, you are my friend/
And I could never bring your life to an end"). In summary, I think the skeleton represents childhood, and the song is about having to grow up and break away from that.
for so long i've been trying to figure out what this song meant - now that i read this, i think you're right about the whole childhood thing
she is talking about how HER skeleton is her friend cause she likes how she looks that skinny,
Skeleton, we have been friends for years
And you have seen me through some trials and tribulations and some tears
But everybody thinks I'm weird
keeping IT has bring her trouble cause its hard to stay skinny. She likes the extremely skinny so people dont agree with her
Skeleton, we are so close
But you have got no body
So why do you insist on wearing clothes?
Skeleton, when we were young it was easier
Even though the other kids, they would tease me
I was only seven I had you, but now I'm 22
even though she kinda complains, one of the thing she likes is that all the clothes fit her, and when ur a kid its normal to look skinny but when ur grown up its not that common
And I should have known
That it wouldn't be long until you
You've got me standing in an awkward position
With unwanted attention
And a need for explanation
And it's not that I'm letting go of you
But I dunno what to do
ok so now she looks weird too skinny so people wonder why is she like that so it brings her all this attention but she wont give it up for that cause she likes to look like that and it would be really hard to look fat
so i think this can aply to an eating disorder really well
So why do you insist on wearing clothes?" By that she means hes practically a-sexual, because she has known him for so long. But the thing is, he DOESNT see her asexual, because boys are like that, he see's her for the highly fanciable girl she is. And he fancys her. Which is what i think she means by the "awkward position" and "unwanted attention". She doesn't want to go out with him or anything, but she does love him and doesn't want to "let go of you". Shes incredibly frustrated with him complicating things.. i.e, the whole verse about smashing him in frustration, etc.
I dunno now though.. after reading all of the above I'm not so sure that was meant by the song.
If it does refer to anorexia in the past or present, it would be a "skeleton in the closet", wouldn't it? People with eating disorders don't exactly publicise it, so it could be both.
Well that's what I get from it. :)
but thats just what i get.
It's either about a literal skeleton toy thing (which is a bit odd but doesn't sound out of the ordinary for Kate Nash lol) which belongs to her or a friend
or
It's about anorexia and she's questioning the purpose of it. It's giving her unwanted attention and such.
I don't know, I'm going to a gig of hers soon so i hope she'll mention it.
A young girl, and it doesn't have to be Kate Nash, has a skeleton as a friend because she doesn't really get along well with other people and since she has this skeleton people think she's even weirder
She's older now and she can't bring the skeleton with her anywhere because she would look like a freak, but she loves the skeleton and can never leave it
When I was younger, it was easier to deal with because it was acceptable for things to be difficult and to cry when you're young, but when you get older it's harder and people are less accepting and you have to be tougher.
I also use my depression and sadness as a fallback feeling, im to the point where it's comforting to be sad because I'm used to it. In a way, the "skeleton" (being depression in my example) is a bad thing that brings unwanted attention and makes you explain why you behave how you do, but you still can't let go because it's something that you've had or "been friends with" for years, and it's a part of you.
Sometimes you want to get rid of it because you think you'd be better off, but you end up just falling back into it. One of the lines,
"And it's not that I'm letting go of you,
But I don't know what to do"
Reminds me of when I first started getting help because I just didn't know how to deal with it.
The last lines of the song especially speak to me, and they make me think of when people tell you "just be happy" or "don't be so gloomy". You can't let it go because it's al you know how to feel. That's all you know.
I might've perceived it totally wrong, but this is how I personally connect to the song, it makes me think of my relationship with my "skeleton".
I think i like the song more now because instead of just a story about a weird girl with a toy skeleton, it makes it more meaningful. I love deep songs.
I didn't think though that it could be because of a disability or condition, just because of her lack in self confidence