Lyric discussion by albooga 

Cover art for Born To Hula lyrics by Queens of the Stone Age

The version I know is from the Desert Sessions. Bignique posted the lyrics above.

Sounds like a relationship to me. 1st verse- the beginning of the relationship. Guy and girl like each other and have to see each other all the time 2nd verse- a little into the relationship and a little turmoil. He's still crazy about her. As for her, not so much. 3rd verse- Guy is confused. She sending him mixed signals about how she feels, where she wants things to go in the relationship. The relationship is moving faster and faster.

So I can see how Born to Hula to some may sound like a metaphor for sex with the hip movements of a hula hoop or hula dancing. But Born to Hula to me is more like we are born to do this dance in a relationship. The dance that is described in the verses.

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