Coconut is about an island that exists only in the mind's eye...an escape from a reality of poverty and family issues. Where is it? Who knows, but she is there, and she's going to enjoy it.
He came back one day and
told me stories that I
now dream of
(Her male friend or family remember returned from a tropical paradise and told her of its beauty)
open atmosphere
take me anywhere
take me there
(She begins to dream of paradise to escape her sad reality)
we have water mouth
sand in pockets and a strained household
(When you are hungry, your mouth waters. Her family is strapped for cash. Their pockets are empty, and they can't afford food. They fight because of money issues.)
when the night falls
there is fire in the bungalow
(As night falls, she is taken by her dreams to the storied bungalow of the tropical paradise.)
lay back with a big cigar
lay back we are where we are
lay back with a big cigar
lay back this is where we are
(She is possibly coming in and out of a dream, OR she is convincing herself that her dream is a reality.)
Coconut is about an island that exists only in the mind's eye...an escape from a reality of poverty and family issues. Where is it? Who knows, but she is there, and she's going to enjoy it.
He came back one day and told me stories that I now dream of (Her male friend or family remember returned from a tropical paradise and told her of its beauty)
open atmosphere take me anywhere take me there (She begins to dream of paradise to escape her sad reality)
we have water mouth sand in pockets and a strained household (When you are hungry, your mouth waters. Her family is strapped for cash. Their pockets are empty, and they can't afford food. They fight because of money issues.)
when the night falls there is fire in the bungalow (As night falls, she is taken by her dreams to the storied bungalow of the tropical paradise.)
lay back with a big cigar lay back we are where we are lay back with a big cigar lay back this is where we are (She is possibly coming in and out of a dream, OR she is convincing herself that her dream is a reality.)