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Damien Rice — Coconut Skins
Album: 9
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6.2

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Released: 2003
Length: 3:37
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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

Or you can sit on chimneys, put some fire up your ass
No need to know what you're doing or waiting for, but if 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

La la la la la la la...

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, put some fire up your ass
No need to know what you're doing or looking for, but if 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

La la la la la la la...
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Way back in the mid 2000's I worked with a friend in hospitality at Atlanta's Midtown Music Festival for a few years. Drove a 8 seat golf cart around for 4 days between 7 stages. A blast. Full backstage access. I met a few stars. I would have done it for free but got paid as well.  On the last Sunday, I don't remember what year, Damien played. I just happened to be back stage dropping off food, and he had just finished his set. He saw me and my golf cart and he approached me. He asked me for a favor. "Will you please mail this letter for me?  I always send me Mum a letter that is post marked from every town that I play in.  I would really appreciate it, I need to get on my bus and go to our next show."  I radioed in to anyone that would listen asking where the nearest drop off mailbox would be since I lived 2 hours away.  I found out where it was and drove off and mailed it. End of story! 
Posted 1 month ago by tripp1    [ Reply ]
LALALALALLALALLAALLLALLLLALALLALALAAAA.

for the love of god....
Posted 1 year ago by liveaudio608    [ Reply ]
Открытая легкая песня. Семерка, не меньше!
Posted 4 years ago by tskorvin201    [ Reply ]
 kingart wrote:
 What's that word? Ummm. Ehhrrr. Oh, yeah. Meh.
 
+1
Posted 5 years ago by givendale    [ Reply ]
 Hinkamp wrote:
do song writers just go to lalalalallala when they run out of time or ideas?
 

Ask The Beatles (Hey Jude) or Simon & Garfunkel (The Boxer).
Posted 5 years ago by Proclivities    [ Reply ]
What's that word? Ummm.  Ehhrrr.  Oh, yeah.  Meh. 
Posted 6 years ago by kingart    [ Reply ]



nice art work ........8.            :o)~    Connecticut.
Posted 7 years ago by pfwashburn    [ Reply ]
 DragonSixGolf wrote:
Call me old fashioned, but I prefer lyrics to be words. Lazy.

 
Normally I would agree, but I'm not sure that more lyrics like these would help.
Posted 7 years ago by Webfoot    [ Reply ]



                                Horrid.

 
Posted 7 years ago by sfyi2001    [ Reply ]
Call me old fashioned, but I prefer lyrics to be words. Lazy.
Posted 8 years ago by DragonSixGolf    [ Reply ]
{#Music}{#Music}{#Music}
Posted 9 years ago by niccca    [ Reply ]
DISLIKE!
Posted 11 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
Always love Damien. This song is easy listening and good to hum along to, however doesn't really make clear use of, or display, the full extent of this genius' talent.
Posted 11 years ago by justboy68    [ Reply ]
Come back Damien.  I need another perfect album like the last 2. 
Posted 12 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
Classic 6
Posted 12 years ago by cohifi    [ Reply ]
 Detlaps wrote:

Gotta whole-heartedly agree.     
 

And what is coconut-skin?

Not that I have no idea - but given the medium age
of our female-listeners - I keep mouth shut!

SONG means absolutely nothing to me!
With and without coconuts!

Posted 14 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
 SuzenJueL wrote:
DAMN AMAZING LYRICS!
 
Gotta whole-heartedly agree.     


Posted 14 years ago by Detlaps    [ Reply ]
 Sloggydog wrote:

Named after or are you the actual artist?
 

Actual Artist. There are a few that grace us with their presence here on RP. {#Clap}
Posted 15 years ago by 25demayo    [ Reply ]
 SuzenJueL wrote:
makes note of a great song to learn....DAMN AMAZING LYRICS!
 
Named after or are you the actual artist?
Posted 15 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
I love this song and this singer!
Posted 15 years ago by Sloggydog    [ Reply ]
makes note of a great song to learn....DAMN AMAZING LYRICS!
Posted 15 years ago by SuzenJueL    [ Reply ]
 cattail321 wrote:
WE ALL HAVE OUR CROSS TO BEAR....SUCK IT IN SOLDIER!!!! DA DA LA LA LA DA DA D A LA A LLA ALAA
THANK THE POWERS THAT BE IT'S not tINY tIM TIP TOE THREW THE TULIPS
 

How did you not realize you typed that entire thing in all caps; even the part where you tried to emphasize the NOT in caps, but they came out tiny? Seriously.

Posted 16 years ago by gabbadar    [ Reply ]
 Geecheeboy wrote:
Excelsior, man, why do you torture yourself?  You don't like much of what is played here, obviously.  There are other music sources, and surely there is one that would make you happy.  In the convoluted and paraphrased words of PhysicsGenius, only 10% of the RP lineup is crap, but you seem to find it to be 90%.  Seriously, I admit to having made my share of snarky comments, but, with all due respect, you seem heavily inclined toward bile.  Maybe you're in the wrong place.  Speaking for myself, you are welcome here, everyone is, but really, can you ever say anything nice?
 
Geecheeboy - having surveyed Excelsior's top rated songs - he seems to have found a pretty solid RP selection that he likes.  He's just more vocal than most of the stuff he doesn't like.  Keep cool Geecheeboy!! 

I think the thing that keeps you, Excelsior and me coming back is the pure variety - its not always what we like, but Bill provides a balance of comfort and pure surprises that allows us to all to put RP on the top of the list of "stations" we play.


Posted 16 years ago by ejsamuel    [ Reply ]
Excelsior, man, why do you torture yourself?  You don't like much of what is played here, obviously.  There are other music sources, and surely there is one that would make you happy.  In the convoluted and paraphrased words of PhysicsGenius, only 10% of the RP lineup is crap, but you seem to find it to be 90%.  Seriously, I admit to having made my share of snarky comments, but, with all due respect, you seem heavily inclined toward bile.  Maybe you're in the wrong place.  Speaking for myself, you are welcome here, everyone is, but really, can you ever say anything nice?
Posted 16 years ago by Geecheeboy    [ Reply ]
I have to add yet another {#Puke}as this is just unbearable.

Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
MickMan wrote:
Tell her it might take a while.

Yeeeee HA!
slurp{#Tongue-out}slurp.....


Posted 16 years ago by Jelani    [ Reply ]
WE ALL HAVE OUR CROSS TO BEAR....SUCK IT IN SOLDIER!!!! DA DA LA LA LA DA DA D A LA A LLA ALAA THANK THE POWERS THAT BE IT'S not tINY tIM TIP TOE THREW THE TULIPS
Posted 16 years ago by cattail321    [ Reply ]
I have yet to hear a Damien Rice song that's actually listenable. Ugh.
Posted 16 years ago by Excelsior    [ Reply ]
I gotta tell you, when you play this song live people just LOVE It. Even people who never heard it before love it......
Posted 16 years ago by jhorton    [ Reply ]
Someone hijacked the width of the site.... ontopic: Not my song...
Posted 16 years ago by prickelpit96    [ Reply ]
Thank you! What a dose of reality!!
Posted 16 years ago by coolpeople_rule    [ Reply ]
Photo-John wrote:
This is not Slayer.
For me, that's a good thing.
Posted 16 years ago by queenjill    [ Reply ]
didstanbul wrote:
I love his "O" album. His new stuff is a little clumsy I think. This still gets a 7
That's it. Difficult to keep up the standard.
Posted 16 years ago by TheKing2    [ Reply ]
I'm with you. I'm just not feelin' it. Too much repetition or something?
Posted 17 years ago by big_gare    [ Reply ]
radioparadisehead wrote:
"Lie between her legs... tell her you're searching for her soul." Yeah.
Tell her it might take a while.
Posted 17 years ago by MickMan    [ Reply ]
I still miss Taumata whakatangi hangakoauau o tamatea turi pukakapiki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua kitanatahu...
Posted 17 years ago by js5280    [ Reply ]
This is annoying the shit out of me.
Posted 17 years ago by Whirlpool    [ Reply ]
Man this is bad.
Posted 17 years ago by wferrier    [ Reply ]
This is not Slayer.
Posted 17 years ago by Photo-John    [ Reply ]
he really should stop contributing to the landfill problem
Posted 17 years ago by salice    [ Reply ]
How I miss Taumata whakatangi hangakoauau o tamatea turi pukakapiki maunga horo nuku pokai whenua kitanatahu. Anyone else think the same thing?
Posted 17 years ago by js5280    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by diseasedyak    [ Reply ]
At first I thought this was Ryan Adams, that's how good it is.
Posted 17 years ago by madaxeman    [ Reply ]
radioparadisehead wrote:
"Lie between her legs... tell her you're searching for her soul." Yeah.
Posted 17 years ago by musikalia    [ Reply ]
"Lie between her legs... tell her you're searching for her soul." Yeah.
Posted 17 years ago by radioparadisehead    [ Reply ]
Prob'ly a reasonable song, but I was still in the afterglow of Taj.
Posted 17 years ago by nigelr    [ Reply ]
I like Damien Rice, saw him live, and was captured by the energy. This song is umm ... lyrically tired, trite. His voice is still yummy, but sheesh, time to go back to the drawing board for the lyrics.
Posted 17 years ago by LadyLovelyLocks    [ Reply ]
Please play The Blower's Daughter by this artist.
Posted 17 years ago by MylenerHead    [ Reply ]
I love his "O" album. His new stuff is a little clumsy I think. This still gets a 7
Posted 17 years ago by didstanbul    [ Reply ]
I liked it...but doesn't seem to go anywhere. Oh well....it's where music takes you.
Posted 17 years ago by deadalus451    [ Reply ]
I assume that's Samantha Parton of The Be Good Tanyas on backup? Even so, this tune really doesn't seem to go anywhere. Just decent, at best.
Posted 17 years ago by Roverfish    [ Reply ]
gernick wrote:
but has anyone seen David Gray lately, i could have sworn i just heard him....
Saw David Gray last year. Love his earlier, stripped down stuff, especially Birds without wings. Live, he seemed very happy; wobbly head, lots of shiny energy, lots of musicians, and he might as well have been on tv . Sad. When he asked us to wave our phones in the air I wished I had stayed at home. Hope he finds again the man who wrote: "wishing that something would happen a change in this place 'cos I'm tearing off the fancy wrapping find an empty package"
Posted 17 years ago by sadsack    [ Reply ]
HAHAHAHAHA That cartoon is so funny!! Consider the world as your fieldoffice! Damien Rice could be playing live somewhere!
Posted 17 years ago by Ebabeleba    [ Reply ]
sarazbear wrote:
I like this dude. He has a significant amount of music that is played in Starbucks Coffee stores. ~S.
That made me think of this. (click here for too-large image)
Posted 17 years ago by TheLoneIguana    [ Reply ]
lmic wrote:
Whoa...look what I found at YouTube - our bearded boys together, strummin' a cover of "You Don't Know What It's Like," live and unplugged: (click here)
Thanks 11/10
Posted 17 years ago by maxmox    [ Reply ]
Gives himself a "9", does he? I'll show him....
Posted 17 years ago by rgrace    [ Reply ]
Mr. Rice doesn't generally appeal to me, yet I liked this song the first two times I heard it last week. Hearing it every single solitary day reminds me that Mr. Rice doesn't generally appeal to me. From now on, I shall associate it with the misery of tax season.
Posted 17 years ago by zipper    [ Reply ]
This guy really should team up with the guy who used to front Del Amitri.
Posted 17 years ago by Cruithne3753    [ Reply ]
If you bought tickets for his summer tour make sure to check to see if the location changed. The San Diego location changed, and we have to go and switch our tickets to the new venue.
Posted 17 years ago by lild    [ Reply ]
lmic wrote:
Ray...? Ray LaMontagne, is that you?
gernick wrote:
Obviously not, we're still awake
Whoa...look what I found at YouTube - our bearded boys together, strummin' a cover of "You Don't Know What It's Like," live and unplugged: (click here)
Posted 17 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
makes me feel like climbing on to the top of my roof and screaming, "YES!"
Posted 17 years ago by Alifreckles50    [ Reply ]
pannaramma wrote:
and do they notate all the la la la's or just write "do a bunch of la's here"
you're funny... He's touring this summer!!
Posted 17 years ago by lild    [ Reply ]
YOU JUST ROLL OVER AND DIE!LA LA LA LA LA
Posted 17 years ago by iamkevin    [ Reply ]
Sounds like a less nasal David Grey (Gray?). Very nice
Posted 17 years ago by OldFrenchie    [ Reply ]
Although "9" is lacking in quality when compared against "O", this song is one of the absolute best he's recorded across either album. A 10.
Posted 17 years ago by ObsidianInfinity    [ Reply ]
Pazzat wrote:
Fantastic news! But I'm staying in: after all, "There is nothing better in life than writing on the sole of your slipper with a biro on a Saturday night instead of going to the pub".
Maybe someone should upload that Albert Hammond bootleg
Posted 17 years ago by lord_love_rocket    [ Reply ]
lord_love_rocket wrote:
Still going and playing live in Manchester tonight, long live hmhb
Fantastic news! But I'm staying in: after all, "There is nothing better in life than writing on the sole of your slipper with a biro on a Saturday night instead of going to the pub".
Posted 17 years ago by Pazzat    [ Reply ]
lmic wrote:
Ray...? Ray LaMontagne, is that you?
Obviously not, we're still awake but has anyone seen David Gray lately, i could have sworn i just heard him.... BTW a few nights ago i saw Damien's old band Bell X1 opening (acoustically) for The Frames. Bell X1 were awesome and if they didn't get a new singer in than this was an extremely gifted band (to have had both Damien and the current singer) And The Frames just played the roof off the Oosterpoort in Groningen, unbelievably excellent
Posted 17 years ago by gernick    [ Reply ]
Pazzat wrote:
Half Man Half Biscuit had this conundrum solved way back in 1985 in 'Venus in Flares' on their debut album Back in the DHSS: "And I go la la la la la la la/Just like everyone else does when they can't think of anymore words".
Still going and playing live in Manchester tonight, long live hmhb
Posted 17 years ago by lord_love_rocket    [ Reply ]
bokey wrote:
How many syllables in ass anyway?
As Damien is a good Irish lad, that would be 'arse', so at least he's got another letter to play with when trying to make the word stretch.
Posted 17 years ago by Pazzat    [ Reply ]
Hinkamp wrote:
do song writers just go to lalalalallala when they run out of time or ideas?
Half Man Half Biscuit had this conundrum solved way back in 1985 in 'Venus in Flares' on their debut album Back in the DHSS: "And I go la la la la la la la/Just like everyone else does when they can't think of anymore words".
Posted 17 years ago by Pazzat    [ Reply ]
Ray...? Ray LaMontagne, is that you?
Posted 17 years ago by lmic    [ Reply ]
8 9
Posted 17 years ago by vandal    [ Reply ]
The lalalas sound like a cold car starting up in winter. How many syllables in ass anyway? Nice song.
Posted 17 years ago by bokey    [ Reply ]
uplifting, chin up, sharpened eyes, straight back, watered eyes, loving nostalgia, calm sadness, deep smile, all inspired by coconut skins
Posted 17 years ago by dundidit    [ Reply ]
pretty good song, but the la las are annoying
Posted 17 years ago by musikalia    [ Reply ]
Posted 17 years ago by Olympus_mons    [ Reply ]
queenjill wrote:
Or forget the words.
and do they notate all the la la la's or just write "do a bunch of la's here"
Posted 17 years ago by pannaramma    [ Reply ]
Hinkamp wrote:
do song writers just go to lalalalallala when they run out of time or ideas?
Or forget the words.
Posted 17 years ago by queenjill    [ Reply ]
I think this is what we'd hear if the lead vocalist of The Be Good Tanyas was a dude. Almost.
Posted 17 years ago by ploafmaster    [ Reply ]
meloman wrote:
Well, now THERE'S an endorsement!
Yeah, couldn't help laughing at that.
Posted 17 years ago by eskles    [ Reply ]
do song writers just go to lalalalallala when they run out of time or ideas?
Posted 17 years ago by Hinkamp    [ Reply ]
This is a lot better than that goddamn Girl That Does Yoga song they play off this one.
Posted 17 years ago by Bocephus    [ Reply ]
chix wrote:
8
9
Posted 17 years ago by go_ski_mully    [ Reply ]
8
Posted 17 years ago by chix    [ Reply ]
didn't know he was this good
Posted 17 years ago by dundidit    [ Reply ]
Thought it was Nils Lofgren singin' there for a minute...
Posted 17 years ago by eman    [ Reply ]
I saw him and Lisa perform 9 crimes on Jay Leno the night after Christmas (a repeat). It was amazing. I've watched it over an over again on youtube. Very sad song, but just amazing.
Posted 17 years ago by MickMan    [ Reply ]
sarazbear wrote:
I like this dude. He has a significant amount of music that is played in Starbucks Coffee stores. ~S.
Well, now THERE'S an endorsement!
Posted 17 years ago by meloman    [ Reply ]
He sounds like an "open mic night" favorite at the local watering hole.
Posted 18 years ago by redeyespy    [ Reply ]
"time is contagious, everyone is getting old" dry and wry - ouch, la la la indeed.
Posted 18 years ago by djinnthespazz    [ Reply ]
Posted 18 years ago by diseasedyak    [ Reply ]
Decent tune, but that has to be the worst "la la la" chorus I've heard recently.
Posted 18 years ago by ziggytrix    [ Reply ]
Another great album from Damien - love it I'm looking forward to Lisa's solo album next year.
Posted 18 years ago by MrKite    [ Reply ]
man this is a tough crowd for damien. two of his songs RP's played just get trashed. what's the deal? they're absolutely great songs. hmm...conspiracy theory....
Posted 18 years ago by ianmack    [ Reply ]
newwavegurly wrote:
I think it's rather nice to hear something a little more upbeat from Damien Rice.
Well, faster anyway. But it still sounds like a downer to me. Not sure I want to hear any more about the fire up my ass.
Posted 18 years ago by Dave_Mack    [ Reply ]
I like this dude. He has a significant amount of music that is played in Starbucks Coffee stores. ~S.
Posted 18 years ago by sarazbear    [ Reply ]
Some bone chains and toothpicks?
Posted 18 years ago by driver8    [ Reply ]
I think it's rather nice to hear something a little more upbeat from Damien Rice.
Posted 18 years ago by newwavegurly    [ Reply ]
uurrghh
Posted 18 years ago by tony99    [ Reply ]
What happened? The "O" album was awesome. I hope this grows on me.
Posted 18 years ago by wakamol    [ Reply ]
lalalalalala - right! Horrible bullshit!!! STINGRAY!
Posted 18 years ago by Stingray    [ Reply ]
This R ice is nice.
Posted 18 years ago by sutcliff    [ Reply ]
Why?
Posted 18 years ago by Dianyla    [ Reply ]