Skints, The - Learning To Swim Lyrics






When I was young, I had swimming lessons
You kick your legs and keep your head above the water
You get older and you learn different lessons
Still keep it moving, keep your head above it all

You grow and so
It stings my eyes so much I'm feeling chilled to the bone
No boat, can't row
We're falling out, can't hold on to the sides reach out yeah

When we were young, we had swimming lessons
I pulled you down and watched your frown under the water
Now I'm older and I've learned different lessons
Can't take for granted that your world won't fall apart now

No echo
It freaks me out so much I'm feeling chilled to the bone
Love, sweet love
No Ro, won't hold on anymore reach out yeah

It shook up my perspective of our lives cause
Every now and then I write a rhyme let out a sigh cause
Nothing will ever erase the image of that night
Oh why would I try, when the ink's already dry, love

There's no echo
It freaks me out so much I'm feeling chilled to the bone
Love, sweet love
Just give me more, I need you don't go, Ro

Don't go





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  1. s.... s....

    love this marcia will you marry me

  2. E.... H....

    Best plot twist ever lol

  3. E.... Y....

    Wow! Ive been listening to yalls music for the past few hours. I really love your music.
    Thank you so much!!

  4. t.... o....

    The Chorus sounds like the pixies gigantic

  5. T.... ....

    fucking good I love it

  6. A.... ....

    Do what you Love and Keep your Head above the Water : my lesson of the day.
    Magic Tune !!!!! One Love

  7. R.... C....

    Yes! Do that!! Big THAT up!!! ...now excuse me while bring that back to the start and come again... :D

  8. c.... ....

    these remind me in a good way of Back to the planet

  9. C.... L....

    Rewind time

  10. B.... D....

    Feels like a heavier No Doubt with the Aqua singer. I love it. :)

  11. a.... v....

    I don't know why but it reminds me to 311

  12. Z.... T....

    Ok that song was badass. Really enjoyed the vibe
    :))

  13. M.... ....

    This sounds so much like Vanessa Paradis - Joe le Taxi meets american punk pop

  14. M.... W....

    damn it , so shit

  15. M.... H....

    Love the song.. Stay blessed y'all, Jah Bless 😍✨❤🔥👌✨✌

  16. B.... ....

    saw them in san diego its some milli vanilli show still good sound

  17. s.... c....

    lol q banda massa!estilo pankadaoo

  18. M.... M....

    Me encanta esta canción jiji

  19. U.... K....

    How am I only finding out about this band now? What a sound!

    U.... K....

    Same way I felt when I first heard them. My first time was at Caliroots 2015 and I was able to see them again a couple days ago. They’re amazing.

  20. J.... ....

    David Rodigan lead me here, i do not regret it.

  21. B.... z....

    This is great. Deffo a nod to Nirvana!

  22. S.... O....

    The outro was 10/10

  23. R.... A....

    Love from Brazil!

  24. a.... ....

    JUST bought a copy of the album from https://www.theskints.co.uk

    Cannot WAIT for it to arrive!

    I wish they had cup merchandise... I'd buy a mug...

  25. K.... s....

    Loved it

  26. D.... B....

    I think she's lovely.

  27. L.... V....

    My local concert hall advertised skints yesterday, you gained a new fan! This is so fun

  28. G.... K....

    They're back!!!!

  29. M.... S....

    Sweet ass day in Cornwall finished work (10:30am) with sunshine, refreshing winds 😜 and the skints playing, not a bad day at all. Big love.

  30. J.... A....

    YEEEEEEEEEESSSSSSSSSS I LOVE THE SKINTS

  31. J.... J....

    Saudações desde Brasil! Love this song!

  32. h.... ....

    More music like the end part

  33. S.... G....

    full!!!

  34. W.... D....

    THIS IS WICKID!!

  35. M.... C....

    Damn it that is some dope tune

  36. m.... f....

    love it !!!! and thats a beast shirt jon d

  37. d.... ....

    Skints can do NO wrong! Damn the haters! BRILLIANT!

    d.... ....

    Still loving this song!

  38. g.... o....

    What a cool track. Sweethard. Big up !!

  39. m.... ....

    This really surprised me...in a good way. Was not expecting the soft grunge bits. Nice.

  40. A.... S....

    Just love that singing voice melts my heart

  41. T.... J....

    best thing they've done in a long time. So glad they dropped the Lily Allen chav reggae

  42. P.... R....

    I'm so glad they have gone back to there original sound of mixing up styles of reggae and rock. That was what got me into them all those years ago.

  43. M.... R....

    Can't wait to see you guy's at Cali Roots X 😀

  44. s.... f....

    sounds like u been practicing with skindread that's not the same drummer

  45. T.... B....

    This is probably my favourite Skints song - obvz because of the punk rock bits. I am excited for the new album!

    T.... B....

    Totally agree. What did I learn Today is another gem! It has a similar sort of feel to it 🙂

  46. O.... A....

    Great song

  47. E.... ....

    Big song

  48. S.... L....

    Not keen ,which is a shame because ive been looking forward to their new material , prefer the chatting on the FM and Part and Parcel albums ,to this punky stuff . Good luck to them though .

  49. A.... H....

    Umm, this is shit.....

  50. T.... L....

    What a great use of another genre

  51. D.... V....

    Repeat button !!

  52. R.... R....

    I would crawl through a mile of broken glass just to touch myself in Marcis shadow😍❤

  53. S.... D....

    Fuckn dope

  54. S.... W....

    Sooooo fucking cool!

  55. O.... C....

    I'll be honest and say 6 Music (more specifcally, Chris Hawkins) brought me here, but man, I wish they'd come up on my radar sooner. I thought I'd heard of the name but now I know the face, and I'm loving it. That downtuned riff is too good! :D

    O.... C....

    Get on it dude. My favourite of theirs:- https://youtu.be/m-U25NA_CuY ✌

  56. J.... V....

    was this video made in museum Voorlinden (Den Haag)? "Pool" by Leandro Erlich Rachel de Meijer?

  57. M.... T....

    This is the kind of music I have been hoping they would make ever since I first some them playing with Mouthwash and I think Resolution 242 many years ago

  58. a.... ....

    They're back!??? I've been waiting years for this!!!! 🤩😍🤗
    I love the mash up sound!!!!!!!

  59. T.... C....

    Thank u for being on the 311 cruise!!! U guys rock!!! 😎👍

  60. A.... D....

    Wowsers... Love it!!

  61. A.... T....

    Jancooooookkkkkk

  62. R.... O....

    311 cruise 2019!!!!

  63. J.... D....

    Holy shite, they turned into Helmet at the end!

  64. P.... ....

    did not see that switch coming, and the naughty breakdown at the end 🔥

  65. G.... t....

    Ooo new stuff is good stuff! Please still consider covering Ghost Town!

  66. F.... C....

    thank for this.

  67. f.... w....

    Directed by tsdeadhorse

  68. G.... P....

    I Love It From Thailand ....

  69. L.... E....

    Great tune!! It is like going back to the 90s

  70. D.... W....

    They sound like a Caribbean version of Echo Belly ! 5 stars!

  71. A.... ....

    I found this group by coincidence. They are awesome!

    A.... ....

    Same here, probably suggested from The Specials

  72. A.... R....

    love the song! wish they had two version of this song though

    A.... R....

    An acoustic version would be dope, the lyrics are great

    A.... R....

    @760sublime there's one now and it is really good! 😍

  73. j.... ....

    Was not expecting the rock parts. Love it though 🤘

  74. C.... W....

    Am I the only getting some Coheed and Cambria vibes from the heavy parts? I am not complaining! Absolutely awesome!

  75. S.... B....

    The Skints - Successfully bringing Hawaiian shirts back to ska-punk.

  76. M.... A....

    Well that was heavier than I expected... (in a good way!)

  77. C.... B....

    i ♥ all! ♥ Thank you for so much, sorry for so little ♥ come to Argentina pls ♥

  78. E.... W....

    Its like punk-reggae

    E.... W....

    reggaepunk 🔥

    E.... W....

    Their ska-punk is needed in the top40!

  79. A.... D....

    Oh, there's my girlfriend!

  80. �.... �....

    Наконец-то! Скорей бы альбом!

  81. J.... P....

    Dig it! Woman of my dreams...
    Skints ...cant wait see em live..

  82. M.... P....

    You guys amaze me each time you drop a new sound !! Keep on feeding us with you unique creations !!

    Love you from Biarritz (France) !!

  83. P.... G....

    fuckin' great!!! Looking forward to listen to full album, love youe!!!

  84. S.... R....

    Yea I dig this

  85. S.... N....

    it's not the same drummer, am i right?

    S.... N....

    Sure it is the same drummer just grew is hair

  86. M.... Z....

    2:19 gives me chills every single time. Marcia you are so strong

  87. S.... N....

    Wow! That's all that really needs to be said. Bring out that album and take my money.

  88. M.... M....

    Awesome!

  89. N.... P....

    SO good!

  90. k.... g....

    ❤️💛💚

  91. C.... H....

    Marcia es hermosaaaaaaaaa 😍

  92. S.... B....

    This like Lilly Allen meets 5 finger death punch X

  93. J.... B....

    Gran cancion ... saludos desde peru🇵🇪

  94. D.... O....

    Come back to Toronto we miss you!

  95. C.... H....

    The SKINTS are DOPE! I'm def. diggin' the ROCK & REGGAE VIBES. I can't wait to see you guys again out here at CALI ROOTS.
    BLESS UP! ✌🏾😎

  96. D.... S....

    Wow what an amazing song and band. So happy I found these guys!

  97. R.... O....

    Excellent track. Rockier arrangements sound like very early manics/foo's