None of their friends would accept this couple together as her friends would think he is using her, and his friends would think she is way below his league. But the bitter truth is that they did not match each others’ image–which would have been/is/will be a big issue among teenagers, especially among school children. However, it was quite obvious for both people, that they liked each other. In summary, the two people are polar opposites. The lyrics of the song go on to describe all the differences between these two people. Maybe ‘he’ was the skater girl–Avril Lavigne herself. Why did Avril Lavigne have to describe him as a boy and she as a girl? And also add “Can I make it any more obvious?” unless she was really trying to convince her listeners of something she wanted to keep a secret. He, the boy, the skater, and the punk, and she, the girl, the ballet dancer, and shy. “Sk8er Boi” Lyrics Meaning and Song Review Verse 1Īvril Lavigne kicks off the song by stating something obvious and also introducing the two lead roles of the story. The lyrics can be interpreted as Avril Lavigne being the skater ‘boy.’ This is especially apparent since she is already a pop star, and she is/was the furthest thing from being a girly-girl, which is how the girl in the song is described as. She has nothing but regrets about not confessing her feelings to him and possibly opening a way towards a happy life together. In the lyrics of the song, the two lead their own separate lives, and five years down the line, the girl is a single mom and the skater boy has gone on to become a rockstar. The obvious reasons being the two people have polar-opposite characteristcs–at least appearances. But she does not confess his feeling to him for obvious reasons.
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A girl, very timid and reserved in nature, likes a boy, who is a punk and a skater. The song, on the surface of it, seems quite simple. In 2017, Spin magazine ranked the song at #5 on ‘The 21 Best Pop-Punk Choruses of the 21st Century’ list. “Sk8er Boi” was nominated for ‘Best Female Rock Vocal Performance’ at the 2003 Grammy Awards.