Patti Smith Group
Space Monkey

[Verse 1]
Blood on the TV, ten o'clock news
Souls are invaded, heart in a groove
Beatin, and beatin', so out of time
What's the mad matter with the church chimes?
Here comes a stranger up on Ninth Avenue
Leaning green tower, indiscreet view
Over the cloud, over the bridge
Sensitive muscle, sensitive ridge

[Chorus]
Of my space monkey, sign of the time ,time
Space monkey so out of line, line
Space monkey, sort of divine
And he's mine, mine, all mine

[Verse 2]
Pierre Clemente snortin' cocaine
The sexual streets, why it's all so insane?
Humans are running, lavender room
Hovering liquid, move over moon

[Chorus]
For my space monkey, sign of the time, time
Space monkey sort of divine, vine
Space monkey so out of line
And he's mine, mine, oh, he's mine
[Bridge]
A stranger comes up to him
Hands him an old rusty Polaroid
It starts crumbling in his hands
He says, "Oh man, I don't get the picture
This is no picture, this is just, this just, this just a
Just my jack-knife, just my jack-knife, just my jack--"

[Verse 3]
Rude excavation, ,anding site
Boy hesitating, jack-knife
He rips his leg open, so out of time
Blood and light running
It's all like a dream
Light of my life, he's dressed in flame
It's all so predestined, it's all such a game

[Chorus]
For my space monkey, sign of the time, time
Space monkey sort of divine, vine
Space monkey, so out of line
It's all just space, just space

[Outro]
There he is up in a tree
Oh, I hear him calling down to me
That banana-shaped object ain't no banana
It's a bright yellow UFO
And he's coming to get me
Here I go
Up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up, up
Oh, good-bye mama, I'll never do dishes again
Here I go from my body
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