Lyrics Patti Smith

Patti Smith

Space Monkey

Blood on the T.V., ten o'clock news

Souls are invaded, heart in a groove

Beatin' and beatin', so outta time

What's the mad matter with the church chimes?

Here comes a stranger up on Ninth Avenue

Leanin' green tower, indiscreet view

Over the cloud, over the bridge

Sensitive muscle, sensitive ridge of my

Space monkey, sign of the time, time

Space monkey, so outta line, line

Space monkey, sort of divine

And he's mine, mine, all mine

Pierre Clementi, snot full o' cocaine

The sexual streets, why it's all so insane?

Humans are running lavender room

Hoverin' liquid, move over moon for my

Space monkey, sign of the time, time

Space monkey, so outta line, line

Space monkey, sort of divine

And he's mine, mine, oh he's mine

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 a, this just a"

"This is my jack-knife, this is my jack-knife

This is my jack-knife, this is my jack"

Rude excavation, landin' site, boy hesitatin', jack-knife

He rips his leg open, so out of time

Blood and light runnin', 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 for my

Space monkey, sign of the time, time

Space monkey, so outta line, line

Space monkey, sort of divine

And it's all just space, just space

There he is, up in a tree

Oh, I hear him callin' down to me

That banana-shaped object ain't no banana

It's a bright, yellow U.F.O.

And he's coming to get me, here I go

Up, up, up, up, up, up, up ,up, up

Oh, goodbye mama

I'll never do dishes again

Here I go from my body

Ha, ha, ha, ha, ha, ha help