Monkey on the Road

Verse 1

Monkey on the road

Walking by the guardrail slow

Sun in his eyes making shadows grow

Got no map, just follow the flow

Monkey glances back

Wheels spin and windows glare

This ain't the place that I remember

Now I’m lost, now you’re not there

Chorus

It's looking strange from afar

Everything off, nothing familiar

Now we don’t know where we are

Street signs twisted, letters unclear

Drop

Lost, lost, lost and turning round

Gone, gone, gone and nowhere found

Strange, strange, every face I meet

Gone off the grid, and there's no repeat

Verse 2

Monkey drags his jacket on gravel

Patterns on the sidewalk unravel

Passing bus doors slam shut

Nobody waves, nobody asks, What?

Checking all the windows for faces

Mirage of your name in the station

Is this even the right direction

Moving on with no connection

Chorus

It's looking strange from afar

Everything off, nothing familiar

Now we don’t know where we are

Street signs twisted, letters unclear

Drop

Lost, lost, lost and turning round

Gone, gone, gone and nowhere found

Strange, strange, every face I meet

Gone off the grid, and there's no repeat

Bridge

Underneath a blinking light

Monkey pulls the world too tight

Cracks in the pavement lead to doubt

Are we ever going to figure it out

Verse 3

Monkey on the curb with a cigarette

Counting out coins on the concrete step

He laughs at the tail lights driving by

Red glare flickers in his dark-circled eye

Chorus

It's looking strange from afar

Everything off, nothing familiar

Now we don’t know where we are

Street signs twisted, letters unclear

Drop

Lost, lost, lost and turning round

Gone, gone, gone and nowhere found

Strange, strange, every face I meet

Gone off the grid, and there's no repeat

Outro

Monkey on the road again, fading out

We won’t know the end, and I won’t doubt

Following the strange stars in the car

Now we don’t know where we are