Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
They make no sounds,
They ring no bell
Leaving no traces,
They got no tales to tell
They find no home,
They make no love
Casting no shadow while balancing above
Oh oh here I go me and my desire
Everyone's got their own monkey on a wire
Oh oh down below, leader of the choir
Is waiting for the next monkey on a wire
They keep no fear, no second prize
Walking like Jesus with voodoo in their eyes
They come in green, they leave in black
Holding dead roses with bullets in their backs
Oh oh here I go me and my desire
Everyone's got their own monkey on a wire
Oh oh down below, wrapped up in the fire
Waiting for the next monkey on a wire
They make no sound, they ring no bell
Walking like Jesus goin' straight-on into hell
Oh oh there you go, you and your desire
Everyone's got their own monkey on a wire
Oh oh down below, leader of the choir
Is waiting for the next monkey on a wire
Oh oh down below, wrapped up in the fire
Waiting for the next monkey on a wire
Waiting for the next monkey on a wire
Waiting for the next monkey on a wire
They ring no bell
Leaving no traces,
They got no tales to tell
They find no home,
They make no love
Casting no shadow while balancing above
Oh oh here I go me and my desire
Everyone's got their own monkey on a wire
Oh oh down below, leader of the choir
Is waiting for the next monkey on a wire
They keep no fear, no second prize
Walking like Jesus with voodoo in their eyes
They come in green, they leave in black
Holding dead roses with bullets in their backs
Oh oh here I go me and my desire
Everyone's got their own monkey on a wire
Oh oh down below, wrapped up in the fire
Waiting for the next monkey on a wire
They make no sound, they ring no bell
Walking like Jesus goin' straight-on into hell
Oh oh there you go, you and your desire
Everyone's got their own monkey on a wire
Oh oh down below, leader of the choir
Is waiting for the next monkey on a wire
Oh oh down below, wrapped up in the fire
Waiting for the next monkey on a wire
Waiting for the next monkey on a wire
Waiting for the next monkey on a wire
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This song was originally written by a guy called Peter Gutteridge. He was one of the founders of the "Dunedin Sound" a musical scene in the south of New Zealand in the early 80s. From there it was covered by "The Clean" one of the early bands of that scene (he had originally been a member of in it's early days, writing a couple of their best early songs). The Dunedin sound, and the Clean became popular on american college radio in the mid to late 80s. I guess Yo La Tengo heard that version.
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Page
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