Warren wanted a Beach Boys thing for this one, and Carl Wilson and Billy Hinsche came in, with Carl arranging the vocal parts. The other harmony vocalists (credited as the "Gentlemen Boys") were Jackson Browne, J.D. Souther, Zevon's longtime backers Waddy Wachtel and Jorge Calderon, and Linda Rondstadt/Stone Poneys guitarist Kenny Edwards.
Don't call me Gaga
I've never seen one like that before
Don't look at me like that
You amaze me
He ate my heart, he a-a-ate my heart (you little monster)
He ate my heart, he a-a-ate my heart out (you amaze me)
Ate my heart, he a-a-ate my heart
He ate my heart, he a-a-ate my heart (big boy)
Look at him, look at me
That boy is bad and honestly
He's a wolf in disguise
But I can't stop staring in those evil eyes
I asked my girlfriend if she'd seen you 'round before (oh yeah)
She mumbled something while we got down on the floor, baby
We might've fucked, not really sure, don't quite recall (oh yeah)
But something tells me that I've seen him, yeah
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster) (could I love him?)
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster) (could I love him?)
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster) (could I love him?)
That boy is a monster-er-er-er-er
He ate my heart (I love that girl)
He ate my heart (I love that girl, she's hot as hell)
He ate my heart (I love that girl)
He ate my heart (wanna talk to her, she's hot as hell)
He licked his lips, said to me
"Girl you look good enough to eat"
Put his arms around me
Said, "Boy, now get your paws right off me"
I asked my girlfriend if she'd seen you 'round before (oh yeah)
She mumbled something while we got down on the floor, baby
We might've fucked, not really sure, don't quite recall (oh yeah)
But something tells me that I've seen him, yeah
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster)
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster)
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster)
That boy is a monster-er-er-er-er
He ate my heart (I love that girl)
He ate my heart (wanna talk to her, she's hot as hell)
He ate my heart (I love that girl)
He ate my heart (wanna talk to her, she's hot as hell)
He ate my heart, he ate my heart, instead he's a monster in my bed
He ate my heart, he ate my heart, instead he's a monster in my bed
I wanna just dance, but he took me home instead
Uh-oh, there was a monster in my bed
We french kissed on a subway train
He tore my clothes right off
He ate my heart and then he ate my brain
Uh-oh, uh-oh (I love that girl)
(Wanna talk to her, she's hot as hell)
He ate my heart (uh-oh)
He a-a-ate my heart (uh-oh-oh, oh)
He ate my heart (wanna talk to her, she's hot as hell)
(That bo-, that bo-, that bo-, that bo-, that bo-, that boy)
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster) (could I love him?)
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster) (could I love him?)
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster) (could I love him?)
That boy is a monster-er-er-er-er
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster) (could I love him?)
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster) (could I love him?)
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster) (could I love him?)
That boy is a monster-er-er-er-er
I've never seen one like that before
Don't look at me like that
You amaze me
He ate my heart, he a-a-ate my heart (you little monster)
He ate my heart, he a-a-ate my heart out (you amaze me)
Ate my heart, he a-a-ate my heart
He ate my heart, he a-a-ate my heart (big boy)
Look at him, look at me
That boy is bad and honestly
He's a wolf in disguise
But I can't stop staring in those evil eyes
I asked my girlfriend if she'd seen you 'round before (oh yeah)
She mumbled something while we got down on the floor, baby
We might've fucked, not really sure, don't quite recall (oh yeah)
But something tells me that I've seen him, yeah
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster) (could I love him?)
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster) (could I love him?)
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster) (could I love him?)
That boy is a monster-er-er-er-er
He ate my heart (I love that girl)
He ate my heart (I love that girl, she's hot as hell)
He ate my heart (I love that girl)
He ate my heart (wanna talk to her, she's hot as hell)
He licked his lips, said to me
"Girl you look good enough to eat"
Put his arms around me
Said, "Boy, now get your paws right off me"
I asked my girlfriend if she'd seen you 'round before (oh yeah)
She mumbled something while we got down on the floor, baby
We might've fucked, not really sure, don't quite recall (oh yeah)
But something tells me that I've seen him, yeah
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster)
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster)
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster)
That boy is a monster-er-er-er-er
He ate my heart (I love that girl)
He ate my heart (wanna talk to her, she's hot as hell)
He ate my heart (I love that girl)
He ate my heart (wanna talk to her, she's hot as hell)
He ate my heart, he ate my heart, instead he's a monster in my bed
He ate my heart, he ate my heart, instead he's a monster in my bed
I wanna just dance, but he took me home instead
Uh-oh, there was a monster in my bed
We french kissed on a subway train
He tore my clothes right off
He ate my heart and then he ate my brain
Uh-oh, uh-oh (I love that girl)
(Wanna talk to her, she's hot as hell)
He ate my heart (uh-oh)
He a-a-ate my heart (uh-oh-oh, oh)
He ate my heart (wanna talk to her, she's hot as hell)
(That bo-, that bo-, that bo-, that bo-, that bo-, that boy)
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster) (could I love him?)
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster) (could I love him?)
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster) (could I love him?)
That boy is a monster-er-er-er-er
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster) (could I love him?)
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster) (could I love him?)
That boy is a monster (mo-mo-mo-monster) (could I love him?)
That boy is a monster-er-er-er-er
Lyrics submitted by thrwmyhrtawy.
Monster Lyrics as written by Stefani Germanotta, Nadir Khayat, Nick Dresti
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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I've thought about that too! "He licked his lips, looked at me, said 'girl, you look good enough to eat'". Then later, "he was a monster in my bed...tore my clothes right off, he ate my heart and then he ate my brain!" At the same time, though, I don't think that this is the ONLY meaning to the song. I think that it also has a deep meaning relating to fear of relationships and the pain of love.