PJ HARVEY
- The Orange Monkey Lyrics / with translationsA restlessness took hold my brain
And questions I could not hold back
An orange monkey on a chain
On a bleak uneven track
Told me that to understand
You must travel back in time
I took a plane to a foreign land
And said, "I'll write down what I find"
Beneath a mountain's jagged shelves
Cloaked with snow and shadows sheer
Plates tipped up upon themselves
The pain of fifty million years
And mules and goats were running wild
A happy chaos carried on
And old men and the young boys smiled
And worked until the day was gone
The packs of sandy-coloured dogs
Walked streets that looked like building sites
But piles of rocks and dust and smog
Could not block out a different light
When I returned I ran to meet
The monkey, but his face had changed
He stood before me on two feet
The track was now a motorway
And questions I could not hold back
An orange monkey on a chain
On a bleak uneven track
Told me that to understand
You must travel back in time
I took a plane to a foreign land
And said, "I'll write down what I find"
Beneath a mountain's jagged shelves
Cloaked with snow and shadows sheer
Plates tipped up upon themselves
The pain of fifty million years
And mules and goats were running wild
And old men and the young boys smiled
And worked until the day was gone
The packs of sandy-coloured dogs
Walked streets that looked like building sites
But piles of rocks and dust and smog
Could not block out a different light
When I returned I ran to meet
The monkey, but his face had changed
He stood before me on two feet
The track was now a motorway
Facts about The Orange Monkey
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The Orange Monkey is written by Pj Harvey.
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It is first released on April 15, 2016 as part of Pj Harvey's album "The Hope Six Demolition Project" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.
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The Orange Monkey falls under the genre Alternative.
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The Orange Monkey song length is 2 minutes and 47 seconds.
Who wrote The Orange Monkey lyrics?
The Orange Monkey is written by Pj Harvey.
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When was The Orange Monkey released?
It is first released on April 15, 2016 as part of Pj Harvey's album "The Hope Six Demolition Project" which includes 11 tracks in total. This song is the 6th track on this album.
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Which genre is The Orange Monkey?
The Orange Monkey falls under the genre Alternative.
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How long is the song The Orange Monkey?
The Orange Monkey song length is 2 minutes and 47 seconds.
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these lyrics are submitted by itunes3Songwriter(s): PJ Harvey
Record Label(s): 2016 Island Records, a division of Universal Music Operations Limited under exclusive licence for the United States to Vagrant Records
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