Elvis Costello Monkey To Man Lyrics

Monkey To Man Lyrics

A long time ago, our point of view

Was broadcast by Mr. Bartholomew

Now the world is full of sorrow and pain

It's time for us to speak up again



You're slack and sorry such an arrogant brood

The only purpose you serve is to bring us our food

We sit here staring at your pomp and pout

Outside the bars we use for keeping you out



You've taken everything that you wanted

Broke it up and plundered it and hunted

Ever since we said it

You went and took the credit



It's been headed this way

Since the world began

When a vicious creature took the jump

From monkey to man



Monkey to man

Monkey to man

Yeah yeah yeah



Every time that man struggles and fails

He makes up some kind of fairytales

After all of the misery that he has caused

He denies he's descended from the dinosaurs



Points up to heaven with cathedral spires

All the time indulging in his base desires

Ever since we said it

He went and took the credit



It's been headed this way

Since the world began

When a vicious creature took the jump

From monkey to man



Monkey to man

Monkey to man

Monkey to man

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah



Big and useless as he has become

With his crying statues and his flying bomb

Goes 'round acting like the chosen one

Excuse us if we treat him like our idiot cousin



He hangs up flowers and bells and rhymes

Hoping to Hell someone's forgiven his crimes

Fills up the air with his pride and praise

He's big disgrace to our beastly ways



In the fashionable nightclubs and finer precincts

Man uses words to dress up his vile instincts

Ever since we said it

He went and took the credit



It's been headed this way

Since the world began

When a vicious creature took the jump

From monkey to man



Monkey to man

Monkey to man

Monkey to man



Monkey to man

Monkey to man

Monkey to man

Monkey to man

Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah



A long time ago, our point of view