Gorillaz Fire Coming Out Of A Monkey`s Head Lyrics

Fire Coming Out Of A Monkey`s Head Lyrics

Once upon a time at the foot of a great mountain, there was a town where the
people known as Happyfolk lived, their very existence a mystery to the rest of
the world, obscured as it was by great clouds. Here they played out their
peaceful lives, innocent of the litany of excess and violence that was growing
in the world below. To live in harmony with the spirit of the mountain called
Monkey was enough. Then one day Strangefolk arrived in the town. They came in
camouflage, hidden behind dark glasses, but no one noticed them: they only saw
shadows. You see, without the Truth of the Eyes, the Happyfolk were blind.



Falling out of aeroplanes and hiding out in holes

Waiting for the sunset to come, people going home

Jump back from behind them and shoot them in the head

Now everybody dancing the dance of the dead,

the dance of the dead,

the dance of the dead



In time, Strangefolk found their way into the high reaches of the mountain, and
it was there that they found the caves of unimaginable Sincerity and Beauty. By
chance, they stumbled upon the Place Where All Good Souls Come to Rest. The
Strangefolk, they coveted the jewels in these caves above all things, and soon
they began to mine the mountain, its rich seam fueling the chaos of their own
world. Meanwhile, down in the town, the Happyfolk slept restlessly, their
dreams invaded by shadowy figures digging away at their souls. Every day,
people would wake and stare at the mountain. Why was it bringing darkness into
their lives? And as the Strangefolk mined deeper and deeper into the mountain,
holes began to appear, bringing with them a cold and bitter wind that chilled
the very soul of them up. For the first time, the Happyfolk felt fearful for
they knew that soon the Monkey would soon stir from its deep sleep. And then
came a sound. Distant first, it grew into castrophany so immense it could be
heard far away in space. There were no screams. There was no time. The mountain
called Monkey had spoken. There was only fire. And then, nothing.



O little town in U.S.A, your time has come to see

There's nothing you believe you want

But where were you when it all came down on me?

Did you call me now?