Space monkey in the place to be
Lying in a rocket to a planet of sound
Shooting the man, playing dominoes and drag
An increasing population of 100 percent
Space monkey in the place to be
With a chemical appeal and a picture of Mary
Out on a limb in the carnival of me
Raising the temperature 100 degrees

We're sewn together
She's born to Mesmer
Beside I stride her
I die inside her

Space monkey in the place to be
A mass of contradictions in a golden frame
Raising the roof in a calamity way
Completely meretricious of a poke in the eye
Space monkey in the place to be
Talk of the town with a Columbian walk
Out on a limb in the carnival of me
Raising the temperature 100 degrees

We're sewn together
She's born to Mesmer
Beside I stride her
I die inside her
Its far to sacred
Don't ever fake it
And don't don't don't let me down

Like you let me down before
Like you let me down before

Space monkey in the place to be
With some free association and a hole in her head
Out on a limb in the carnival of me
Raising the temperature 100 degrees

We're sewn together
She's born to Mesmer
Beside I stride her
I die inside her
Its far to sacred
Don't ever fake it
And don't don't don't let me down

Like you let me down before [Repeats]



Lyrics submitted by Mrs.Molko

"Space Monkey" as written by Brian Molko, Stefan Olsdal, Steven Hewitt

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    General Comment:Make up sex?
    Flag rrrrrrruneson May 01, 2011   Link
  • +1
    General Comment:*an increase IN population of 100%
    *a chemical peel
    *we're SOWN together (which has a different meaning from sewn, so it actually does matter)
    This is what it says in the album booklet.

    Maybe someone's already said it, but "shooting the moon" is the worst possible way to lose in the card game "Hearts."
    Flag ilovespikyhairon October 19, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:That has to be my favourite meds song.... I ADORE it... Why don't you, my sweet Brian get astride me?????
    Flag teenagewifeon May 16, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:ESTE CINEVA DISPUS SA ADAUGE VERSIUNI ALE MELODIILOR FORMATIEI PLACEBO DIN ROMANIA? EVIDENT IN ROMAMA:)
    Flag PierrotTheClownon March 16, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:We're sown together
    She’s born to mesmer
    Beside, astride her
    I die inside her
    Its far to sacred
    Don’t ever fake it
    And don’t don’t dont let me down

    I'm not to sure it's about sex, Only "sacred" refference to sex,
    I think mesmer is short for mesmerize,(he's not singing about a german physician and astrologist nor about magnetic animals

    So I think he's singing something like

    Were lost togheter,
    She's born to mesmerize
    Next to here, I go
    I die inside here,

    I think it's about they're both lost, and she got him hyptnotished and he's affraid to loose here.
    (And there probally both on drugs, (as usual))
    Flag ninemilesaloneon January 16, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:i think the planet of sound thing is a reference to the song by the pixies. they make so many references to other songs. :/
    Flag zoe.TRAGIC!on September 23, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:"Shooting the moon, playing dominoes in drag"



    "In the corner playing dominoes in drag The one and only Madame George"
    -madame george by van morrison
    Flag laurelinwyntreon July 15, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:Well, and this may just be a local thing, but Space Monkeying is when you choke yourself to where your just about to pass out. Apperantly that gives you some kind of Euphoric Effect. That might be something of what the song is about.
    But then again it might be,
    I'm just taking a guess
    Flag Animatronicon January 24, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:well, I agree with most that this song is about having sex, but i'm not sure if anyone mentioned the fact that "space monkey" may be used as a reference to sperm: "... lying in a rocket (penis) to a planet of sound" or "... out on a limb in the carnival of me". Let me know if anyone mentioned already.
    Flag SPAC3 M0NK3Yon December 28, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:Although Space Monkey is a choking game, it's also a sex position. They would both make sense, but I think the latter is more accurate.
    Flag Fag Hagon December 18, 2007   Link

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