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God's Monkey

From The First Day1993

Written by David Bottrill, David Sylvian, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn

Produced by David Bottrill, David Sylvian

Lyrics

God's Monkey

One push You fall in Born in darkness Born in darkness Built on shame And hurting Filled with silence Filled with silence And stars, stars, stars Find the ladder Climb the ladder To God's monkey No songs To sing That I believe in That I believe in Can't breathe the air It's too thin This far from heaven This far from heaven And stars, stars Find the ladder Climb the ladder To God's monkey

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About this track

"God's Monkey" is a song by David Sylvian from the album The First Day, released in 1993. The song was written by David Bottrill, David Sylvian, Robert Fripp, Trey Gunn. It was produced by David Bottrill, David Sylvian.

David Sylvian profile →The First Day album →Track profile →

Contributors

David Bottrill— 369 credits as songwriter & producer →
David Sylvian— 403 credits as songwriter & producer →
David Bottrill— 369 credits as songwriter & producer →
David Sylvian— 403 credits as songwriter & producer →
Robert Fripp— 326 credits as songwriter & producer →
Trey Gunn— 58 credits as songwriter →

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