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Monster by dodie

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dodie

Monster

Release date: 18th January 2019

From Human
Track 2
4:06
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About This Track

'Monster' unfolds a relationship corroded by misunderstanding and mutual resentment. Dodie sketches a dynamic where communication has broken down entirely; words are swallowed rather than spoken, and intimacy has curdled into something monstrous. The song moves between accusation and self-awareness, the narrator recognising her own transformation whilst watching her partner become equally unrecognisable. Both parties have hardened into caricatures, locked in a binary thinking that leaves no room for nuance or repair. The track pairs its bleak emotional landscape with an oddly propulsive melody, a tension that makes the song linger. Dodie's vocal delivery sharpens as the song progresses, matching the lyrical escalation from confusion to resignation. The chorus arrives as a kind of surrender, an acknowledgement that some relationships are destined to end badly, and that sometimes the only honest thing left is to let them.

"Monster" is a track by dodie, from the album Human, released 18th January 2019. The track is 4:06 long. It's filed under Pop. Full lyrics are available below. Dork has published 11 articles about dodie.

About the Artist

dodie

dodie

Lyrics

Monster

Tell me again
About how it hurts
Being awfully loud
For an introvert
Get out of my room
Smile wiped clean
Isn't it weird
To be so mean?

I'm guessing that I've grown horns
I guess I'm human no more
I can tell I've rotted in your brain
Oh, how easily passion twists
You think I'm a crazy bitch
I craft my words to fit your head
'Cause no one listens to the dead

So maybe I will talk to you
The only way I know how to
Mmm, mmm, I've said my speech
Mmm, mmm, through sharpened teeth
You break the rules and spikes grow from your skin
Please, let the devil in

A meter apart
You blankly stare
We shout in our heads
Are you still in there?
Well this ends bad, then
We knew it would
So we won't eat our words
'Cause they don't taste good

I'm guessing that I've grown horns
I guess I'm human no more
I can tell I've rotted in your brain
Oh, how easily passion twists
You think I'm a crazy bitch
A thousand words are left unsaid
'Cause no one listens to the dead

So maybe I will talk to you
The only way I know how to
Mmm, mmm, I've said my speech
Mmm, mmm, through sharpened teeth
You break the rules and spikes grow from your skin

Oh-oh, I think it might be worth a try
Oh-oh-oh, am I ready to let this die?
Mmm, mmm, a monster's here
Mmm, mmm, you plug your ears
But hey, you might just listen to it sing
Please, let the devil in

We won't eat our words
They don't taste so good
We won't eat our words
They don't taste so good

Look, I know that I've seen this before
High and mighty, at the top of your list
Adoring every move, now my rank is sinking
But we're both guilty of black or white thinking
And through my red eyes, you look pale
All of your scars now looking more like scales
Two ugly creatures, two sinister preachers
Blind to the past, like a couple of monsters
Just a couple of monsters

So maybe I will talk to you
The only way I know how to
Mmm, mmm, you've said your speech
Mmm, mmm, through sharpened teeth
You break the rules and spikes grow from your skin

Oh-oh, I think it might be worth a try
Oh-oh-oh, am I ready to let this die?
Mmm, mmm, a monster's here
Mmm, mmm, you plug your ears
But hey, you might just listen to it sing
Please, let the devil in

We won't eat our words
They don't taste so good
We won't eat our words
They don't taste so good

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Track details

From Human

4:062019
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Album
Human
Human
dodie
18th January 2019
Track number
2
Release year
2019
  1. 1Arms Unfolding
    1:36
  2. 2Monster
    4:06
  3. 3Not What I Meant (feat. Lewis Watson)
    2:23
  4. 4Human (feat. Tom Walker)
    3:23
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    • Credits

    Production & Engineering

    Writer
    dodie, Joe Rubel
    Producer
    Joe Rubel
    Producer
    Joe Rubel
    Bass
    Pete Daynes
    Drums
    Ross Craib
    Vocals
    Joe Rubel, Orla Gartland, Pete Daynes, Ross Craib, William Harvey
    Additional Vocals
    Joe Rubel, Orla Gartland, Pete Daynes, Ross Craib, Will Harvey
    Arranger
    Joe Rubel
    Cello
    Maddie Cutter
    Lead Vocals
    dodie
    Mastering Engineer
    Cass Irvine
    Mixing Engineer
    Cass Irvine
    Programmer
    Joe Rubel
    Strings Arranger
    dodie, Joe Rubel
    Violin
    Will Harvey, William Harvey
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