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Woah
Aye, losaddos made this
Yea
I cannot see
I put on cartier's now I can see
BTTR
Woah woah woah woah
It's Evil J now let's go
Pull up in a LV coat
Rocking double chanel yeah that's the code (that's the code!)
I just put pink on my toes
Pull up to the show and I rock out the show (that's the show!)
Haters keep hitting my phone
I block that shit I'm alone yeah (I'm alone!)
Just bought a brand new watch yeah that bitch to tone yeah
Just bought a brand new island
Just fucked a bitch at the brand new island
Fuck with my boys we gonna get violent, hide at the brand new island
Just bought a brand new island
Just bought a brand new island yeah
Cost me bout 5 mill to buy the brand new island yeah (5 mill!)
Fuck it we fly on a jet never done that before no
Girl so thick in my house we just shot a lil porno
Am I foreign no but my bitch she foreign tho
Diamonds on me and it's yellow like corn and a lil orange yeah
I'm on the way to the top and i'm soarin
Evil J im on the road with a foreign
Come get your bitch she annoying
She asking for bread she annoying
I'm in the car and it's roaring
I fuck that bitch but she boring
Pull out my watch it start stormin
I get the money enormous
I need a benz so i can floor it yeah
I go to france so i can tour it yeah
Just got a lamb fuck it i crashed it yeah
I pull out my watch "why is it pouring?" yeah
Audemar watch that's why it's pouring yeah
Pull up in a LV coat
Rocking double chanel yeah that's the code (that's the code!)
I just put pink on my toes
Pull up to the show and i rock out the show (that's the show!)
Haters keep hittin my phone
I block that shit im alone yeah (im alone!)
Just bought a brand new watch yeah that bitch 2 tone yeah
Just bought a brand new island
Just fucked a bitch at the brand new island
Fuck with my boys we gonna get violent, hide at the brand new island
Just bought a brand new island
Just bought a brand new island yeah
Cost me bout 5 mill to buy the brand new island yeah (5 mill!)
Just bought a new necklace made of diamonds
Diamonds that's made of limestones
VVS stones
I know she's a waste of time
Why you think that I just dropped her?
She's a waste of time
Speaking of time yeah I got these watches
I get the greens and the blues and they watching no
Pull up your block with the glock in my pocket no
Thirty K all in my pocket I'm rich as shit
Honestly don't even know how to spend this shit
Half of a percocet didn't even finish it
Evil J I'm on the beat and I'm killin it
Look at your car man you rented it
Fuck it I get the racks
BTTR
Fuck it I gotta go (i gotta go)
I gotta show (Yeah)
Evil J i'm on the road (Yeah)
I gotta go (Yeah)
Woah woah woah
Pull up in a LV coat
Rocking double chanel yeah that's the code (That's the code!)
I just put pink on my toes
Pull up to the show and I rock out the show (That's the show!)
Haters keep hittin my phone
I block that shit I'm alone yeah (I'm alone!)
Just bought a brand new watch yeah that bitch to tone yeah
Just bought a brand new island
Just fucked a bitch at the brand new island
Fuck with my boys we gonna get violent, hide at the brand new island
Just bought a brand new island
Just bought a brand new island yeah
Cost me bout 5 mill to buy the brand new island yeah (5 mill!)
Woah
Yea
I cannot see
I put on cartier's now i can see
BTTR




Woah woah woah woah
It's Evil J now let's go (Yeah!)

Overall Meaning

The lyrics of J. Geils Band's song "Monkey Island" describe the singer's experience living on an island in the middle of a zoo, surrounded by monkeys. The singer is pretending to be a monkey as well, dressed up in a monkey suit and hiding behind a rock. Despite the risk of being discovered and "put down" by the monkeys, the singer seems to be doing okay, as they haven't come after him yet. The irony of the situation is that while the singer is pretending to be a monkey, he is the only one on the island who actually knows that he is human.


The song's theme seems to be about the desire to escape from the pressures of modern society and live a simpler, more primitive life. The singer is tired of the rat race and wants to retreat to a more natural state of being. However, he realizes that even in his escape, he is still subject to the rules of society, as symbolized by the monkeys who surround him.


Overall, "Monkey Island" is a playful and quirky song about the human desire to escape and live a more primitive life, but also the realization that even in our escape, we are still bound by the rules and expectations of society.


Line by Line Meaning

Living home on monkey island, baby
The singer is describing their current situation of living on an island among monkeys.


Right in the middle of a zoo
The island they are on is surrounded and a part of a zoo.


Pretend to be a monkey too
The singer is mimicking the behavior of the monkeys in order to fit in with them.


Well, here I am on monkey island
The artist is acknowledging their physical presence on the island.


Hiding behind a rock
The artist is currently hiding from the monkeys behind a rock.


I'm all dressed up with my monkey suit
The singer is wearing a costume or clothing that resembles that of a monkey.


Pretending to be something I'm not
The singer is acknowledging that wearing the monkey suit is not their true identity.


Well there's one thing about these monkeys, baby
The artist is now discussing the behavior of the actual monkeys on the island.


They don't know I'm around
The real monkeys are unaware of the artist's presence.


But that's pretty good 'cause if they knew
The artist recognizes that if the monkeys knew they were not a real monkey, they may become hostile.


They'll probably come and put me down
If the monkeys became aware of the singer's true identity, they may attack them.


With my paisley tie and my one button suit
The artist is describing their attire and standing out from the monkeys as a result.


I'm about as close as I can get
The singer recognizes that although they are trying to blend in, they will never truly be a monkey.


I guess I must be doing okay
The singer thinks they are doing a good job of pretending to be a monkey so far.


'Cause they haven't come and got me yet
The monkeys have not detected the singer's true identity, so they have not tried to attack them.




Lyrics © DistroKid, BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC, Peermusic Publishing
Written by: Joshua Bruce Williams, Adam Smith

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