Fiberglass Monkey
Lemon Demon Lyrics

Every night I try to go to sleep.
The singer tries to go to sleep each night.

I never make it, because I always see.
The singer struggles to fall asleep due to a recurring nightmare.

A fiberglass monkey with glowing red eyes.
The singer always dreams about a terrifying fiberglass monkey with glowing red eyes.

Sometimes it hovers a couple feet above my bed,
In the nightmare, the monkey sometimes hovers above the artist's bed.

Other times I think it only lives inside my head.
In other instances, the artist is unsure if the monkey is just a figment of their imagination.

This is the monkey I despise.
The singer loathes the thought of the fiberglass monkey.

Fiberglass monkeys are nightmarish things.
The singer believes fiberglass monkeys are terrifying creatures.

Horrible caterwauls, spinetingling monkeys calls.
The monkeys make distressing sounds that are unpleasant to listen to.

(Lie, lie, lie, lie.)
This is a repeated line that adds an ominous tone to the song.

Tonight I'll go to bed with a baseball bat,
The artist intends to sleep with a baseball bat for protection.

With a baseball bat.
The singer is emphasizing the weapon they plan to use for self-defense.

So wish me good luck, and wish me good aim,
The artist is asking for good luck and the ability to aim well.

‘Cause tonight I'm turning my fear into a game.
The singer is trying to overcome their fear by turning it into a challenge.

I take a swing, I hear a thud.
The singer successfully hits the fiberglass monkey with the bat.

Now I'm covered in monkey blood.
The singer is now covered in the blood of the defeated monkey.

A fiberglass monkey with two black eyes.
The monkey is now bruised and beaten.

A fiberglass monkey, on the floor there lies.
The defeated monkey now lies on the floor.

This was the monkey I despised.
The monkey that caused the singer so much fear has been vanquished.