Caroline's Monkey Lyrics
Depeche Mode
Lyrics
Caroline knows how fragile we are
With hope as our faith
We look to the stars
Caroline's monkey is crying again
There's no satisfaction
On Caroline's train
Caroline leaks through holes in her skin
Her promise of sweetness
Forgiveness and everything
Caroline's monkey coos in her ear
Drives like a demon
Through Caroline's tears
Caroline feels the ice in her veins
The minutes and hours
The naming of days
Caroline said her dreams never end
For Carolinе's monkey
And Caroline's friends
Fading's better than failing
Falling's better than feeling
Folding's better than losing
Fixing's better than healing
Sometimes
Caroline's monkey claws at her back
Colder than winter
Darker than black
Caroline's monkey is hungry again
Running with scissors
On needles and pins
Caroline's monkey lives where she lays
Sleeps like a thief
And steals through the days
Caroline's monkey makes up all the fun
Leaves chaos and ruin
On Caroline's tongue
Caroline knows how fragile we are
With hope as our faith
We look to the stars
Caroline's monkey is crying again
There's no satisfaction
On Caroline's train
Fading's better than failing
Falling's better than feeling
Folding's better than losing
Fixing's better than healing
Sometimes
Song & Lyrics Facts
Caroline's Monkey is a song by English electronic music band Depeche Mode. The track appears on the group's seventh studio album, Violator (1990).
Written by Martin Gore and produced by Flood and Alan Wilder, it was released as the B-side to the single "Enjoy the Silence" in 1990. The song has an upbeat vibe with lyrics about a girl named Caroline who loves her pet monkey so much that she tries to teach him how to talk. The genre of the song is synthpop, and it features original members Dave Gahan on lead vocals, Martin Gore on keyboards and guitar, Andrew Fletcher on synthesizers, and Alan Wilder on drums. The lyrics are written by Martin Gore.