Jens Lekman - Postcard #49 lyrics

December 19th, 2015 I woke up from a dream this morning I was DJing in a club somewhere Outside the club was a jungle And I took a walk to get some air I came to ancient temple Where tigers lay below the steeple And a monkey painted graffiti Using paint from crushed beetles Mmm, someone said, "No one knows just why the monkeys risk their little lives painting on the walls and tiles in the corner of the tiger's eyes." Someone said, "No one knows just why the monkeys risk their little lives painting on the walls and tiles in the corner of the tiger's eyes." Tiger's eyes But according to the science community The ones who did lived longer more happily And in the dream I thought to myself I need to be more like that monkey I need to be more like that little monkey I need to be more like that little monkey