Monks - Frank Ocean: Song Lyrics, Music Videos & Concerts

Monks

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Monks was released on July 10, 2012 by Red Zone Entertainment / IDJ as a part of the album channel ORANGE

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OVERVIEW

LYRICS

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS

Frank Ocean

Lead Vocals

Matt Chamberlain

Matt Chamberlain

Drums

Lalah Hathaway

Background Vocals

COMPOSITION & LYRICS

Christopher Breaux

Christopher Breaux

Songwriter

James Ho

Songwriter

PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING

Frank Ocean

Producer

Malay

Producer

Om'Mas Keith

Producer

Jeff Ellis

Recording Engineer

Chad Carlisle

Assistant Recording Engineer

Mark "Spike" Stent

Mark "Spike" Stent

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Matty Green

Assistant Mixing Engineer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Mosh pits and bare chest

Stage divin' sky diver

Spray the crowd with cold water

Now it's mosh pits and wet tits

I think I need a cold shower

Cool waters

[Verse 2]

African girl speaks in English accent

Likes to fuck boys in bands

Likes to watch Westerns

And ride me without the hands

Show me her passport

She's on her own tour

[Verse 3]

But you're beautiful to me, ooh

Wave 'em high, girl, to the sky

But you're beautiful to me, oh (Oh, whoa, oh, oh)

We're in the clouds

Wave 'em high, girl, to the sky (To the sky)

But you're beautiful to me, oh (Oh, whoa)

Life in the clouds, keep 'em high, y'all

Beautiful stars in the sky

[Verse 4]

Monks in the mosh pit

Stage diving Dalai Lama

Feet covered in cut flowers

They mosh for enlightenment

Clean chakra, good karma

Oh, one with the water

Indian girl sleeps above the temple

Plannin' to runway, young at heart

You found a boyfriend and now you wanna get away, get away

Just a virgin lover on a getaway, getaway

And at sunset, they're gonna try and get away, get away

Abhaya Mudra

[Verse 5]

I never ask for much

But please keep up, lover

We've got no choices left

The runnin's fast (Run, run, run, run)

You're beautiful to me

Run, run, run, run, you'd better run

You mean so much to me

In my world, my world

[Verse 6]

We made it safely (Made it safely)

Even with your fathers army trailin' us, we escaped him

Even with his archers' bows at our backs

What a great escape (Oh, wow)

But there's a long way still, in fact (Ooh)

[Verse 7]

We're lost in a jungle, underneath these clouds

There's a monsoon that never ends

A coke-white tiger woke us from our slumber

To guide and protect us till the end (Whoa, whoa, oh)

[Verse 8]

We're in the clouds

Wave 'em high now, to the sky

But you're beautiful to me, oh

Keep 'em high y'all, show you right

But you're beautiful to me, oh

Right

Beautiful

Written by: Christopher Edwin Breaux, Malay

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