Monkeys and Men

[verse 1] Tell me how I found the right one I don't even know what love is 'Cause I ain't never seen it I ain't never had it And my parents divorced when I was just a kid Tell me what it means to fall in love I don't know what to call it But it might be this So can we go back to the start Before it falls apart? [verse 2] [soft piano accents • male harmony entering] Every time you hold my hand I still don’t fully understand How something good can feel this real Without turning into something painful I keep waiting for the switch For the part where everything quits Cause nothing good stayed growing up So I don’t really trust this stuff [bridge] [ambient room noise • vinyl crackle] Maybe love is just learning not to run… [pre-chorus] And I'm scared as hell that I'm fallin' for you And I think you might be scared too But what the hell are we supposed to do? [chorus] 'Cause we're all just monkeys and men Goin' through the motions again Makin' the same mistakes over and over and over 'Cause we're all just monkeys and men And this could be the end And if it is At least we know we tried We tried Tried Tried And we tried We tried Tried Tried And we tried [post-chorus] (vocal chops: we tried…) (over and over…) [bridge] [half-time drums • emotional guitar swell] Nobody taught me how to love right… [verse 3] How did you know when you met me? 'Cause I don't even know what love is It's a miracle you found me When my last boyfriend tried to drown me And I was drowning And my parents divorced when I was just a kid And maybe I could be your wife And we could try to have a life And even if we don't know what we're doin' It's nice to think we might [verse 4] [male vocal • stronger drums] I don’t think there’s some perfect way To stop two people from breaking someday But I know I feel calmer now Every time you’re around somehow And maybe we’ll screw this up Maybe love is always rough But I’d rather learn with you Than spend my whole life scared to [buildup] [rising synths • layered harmonies] IF THIS FALLS APART— IF THIS BREAKS OUR HEARTS— [beat drop] [huge emotional EDM drop • live drum crashes] (WE TRIED—) (WE TRIED—) [verse 5] [female vocal • emotional exhaustion tone] Sometimes I still shake at night Thinking everybody leaves eventually But you still answer every call Even when I’m hard to handle And I know I overthink Every little tiny thing But you still stay through all my doubt Like you actually want me around [verse 6] [duet vocals • full instrumental lift] So maybe love’s not knowing how Maybe it’s just choosing now Choosing somebody every day Even when you’re both afraid And if the world tears us apart At least you reached my guarded heart At least for once I felt alive At least for once we really tried [bridge] We were never perfect… Just honest enough to stay… [pre-chorus] And I'm scared as hell that I'm fallin' for you And I think you might be scared too But what the hell are we supposed to do? [chorus] 'Cause we're all just monkeys and men Goin' through the motions again Makin' the same mistakes over and over and over 'Cause we're all just monkeys and men And this could be the end And if it is At least we know we tried We tried Tried Tried And we tried We tried Tried Tried And we tried [post-chorus] (we tried…) (we really tried…) [bridge] [soft ambient outro • fading vocal harmonies] Maybe that’s enough… [outro] At least we know we tried…