Millencolin Chords used: B - x24442 E - 022100 F# - 244322 [Intro] [Verse 1] A snake a fake he’s lame he’s in this game for the money and for the fame a spin a grin he’s on and then we yawn steals the credit then he’s gone he’s the man with a plan and first he’ll seem helpful to make sure that you’re on the hook he’s so full of bull and he sure will pull some strings to make things go his way everything will go his way [Chorus 1] We’re in the monkey biz the monkey boogie is nothing new the monkey biz and he’ll be doing the dance with you We’re in the monkey biz yeah the monkey boogie is nothing new the monkey biz and he’ll be doing the dance doing the dance with you [Verse 2] Yeah Humble mumble stumble don’t think so that is not the way to go connect collect correct now what did you expect? did you think that he seriously cares for you? do the monkey boogie orangu-tango baboon! [Chorus 2] We’re in the monkey biz the monkey boogie is nothing new the monkey biz and he’ll be doing the dance with you We’re in the monkey biz yeah the monkey boogie is nothing new the monkey biz and he’ll be doing the dance doing the dance with you [Instrumental] x2 then [Chorus 3] We’re in the monkey biz the monkey boogie is nothing new the monkey biz and he’ll be doing the dance with you We’re in the monkey biz yeah the monkey boogie is nothing new the monkey biz and he’ll be doing the dance doing the dance with you [Chorus 4/Outro] We’re in the monkey biz yeah the monkey boogie is nothing new the monkey biz and he’ll be doing the dance doing the dance with you the monkey boogie

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À propos de la chanson

La chanson évoque le monde des opportunistes qui ne se soucient que de la gloire et de l'argent. Elle parle de personnes qui semblent bienveillantes au premier abord, mais qui manipulent les autres pour atteindre leurs propres objectifs. Les paroles soulignent la superficialité de ces relations, où chacun danse selon le rythme imposé par l'autre, comme dans une danse de singe. Au fond, il y a une critique de cette société où l'apparence et le profit priment sur la sincérité. Dans un contexte plus large, cela peut évoquer les interactions de la vie quotidienne, que ce soit dans les affaires ou dans les relations personnelles, où il est souvent difficile de distinguer les véritables intentions des gens. C'est un appel à la vigilance face à ceux qui ne poursuivent que leurs propres intérêts.