Monsters Of The Id Lyrics - Stan Ridgway

Monsters of the id 

No longer stayin' hid 

And terrors of the night 

Are out in broad daylight 

No need to knock on wood 

Don't stop to say a prayer 

It won't do any good 

They're multiplyin' in the air 

Creatures of the deep 

Are going without sleep 

And phantoms of the dark 

Have their own place to park 

No need to lock the door 

They're sprouting through the cracks 

They're making room for more 

They're deputizing maniacs 

Prehistoric ghouls 

Are making their own rules 

And resurrected huns 

Are passin' out the guns 

No need to cause a fuss 

Don't go and make a scene 

They know what's best for us 

They're fightin' fire with gasoline 

The creatures from the swamp 

Rewrite their own Mein Kampf 

Neanderthals amuck 

Just tryin' to make a buck 

And goblins and their hags 

Are out there wavin' flags 

Oh, when will we be rid 

Of monsters of the id 

Monsters of the id