Caroline's Monkey

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Caroline's Monkey
Song	Caroline's Monkey
By	Depeche Mode
Songwriter	Martin L. Gore Richard Butler
Produced by	James Ford Marta Salogni
Recorded at	Electric Ladyboy (Santa Barbara) Shangri-La (Malibu)
Length (mm:ss)	4:16
Programmed by	James Ford Marta Salogni
Engineered by	Marta Salogni
Engineering assistance	Francine Perry Grace Banks
Mixed by	Marta Salogni
Mix engineering	Marta Salogni
Mixed at	Studio Zona (London)
Mastering engineer	Matt Colton
Keyboards	James Ford
Art direction	Anton Corbijn
Recorded	July–October 2022
Originally released	24 March 2023
Live performances as Depeche Mode	0 times *
Total live performances	0 times *

"Caroline's Monkey" is a song from the 2023 album Memento Mori by Depeche Mode.

Notes

In an interview by Olaf Neumann for DPA Agency, Martin Gore says that this song is about "a drug addict and addiction, yes."

Lyrics

Caroline's Monkey

Caroline knows how fragile we are

With hope as our faith

We look to the stars

Caroline's monkey is crying again

There's no satisfaction

On Caroline's train

Caroline leaks through holes in her skin

Her promise of sweetness

Forgiveness and everything

Caroline's monkey coos in her ear

Drives like a demon

Through Caroline's tears

Caroline feels the ice in her veins

The minutes and hours

The naming of days

Caroline said her dreams never end

For Caroline's monkey

And Caroline's friends

Fading's better than failing

Falling's better than feeling

Folding's better than losing

Fixing's better than healing

Sometimes

Caroline's monkey claws at her back

Colder than winter

Darker than black

Caroline's monkey is hungry again

Running with scissors

Through needles and pins

Caroline's monkey lives where she lays

Sleeps like a thief

And steals through the days

Caroline's monkey makes up all of the fun

Leaves chaos and ruin

On Caroline's tongue

Caroline knows how fragile we are

With hope as our faith

We look to the stars

Caroline's monkey is crying again

There's no satisfaction

On Caroline's train

Fading's better than failing

Falling's better than feeling

Folding's better than losing

Fixing's better than healing

Sometimes

Songwriter: Martin L. Gore / Richard Butler
Publishing Information: EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (BMI) o/b/o Grabbing Hands Music Ltd. and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS) / Universal - Songs of PolyGram Int., Inc. (BMI).

Dates where Caroline's Monkey was played

Caroline's Monkey has never been played live.