Monkey Swallows the Universe were an indie folk group from Sheffield, England formed in 2004. They consisted of Nat Johnson (vocals, guitar), Kevin Gori (guitar, glockenspiel), Catherine Tully (violin, recorder), Andy George (cello) and Rob Dean (drums). Acoustic five-piece playing bittersweet and beguiling folk-indie-pop songs about love, jealousy, apathy, imaginary friends, and pirates. Having released two albums to critical acclaim, the band announced on December 2, 2007 that after a short tour of Great Britain ending in February 20...
How the sweet birds fly, they have hollow bones
Made for the sky, not like you or I
I don't want to be in a tin can over the sea
But if we all believe in technology, we'll stay in the sky
So there's more monsters in the sea
These years of mine run red like a bloodline
If I was the last son
Prostrate, I wait but silence is not for me
I'll shout 'til they come
Oh, stop leaving my heart on the ground
How you stole my gaze on the first day
You were everywhere like a subway
At the summer's end
When things start to fade and die
On the second day we saw shooting stars