The Velvet Ape by They Might Be Giants Lyrics

The year is 1970 old
And the era of softness has overtaken the youth
A rivalry between former collaborators has begun
This is part of the story before that story disappeared

You thought you knew
The soft with all the rock removed
But all you knew
Was just the softness Titan approved

One two three four
The Velvet Ape declares war
One two three five
Please prepare to be taken alive

So soft the wrath of my pillow attack so soft
Stand back from the wrath of my pillow attack stand back

Who dares to hold
The violet cape of The Velvet Ape?
Soft and the drape is languorous
Behold the drape
One two three four
Titan’s sound has covered the ground
One two three five
The Velvet Ape provides your escape

So soft the wrath of my pillow attack so soft
Close up is the lens on the primate attack close up