“Gods + Monsters” explores both Glenn’s breakup with a cheating boyfriend and his strained relationship with the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He draws parallels between feeling deceived by both the boyfriend and the church, as both were not honest and not what they pretended to be.
[Chorus]
I believed in gods and monsters too
Then I found out they're all impostors just like you
Somebody take me higher, higher, higher
Until I'm up in the clouds, I'm a king with no crown
And I ain't ever gonna come back down
[Verse 1]
I just walked around your city
It felt like a lifetime ago
We were naked in your bed
I remember what I said
It was like "hey, did you kiss him on the mouth?"
I was looking at your phone
You were in the shower
That was then and this is now, yeah
[Pre-Chorus]
Players only love you when they're playing
Players only love you when they're playing
Playing, playing, oh
[Chorus]
I believed in gods and monsters too
Then I found out they're all impostors just like you
Somebody take me higher, higher, higher, oh, oh
Until I'm up in the clouds, I'm a king with no crown
And I ain't ever gonna come back down
[Post-Chorus]
(No I ain't never gonna)
(No, I ain't never gonna come back down)
(No, I ain't never gonna)
(No, I ain't never gonna come back)
[Verse 2]
November 6th was a hell of a ride
Do you remember when I called you and we both cried?
You were with your friends at the Faultline
Then you fed me some lie about how you're all mine
I lost the Lord then I lost you
Then I mixed my dignity with gin and fruit juice
I keep on leaning on the window
Seeing angels on the buildings, you're a song that we sung to
[Pre-Chorus]
Players only love you when they're playing, yeah
Players only love you when they're playing, playing, oh
[Chorus]
I believed in gods and monsters too
Then I found out they're all impostors just like you
Somebody take me higher, higher, higher, oh, oh
Until I'm up in the clouds, I'm a king with no crown
And I ain't ever gonna come back down
[Post-Chorus]
(No I ain't never gonna)
(No, I ain't never gonna come back down)
(No, I ain't never gonna)
(No, I ain't never gonna come back)
[Bridge]
I took a peek behind the curtain and I
I took a peek behind the curtain and I freak
I need more sleep, less of the dream, maybe more weed
Yes please, yes please, yes please, oh
[Chorus]
I believed in gods and monsters too
(I believed, I believed, I believed in gods and monsters)
Then I found out they're all impostors just like you
Somebody take me higher, higher, higher, oh, oh
Until I'm up in the clouds, I'm a king with no crown
And I ain't ever gonna come back down
[Outro]
(No I ain't never gonna)
(No, I ain't never gonna come back down)
Well I ain't ever gonna come back down
(No, I ain't never gonna)
(No, I ain't never gonna come back)
No I ain't ever gonna come
(No, I ain't never gonna)
(No, I ain't never gonna come back)
Gods + Monsters was written by Tyler Glenn.
Gods + Monsters was produced by Nate Pyfer & Tim Pagnotta.
Tyler Glenn released Gods + Monsters on Fri Oct 21 2016.