Monsta
BENEE * Track #3 On Stella & Steve
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Monsta by BENEE
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BENEEProduced by
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“Monsta” portrays lyrically one of BENEE’s biggest fears in a song, her fear of being kidnapped during the night.
The indie-alternative song is created from a made up situation, in which some kind of monster enters BENEE’s room at night. It seems to be very scary and intimidating at first, however s...
Monsta Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I'm tryna fall asleep
Something doesn't feel right
A chill crawls up my skin
A tinglin' down my limbs
A shadow in the night
My God, it gave me such a fright
I see him standing right outside
His face is red, his eyes are white
[Pre-Chorus]
What is it that he wants from me?
Maybe he just feels lonely
What is it that he has in mind?
Why has he come here at this time?
[Chorus]
The monster takes me away
From my safe space
Into the night
The monster takes me away
From my safe space
Into the night
[Verse 2]
Wake up in a magic cave
Here's me trying to be brave
But then instead of eatin' me
He offers me a blueberry
[Pre-Chorus]
What is it that he wants from me?
Maybe he just feels lonely
What is it that he has in mind?
Why has he come here at this time?
[Chorus]
The monster takes me away
From my safe space
Into the night
The monster takes me away
From my safe space
Into the night
[Bridge]
The monster walks me to a pot
It seems like time is all I got
He pops my head inside, I'm not ready to die
Instead of burning out alive, I see my room, flames rising high
He wasn't tryna hurt me, was only tryna save me
[Chorus]
The monster takes me away
From my safe space
Into the night
The monster takes me away
From my safe space
Into the night
Monsta Q&A
Who wrote Monsta's ?
Monsta was written by Josh Fountain & BENEE & Djeisan Suskov.
Who produced Monsta's ?
Monsta was produced by Josh Fountain.
What inspired this song?
In June 2019, an RNZ review of BENEE’s sold-out show at the Powerstation recalled BENEE’s introduction of the track:
She recently moved out of her parent’s home – not to another house, but to the family sleepout in the backyard, where she was so terrified that someone might abduct her, she had her...
What did BENEE say about "Monsta"?
Thought I’d give you a spooky lil song for Halloween! I wrote it about a real fear I have of being taken in the night by someone outside my room…I’ve been loving a bunch of Arabic music lately, and in the studio when we were working on “Monsta” I suggested we find a line which follows a similar doub...