Three Sheets to Kishkiyya · Track 86 · middle
Monday Head
VOLUME IV — the HUNGOVER morning after. The idiom and the song's title hook: "Monday Head". Its true history: England, late 19th c. — the pounding headache and malaise of Monday after a heavy weekend. Render this beat of the night as the band's affectionate, funny, celebratory tribute — the idiom itself is the chorus hook.
Lyrics
[Intro] Wake up, the sun is shining! Ahhh! [Verse 1] The curtains part wide to let the morning in Like a cannonball of light right across the chin Oh, what a weekend of glorious cheer We conquered the tavern and vanished the beer Now the clock strikes eight, and the whistle calls But the inside of my skull is bouncing off the walls [Chorus] Oh, bring out the brass for the Monday Head! The heaviest crown that you wear out of bed It’s an 1890s tradition, you see From the cobblestone street to the roaring factory We danced to the rafters, now we carry the lead Raise up a toast to the great Monday Head! [Verse 2] The Sunday roasts are gone, the tankards are dry The sparrows are shouting too loud in the sky Every worker in England is feeling the same A magnificent thrum at the base of the brain It’s the price of a weekend wonderfully spent A dizzying, pounding, and proud monument [Chorus] Oh, bring out the brass for the Monday Head! The heaviest crown that you wear out of bed It’s an 1890s tradition, you see From the cobblestone street to the roaring factory We danced to the rafters, now we carry the lead Raise up a toast to the great Monday Head! [Bridge] Hallelujah for the pain! It means we lived, it means we danced We took the floor and took the chance Let the mill engines blow, let the anvils ring In the choir of the aching, we're ready to sing! [Chorus] Oh, bring out the brass for the Monday Head! The heaviest crown that you wear out of bed It’s an 1890s tradition, you see From the cobblestone street to the roaring factory We danced to the rafters, now we carry the lead Raise up a toast to the great Monday Head! [Outro] A round of applause for the fog in the brain I think I might just lie down right here on the rug actually Monday Head!