The last narrative bit is always so haunting: There were no screams There was no time The mountain called Monkey had spoken There was only fire And then Nothing.

People are saying this ISN’T about the Oil War in the Middle East. Well, look at this quote from Damon Albarn HIMSELF at an interview.; “That came from a very naive idea, which is: What is going to happen when they’ve taken all of the oil out of the Earth? Aren’t there going to be these vast holes? Surely those holes shouldn’t be empty. Surely there should be a reason why they had all of this in. It’s like bad plastic surgery; Eventually, it collapses.” Thank you.

Is this a song or a story? Gorillaz: *yes*

Me and my sisters loved listening to this album as little kids, my dad would play it for us in his car when he drove us to elementary school. We would always beg him to play this song, and we knew every single word ( I still do to this day). My dad introduced me to Gorillaz and I have loved it ever since. Love you dad ❤

[Narration: Dennis Hopper] Once upon a time at the foot of a great mountain There was a town where the people known as Happyfolk lived Their very existence a mystery to the rest of the world Obscured as it was by great clouds Here they played out their peaceful lives Innocent of the litany of excess and violence That was growing in the world below To live in harmony with the spirit of the mountain called Monkey was enough Then one day, Strangefolk arrived in the town They came in camouflage, hidden behind dark glasses But no one noticed them, they only saw shadows You see, without the Truth of the Eyes, the Happyfolk were blind [Interlude: 2D] Falling out of aeroplanes and hiding out in holes Waiting for the sunset to come, people going home Jump back from behind them and shoot them in the head Now everybody dancing, the dance of the dead The dance of the dead, the dance of the dead [Narration: Dennis Hopper] In time, Strangefolk found their way into the high reaches of the mountain And it was there that they found the caves of unimaginable, sincerity and beauty By chance, they stumbled upon the place where all good souls come to rest The Strangefolk, they coveted the jewels in these caves above all things And soon they began to mine the mountain Its rich seam, fueling the chaos of their own world Meanwhile, down in the town, the Happyfolk slept restlessly Their dreams invaded by shadowy figures digging away at their souls Every day, people would wake and stare at the mountain Why was it bringing darkness into their lives? And as the Strangefolk mined deeper and deeper into the mountain, holes began to appear Bringing with them a cold and bitter wind that chilled the very soul of the Monkey For the first time The Happyfolk felt fearful For they knew that soon the Monkey would stir from its deep sleep And then came a sound, distant first It grew into castrophany So immense it could be heard far away in space There were no screams, there was no time The mountain called Monkey had spoken, there was only fire And then...nothing [Outro: 2D] O little town in U.S.A., your time has come to see There's nothing you believe you want But where were you when it all came down on me? Did you call me? No...

when this album came out and I listened to constantly, it was a real crazy time in my life but I had real good people around me. this album always brings me right back to there for better or worse. either way, I love it.

In August 2017, my father passed away from cancer. Everything was a mess in my life when he died. I was in 8th grade and I was bullied because of it and for being autistic, nobody helped me in my situation, I had no friends, I felt worthless and became depressed. Whenever I felt like a mess, I always put this song on. This was my dad's favorite song from this wonderful band and it always cheered me up. And going to Don't Get Lost In Heaven made it more relaxing and thankful for knowing my father is with me still. And a month before he passed, my dad,mom,older brother and I saw them in Chicago for the Humanz tour, and it was the last thing we ever did with the four of us. I'm now a high school graduate and no amount of words can describe how thankful I am for this wonderful band. You've always been there for me and I can't thank you enough. Thank you Damon Albarn for everything.

The whole Demon Days perfectly captures a post 9/11 world, everyone terrified out of their minds.

Happy folk, sad folk, strange folk, hungry folk, angry folk, hangry folk

Wish this track had its own music video, RIP Dennis Hopper

And out of the corner of your eye you spot him: *Shia LaBeouf*

RIP Mr. Dennis Hopper "Murdoc is a knob" and the green bastard never got him back....

This song makes me cry weird tears more often than not, and I love it. It hits so raw, just constant chills sometimes.

this song deserves much more popularity it's one of my favorites

Damon's chords/changes are brilliant.

mommy, will you tell me a story? sure baby girl *plays this* thanks mommy

I love reading peoples thoughts on this song. I think they're all right. every time I listen to this song each factor symbolizes something different. the happy folk are always a different type of people, the monkey always symbolizes a new ideology. the strange folks intensions are always led by new fixation. but the story remains the same. CHILLING. when I was young my dad told me to pay attention to this song for it was his favorite of the gorillas and I think to this day its my favorite song ever. really good story telling and emotion put into it.

Somehow, the story in this song is just so mesmerising... How did they manage to blend such a deep story with a beautifully constructed piece of music?!

This was the first album I owned at 10 years old and this song always haunted me but in a beautiful way. I often think of the Happy Folk when my mind wanders.

I just wrote a 2-page story based off of this. This is great.

I had a nightmare about this once. *Winter, 01:00 AM, nothing to be seen outside the window.* Me and my little brother sat in the couch looking at a movie, hiding under blankets. Then when the movie ended, he told me that he was too tired to watch another. He walked heavily, yet quickly and silently to his room. I did the same, I walked down the stairs just the same way as he walked on the flat wooden floor. I could not care about the shadows haunting me, I was far too tired to notice. I didn't go to bed immediately, I decided instead to sit in my chair, get cozy with a blanket, listen to music and just imagine. I did that, but I didn't turn the music on, I just sat there in my dark room full of shadows reaching out to me. All of a sudden, I could hear my brother calling my name. The first time, just normally. The second time, fearfully. The third time, screaming and panicking with pain in his voice. But I couldn't get up, no matter how hard I tried. 2 seconds after giving up, I was freed from my chair and started running up the stairs to go see him. Just as I started running, I fell into my bed, forced to sleep. All I did was *blink. I proceeded to hurry up to him, frightened and sweaty, praying that I would be there to meet him before he died. "What would I do without him? He's the one that stayed honest through my life, no matter of the situation or cause." I reached his room, tears down my face, only to find him laying tired in his bed. I asked him "Did you call on me?" and he responded with "No, why?". That's when I realized that all of it was just a dream. That dream taught me a thing or two about loving people, I'll tell you that.

I love the idea of a story being told as the some of the lyrics of a song. Its such a unique concept

This entire album is a masterpiece

I asked my mom and dad for this album for Christmas back in 2005. I was overjoyed that they actually got it for me. Used to listen to this on a beat up stereo playing mercenaries. Cant beleive its been this long already...... Kinda hits the soul deep yo... Fml

Great song Damon :-), R.I.P Dennis Hooper. You are missed xxx

2:30 i remember i was in 4th grade when my parents got me the album i loved every song but this one felt almost spiritual and this set of speech filled me with such dread and sorrow yet i loved it incredible lyrics and story work

murdoc is a nob - Dennis hopper 2005

Man that humming is so haunting, I love it!

The last verse sent chills down my spine

70% = story 30% = the actual song dam i love gorillaz

This is hella underrated. It hits right in the soul

Today I saw the livestream concert for the first season of Song Machine. Matt Berry did this song. I could not believe it. My world is just a little brighter.

YAY I FINALLY FOUND THIS SONG! Ive literally been looking for it since december cos i remembered when i was about seven and my dad used to put it on on long car journeys and i used 2 love it omg.

I've always connected this song to the study of chemistry and the gap of activity between the nuclear era and now. Humanity holding its breath at the fear of discovery.

Then there was a sound. Distant, first, then it grew into Castrophany so inmense it could be heard in space. There were no screams There was no time There was only fire... and then *...Nothing*

Fact you got Dennis Hopper to do this is so awesome man. Damon is the man

1:37 i get chills every time he says that

3:12 The way 2D (or Damon, if you like) says "out" will always give me chills.

The fact that I can just chill to the music, whilst listening to a bed time story is pretty great

My highschool bus driver got me into gorillaz lore, I'm sorry I can't remember your name. I just want you to know, you're the reason I'm a successful CDL driver my self today. Thank you man.

My mom played Gorillaz songs all the time when I was a kid but I never really payed attention, but one day I was messing with her iPod and listened to this song. So, not my first Gorillaz song, but the song that got me into Gorillaz.

I don't just like this song because of it's tune, the vocals of Dennis Hopper, or its creepy feeling, but it's message. The message of this song is what has helped me wake up and see how everyone acts like everything is ok but it isn't. and you wanna know what scares me the most from this song? knowing that when we don't know what's really happening outside our little mountain, it's gonna come for us, and it's gonna end us all.

All this time and this one is still one of my favourites.. maybe because of the story element. Gives me chills. UoU

This is a great story about how our world is We’re the happy folk but also the dark folk We’re happy to be alive but we’re slowly digging away at our world because of our happiness Their for we are the dark folk dig away out our own resources not even realizing because we’re blind because of our happiness Then when the time comes because of our mistakes we will bring our own downfall and then nothing.

This song criticizes imperialism and the exploration of natural resources

Dennis hooper was and will be one of the best voices ever... stunning!!!

I just got into gorillaz this week, i feel so left behind (from their songs to their lore). I began to listen to their albums one by one, never have i heard 2D sing this depressing. "You see, without the truth of the eyes, the happy folk were blind." God, i just love this track so much.

The coda on this song with that guitar outro is amazing

8 people are mining the mountain

I love this song it is so underrated and unique and BEAUTIFUL

this song stay stuck in my head😭

This is the story I'm gonna be telling my grandchildren around the fire.

Gorillaz songs are usually pretty dark, but this one always gives me chills.

RIP Dennis Hopper. Miss you man.❤

Scary to listen to this these days

Just learned that Dennis Hopper did the narrative. How freaking cool is that! I have this CD in my car I love this song!

If you wear headphones during the humming parts, it sounds like Murdoc is humming in the left and 2-D in the right.

There were no screams There was no time There was only fire, and then Nothing

I DON'T EVEN CARE WHAT THIS MEANS. BUT MY EARS ARE ENJOYING IT.

I really wished this track had it’s own music video, but I’m glad it still got art work made for this, absolutely love this song.

Demon Days, com certeza é o melhor álbum de todo o Gorillaz Essa música prova isso, que nem tudo são flores, com um tema melancólico e com uma batida muito boa

I love how it starts like this

this song has no right to go this hard

I remember buying this album at a supermarket when I was working in Hull. It was a special edition of Demon Days and the woman at the checkout was so high strung thinking I was stealing, she forgot to charge me for it. I didn't realise until i did my expenses a week later

*cough* *cough* Demon Dayz is the best album *cough* *cough*

Still very bewildering to know that the albums was made mostly by Noodle. Who was 13/14 at that time. She was a teenager when she made that sometimes-very-depressing album, my god !

This song gives me chills

I loved this song when I was a kid , and I love it even more now

a vibe dessa música é muito boa.

Matt Berry saying this live makes the whole song sound so much better emotionally

Wish There Was A Music Video For This

this is one of my favourite songs

Who realize the name has been changed from "Fire coming out of the monkey's head" to just "Fire coming out" ?

Still meltin' my dope consumption🤗

This is my favourite Gorillaz song. Period.

masterpiece 🥺

I love this song sm, honestly one of my all time favorites! my fav part starts at 0:29

the absolute definition of genre blending right here

This makes me feel like I’m being told a story around a campfire

This is my second fav gorrilaz song >:)

I will listen to this album front to back till I die!

The velvet underground influence is strong on this one

I made a proud parody of this very song and I called it 'Fire Coming out of T H E B A T H'

One of my favorite songs by them

How did I not like this song at first? I love it now.

This song is a parable like many other for our existence...praise volcanoes!

best song.

THIS MIGHT JUST BE MY FAVORITE GORILLAZ SONG IT'S JUST SO *chefs kiss*

Rest in peace Dennis Hopper, you are missed.

Was so mesmerized listening to this as a kid, on my portable CD player

This is the best song ever

Wow just heard this 2day what a treat.

9 people missed the like button such a shame

The only song I've had on repeat since moving to Costa Rica from California.

This song put me in a trance

The Willow Project got approved. This song has even greater meaning than it ever had

best song of gorillaz

Why are Damon’s parts so emotional like is it just me

Poetry sheer poetry ❤

lyric sites say "truth of the eyes" but i'm convinced it's "trip to the eyes"