Album: Pisces, Aquarius, Capricorn & Jones, Ltd. (1967)

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• Darkened rolling figures move
  Through prisms of no color
  Hand in hand, they walk the night
  But never know each other
  
  Passioned pastel neon lights
  Light up the jeweled traveler
  Who, lost in scenes of smoke-filled dreams
  Find questions, but no answers
  
  Startled eyes that sometimes see
  Phantasmagoric splendor
  Pirouette down palsied paths
  With pennies for the vendor
  
  Salvation's yours for just the time
  It takes to pay the dancer
  And once again, such anxious men
  Find questions, but no answers
  
  The night has gone
  And taken its infractions
  While reddened eyes
  Hope there will be a next one
  
  Sahara signs look down upon
  A world that glitters glibly
  And mountainsides put arms around
  The unsuspecting city
  
  Second hands that minds have slowed
  Are moving even faster
  Toward bringing down someone who's found
  The questions, but no answers Writer/s: Michael Nesmith
  Publisher: O/B/O DistroKid, Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC
  Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

Comments: 15

• ThemaskedmarvylThis is one of their best songs, and shows what the Monkees were capable of.
  I'm glad they kept Mickey's comment at the end of the video!
• Shermaid 1 from Chicago Darlings, the word is PSYCHEDELIC. There is no letter A in there, anywhere. Mmmkay?
• Crucita from ConnecticutCan you, please, tell me whats the message on "She hangs out"? My brother insist that he must keep an eye on her because she is going to be a better dancer than him. But I think that the girl is doing "Bad things" at night. Who is right?
• Adrienne from New YorkAccording to Michael Nesmith, this song *is* about the press and their inability to process the Pandora’s Box demonstrations and subsequent burning down.
  https://www.monkeeslivealmanac.com/blog/peter-and-mike-talk-about-mickys-moog-and-daily-nightly
• George from Belleville, NjThis has got to be one of the coolest psychadelic songs of all time.The song is like a trip into the 60's with the use of synthasizer and other instruments to create a surreal sound of colors that produce an interesting listening experience. There are plenty of melody shifts. I think it's a classic and a real treat for the ears.
• Sean from Chicago, IlVictoria -- if Mike's surprised, then he better pay attention to what he says, because it was in an interview with Mike himself where I found the Pandora's Box info.
• Lance from Pittsburgh, PaAmazing how the Monkees looked in just over a year from their debut. From lovey-dovey songs to this psychadelic tunes.
• Anthony from Overland Park, KsMicky Dolenz plays the Moog synthesizer on this track. It is the first time a Moog had been recorded for an album. Micky had the third in existance. The other two were owned by Walter (Wendy) Carlos and Buck Owens.
• Sam from Hipsville, CaJennifer,MI----Thanks for the info.---i never knew that.
• Daevid from Glendale, Cagood song for when the era was getting heavy, but not really one of their best.
• Jennifer Harris from Grand Blanc, MiPsychadelic! I loved the video! It's about Pandora's box,which was a nighclub on sunset strip,which burned down.
• Linc from Beaumont, TxI think this song has a lot to do with drugs not being the "answers" people thought they would be. And when they joined in the drug cultures spawning largely fom LA and San Fran - they only had more questions which was every frustrating...this song eludes to this as if it is all a big joke, just psychodelia not psychology.
• Ken from Louisville, KySome people say this song (and "Star Collector" which was also on this album) were the first two pop songs to use a Moog synthasizer. Micky Dolenz bought one of the first Moogs that were commercially available and brought it into the studio for the sessions. Micky is seen on the TV show playing it. At the end of the song video he ad-libs "psychadelic!"
• Victoria from Pittsburgh, PaMike actually said in an interview that it wasn't about Pandora's Box and that he was surprised it was linked to it.
• Madison from Norway, MeI heard that this was about riots and marches that were happening in the 60's.

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