What if all the world Carroted and mashed Into your eyelids Nepotism It's me and him Through your collar Janet and Johnny, and James Crash your mind Crash your mind
Eager, smug and positive With appointment You never make it Janet and Johnny, and James Crash your mind Crash your mind
I, weak man, with too much power Droop out the door A weakened person
The discarded columns form a circle On your rubbish throw out What if all the world Carroted and mashed It happens all the time Janet and Johnny, and James Crash your mind Crash your mind
Janet, Johnny + James (The Real New Fall LP)
What if the world crashed in Refolding behind your eyelids Cracked your mind Cracked your mind
Janet and Johnny, and James Crash your mind behind your eyelids
The people behind you With nepotism Explodes All that rubbish you create In the lock Suddenly cranking Nepotism
Janet and Johnny, and James Janet and Johnny, and James
Dearest Lord, hear me now Janet and Johnny Coming over the mountain From New Guinea They see the star From you, our creator A startling vision of a future that didn't happen Ian and Eric The stars trace Over Janet and Judy, and James, and Susan and Johnny The skies reflect Dear Lord, help them in their abject search From Guineas and the bearded man from the hills Never seen again Janet and Johnny, and James Reflect on your life
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The Annotated Fall: “Janet, Johnny + James” [Archived]
Smith, Mark E. (2008). Renegade: The Lives and Tales of Mark E. Smith. London: Penguin.
