Janie Said

from Demolicious Man by The Marble Tea

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Also from the "2001: A Case of the Tea" CD, though written several years earlier, I always envisioned this one as more of a dirge, or at least a very depressing piano tune, but it came out in a much less distressing manner.

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Janie said to me
You know I'm just having fun
While I'm still young
But nobody told her
That you don't have to be young to play
Well I know she knows
Certain things are important
And these things are getting over me
But I don't think she cares

I went for a walk
I talked at the trees
I felt like the tin man
I needed a heart
I sat in the grass
And drew up some leaves
Then I cried so many tears

What do you want from your life
Why do the things you do
That's what he said to me
When he came back from the institute
Well I know he knows
I'm strung out like a disease
And it's killing me gradually
I need to get away

I thought about her
I thought about me
I thought of the clothes
And the paintings and toys
I thought about everything
I ever knew
Then I cried so many tears

Janie said to me
You know that nothing lasts forever
And that's a fact
And I can't spend my whole life
Just trying to get things back
Well I know she knows
The days go by like a dream
And I'll always be somberly
Wishing them away

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from Demolicious Man, released February 11, 2022

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The Marble Tea Point Pleasant Beach, New Jersey

Drawing mandalas and watching Captain Kangaroo...that's pretty much what it's like in here. I enjoy writing songs about my cats and cartoon insects, but I'm also fond of feeling up the tentacles that lead to the oneness of existence. That's the Marble Tea experience.

Recommended for fans of Jonathan Richman, Robyn Hitchcock, Jazz Butcher, Magnetic Fields, etc.
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