Divine Comedy Johnny Mathis' Feet
I laid all my songs at Johnny Mathis' Feet I said "Johnny, Johnny tell me, won't you tell me how to live? All my hopes are unravelling and I just lost my lease On a house without love, doors or windows - Without peace..." And with a wave of his jewel-encrusted hand Across a glittering Las Vegas scene, He said: "You've got to learn how to disappear In the silk and amphetamines." Johnny looked at my songs, and he said: "Well, at first guess, Never in my life have I ever seen such a mess; Why do you say everything as if you were a thief? Like what you stole has no value, And like what you preach is far from belief?" And with a wave of his red, and blue hand Across a glittering Hollywood scene, He said: "You've got to learn how to disappear In the silk and amphetamines." Johnny looked at my collection of old punk rock posters - Anonymous scenes of disaffection, chaos and torture - And he said: "You are on the right track, But you are a lamb jumping for the knife; A real showman knows how to disappear in the spotlight..."
