Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
Johnny, angry Johnny
This is Jezebel in Hell
I wanna kill you
I wanna blow you away
I wanna kill you
I wanna blow you away
I can do it you gently
I can do it with an animal's grace
I can do it with precision
I can do it with gourmet taste
But either way
Either, either way
I wanna kill you
I wanna blow you away
I can do it to your mind
I can do it to your face
I can do it with integrity
I can do it with disgrace
But either way
Either way
I wanna kill you
I wanna blow you away
Johnny, angry Johnny
This is Jezebel in Hell, Johnny
Johnny, angry Johnny
This is Jezebel in Hell
I can do it in a church
I can do it any time or place
I can do it like an angel
To quiet down your rage
But either way
Either, oh either way
I wanna kill you
I wanna blow you away
I can do it in the water
I can do on dry land
I can do it with instruments
I can do it with my own bare hands
But either way, either way
You know where it stands
I wanna kill you
I wanna blow you away
Johnny, angry Johnny
This is Jezebel in Hell
Johnny, oh my Johnny
Where did your pleasure go
When the pain came through you?
Where did your happiness go?
This force is running you around now
Getting you down now
Where is your pleasure now Johnny?
Where has your pleasure gone now?
Johnny, angry Johnny
This is Jezebel in Hell
Johnny, angry Johnny
This is Jezebel in Hell
Johnny, I wanna blow you
Oh Johnny, away
Johnny, I wanna blow you away
Johnny, every body really doesn't feel okay
Johnny
This is Jezebel in Hell
I wanna kill you
I wanna blow you away
I wanna kill you
I wanna blow you away
I can do it you gently
I can do it with an animal's grace
I can do it with precision
I can do it with gourmet taste
But either way
Either, either way
I wanna kill you
I wanna blow you away
I can do it to your mind
I can do it to your face
I can do it with integrity
I can do it with disgrace
But either way
Either way
I wanna kill you
I wanna blow you away
Johnny, angry Johnny
This is Jezebel in Hell, Johnny
Johnny, angry Johnny
This is Jezebel in Hell
I can do it in a church
I can do it any time or place
I can do it like an angel
To quiet down your rage
But either way
Either, oh either way
I wanna kill you
I wanna blow you away
I can do it in the water
I can do on dry land
I can do it with instruments
I can do it with my own bare hands
But either way, either way
You know where it stands
I wanna kill you
I wanna blow you away
Johnny, angry Johnny
This is Jezebel in Hell
Johnny, oh my Johnny
Where did your pleasure go
When the pain came through you?
Where did your happiness go?
This force is running you around now
Getting you down now
Where is your pleasure now Johnny?
Where has your pleasure gone now?
Johnny, angry Johnny
This is Jezebel in Hell
Johnny, angry Johnny
This is Jezebel in Hell
Johnny, I wanna blow you
Oh Johnny, away
Johnny, I wanna blow you away
Johnny, every body really doesn't feel okay
Johnny
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Yes, you're right about how Johnny is the name of somone in House of Leaves. However, this CD was released in 1995, House of Leaves: 2000. I remember reading a quote from Poe that said she often (and her brother too) uses the name "Johnny" because it's a name for the "every man." It's generic, and that's why she and Mark use it. "Johnny" could be anyone.