SpotifyDeezerApple Music linksbr As part of The Johnny Tapes EP which regroups 5 versions of Johnny Marr, from 2004 to 2020, this is the latest version, I had fun with the video which is pretty dark yet still a bit of dark humour there too!br Johnny Marr was first conceived when I heard the French expression "J'en ai marre" (I've had enough) which to my English ears sounded a bit like Johnny Marr and it inspired a crime thriller type tale of a serial killer, also inspired by Talking Heads "psycho killer) br Unbeknown to me Johnny Marr is a famous guitar player in The Smiths, complete coincidence, there was no reference to him, but quite funny that Baptiste's guitar parts in the 2007 version sound a bit like him!br Lyricsbr Johnny had a grudge against the world because he was smaller than most br But of course he had an ego that was taller than mostbr From his school and his background he had nothing to boastbr He tried to fit into the world he went all over the coastbr But he couldn’t earn his bread and he was sick of his toastbr So he started to look for something bigger to roastbr He grew sick of himself, till he was sick in his healthbr He'd go out at night and he'd sneakily stealthbr Until somehow he found that he freakily feltbr A little power in his secret that to no one he tellbr His first victim he went and strangled with his beltbr Lord only knows whatever led him to hellbr The morning after murder he’d be feeling unwellbr But the burning inside started to get bigger and swellbr He’d be feeling like kneeling for his soul to be forgivenbr But his soul had been given to some force that was drivenbr By some morbid ambition that would never ever listenbr Till somewhere somehow a corpse starts to stiffenbr Now little Johnny marr wasn’t going very farbr Took a stranger in his car and put a dagger to his heartbr Like a danger in the dark, Lone Ranger in the parkbr Been deranged since the start turned the saga into his artbr Psycho killer Psycho killerbr br Johnny’d had enough he’d just been tormented too muchbr So much hate in his brain that he no longer gave a fuck br Now the heads be talking in the streets he’s walking br ‘Bout the news that’s shocking About the killer who’s stalking br In the neighbourhood, but it put him in a merry mood br Very good, he wasn’t acting like a killer should br Hollywood was calling him to be a starbr Tonight time to meet psycho killer Johnny marrbr Sick and demented every blow you know he meant itbr Cos his hearts been cemented make you cry Gordon bennet br There was never no escaping for little Tracy mason br Came out late from the station, turned the corner and faced him br Felt no remorse cos he felt that he hates thembr And if he got caught then he’d make the same statement br Little Johnny marr wasn’t going very farbr Took a stranger in his car Put a dagger to his heartbr Like a danger in the dark, Lone Rang