vanity
Johnny Goth Lyrics

The lyrics for Johnny Goth's Vanity describe a sense of detachment and disillusionment with the world. The opening lines, "Goodbye morning rose, Hello vanity," set the tone for the rest of the song, establishing a contrast between natural beauty and artificiality. The sense of disillusionment is further emphasized by the line, "Curse that pretty song, That put you in this sleep," which suggests that something beautiful, like a song or a sentiment, can be a trap that can lead to a false sense of security or complacency.

The lyrics then shift to a more personal story, with the lines "Girl says she wants to die, You wanna know but you won't ask why, She laughs at broken bones, You think she's cool but she's all alone." Here, Johnny Goth sings about a girl who is struggling with thoughts of suicide, but nobody seems to understand or take her seriously. The lines "She laughs at broken bones, You think she's cool but she's all alone" suggest that her difficulties have caused her to retreat into a false sense of bravado, which may amount to a means of coping with her situation.

The song concludes with the lines, "Eyes will pierce a hole/Through your skin and your jet black soul, Goodbye morning rose, hello vanity, Curse that pretty song that put you in this sleep." These lines echo the sense of detachment and disillusionment introduced at the start of the song, with the idea that our true selves are often hidden beneath a veneer of false pretenses.