Uploaded August 2020 | Updated September 2026, 14 hours ago
"Jane Ryan" is from Lawn's new album "Johnny", out September 4, 2020 on Community Records and Muscle Beach Records. Pre-order here: lawn.lnk.to/johnny
READ FULL REVIEW HERE:
americanpancake.com/2020/08/lawn-sharpen-social-commentary-and-punk.html
Excerpt:
Jane Ryan is the second single from New Orleans based post punk band Lawn's new record "Johnny" due to drop September 4, 2020 on Community Records and Muscle Beach Records. The track barrels out of the gate at a break neck pace riding on bass and drums and pretty mild vox on top of the savage bass line. The second verse stirred something in me:
"Manilla lies and I deceive her
Bring from the ash a wide receiver
And how that diamond turns to coal
I'll be defined with what I owe"
And then on the chorus, those mild vox transformed into more like wails with ever so strident angular guitar stabs jabbing away.
"So please!
Don't!
Take!
That!
That’s!
My shoe!
Rack!"
AND it hit me, this song is about the first lady of the Philippines (and shoes), Imelda Marcos who, along with her husband 'raped and pillaged' the Filipino people by illegally siphoning off billions of dollars into the U.S. and overseas Swedish bank accounts. Her fake name for those Swedish accounts was "Jane Ryan" and for her husband, Ferdinand Marcos (President of the Philipines), "John Lewis". Most of the pillaging took place between 1965 and 1985, with both of them were indicted in the 90's.
- Robb Donker Curtius
Follow Lawn:
lawnband.wixsite.com/mysite
frontlawn.bandcamp.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Dk3G...
Lyrics:
I left my shoes
Wayward, untied, and neat
Became the falsehood idol
Dyed within
Into the search for nothing bought
My lazy eyes glued to the stove
Manilla lies and I deceive her
Bring from the ash a wide receiver
And how that diamond turns to coal
I'll be defined with what I owe
So please
Don't
Take
That
That’s
My shoe
Rack
Demanding needs that in silks
From every aspect, nice and painted neat
Into the search for nothing bought
My crazy eyes glued to the stove
And if my children dare to dare me
I'll ransom out great adversaries
And I'll be safe in safer homes
With all the gold my loved one grows
So please
Don't
Take
That
That’s
My shoe
Rack
Respect the place you’re coming from
Respect the place you’re coming from
Jane Ryan’s sleek, she doesn’t know
Respect the place you’re coming from
Jane Ryan thinks I know
I want to glide through that white trash dreaming
Take from the inside, baby hold on tight
Into the search for nothing bought
My hazy eyes glued to the stove
And when their arms fall right and steady
Immersing shores in commissary
And karaoke turns to blood
We’d still be dying to come home
Respect the place you’re coming from
Respect the place you’re coming from
Jane Ryan’s sleek, she doesn’t know
Respect the place you’re coming from
Jane Ryan thinks I know
Respect the place you’re coming from
Respect the place you’re coming from
Jane Ryan’s sleek, she doesn’t know
Respect the place you’re coming from
ME:
Website: americanpancake.com
Facebook: facebook.com/americanpancake
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"Jane Ryan" is from Lawn's new album "Johnny", out September 4, 2020 on Community Records and Muscle Beach Records. Pre-order here: lawn.lnk.to/johnny
READ FULL REVIEW HERE:
americanpancake.com/2020/08/lawn-sharpen-social-commentary-and-punk.html
Excerpt:
Jane Ryan is the second single from New Orleans based post punk band Lawn's new record "Johnny" due to drop September 4, 2020 on Community Records and Muscle Beach Records. The track barrels out of the gate at a break neck pace riding on bass and drums and pretty mild vox on top of the savage bass line. The second verse stirred something in me:
"Manilla lies and I deceive her
Bring from the ash a wide receiver
And how that diamond turns to coal
I'll be defined with what I owe"
And then on the chorus, those mild vox transformed into more like wails with ever so strident angular guitar stabs jabbing away.
"So please!
Don't!
Take!
That!
That’s!
My shoe!
Rack!"
AND it hit me, this song is about the first lady of the Philippines (and shoes), Imelda Marcos who, along with her husband 'raped and pillaged' the Filipino people by illegally siphoning off billions of dollars into the U.S. and overseas Swedish bank accounts. Her fake name for those Swedish accounts was "Jane Ryan" and for her husband, Ferdinand Marcos (President of the Philipines), "John Lewis". Most of the pillaging took place between 1965 and 1985, with both of them were indicted in the 90's.
- Robb Donker Curtius
Follow Lawn:
lawnband.wixsite.com/mysite
frontlawn.bandcamp.com
https://open.spotify.com/artist/5Dk3G...
Lyrics:
I left my shoes
Wayward, untied, and neat
Became the falsehood idol
Dyed within
Into the search for nothing bought
My lazy eyes glued to the stove
Manilla lies and I deceive her
Bring from the ash a wide receiver
And how that diamond turns to coal
I'll be defined with what I owe
So please
Don't
Take
That
That’s
My shoe
Rack
Demanding needs that in silks
From every aspect, nice and painted neat
Into the search for nothing bought
My crazy eyes glued to the stove
And if my children dare to dare me
I'll ransom out great adversaries
And I'll be safe in safer homes
With all the gold my loved one grows
So please
Don't
Take
That
That’s
My shoe
Rack
Respect the place you’re coming from
Respect the place you’re coming from
Jane Ryan’s sleek, she doesn’t know
Respect the place you’re coming from
Jane Ryan thinks I know
I want to glide through that white trash dreaming
Take from the inside, baby hold on tight
Into the search for nothing bought
My hazy eyes glued to the stove
And when their arms fall right and steady
Immersing shores in commissary
And karaoke turns to blood
We’d still be dying to come home
Respect the place you’re coming from
Respect the place you’re coming from
Jane Ryan’s sleek, she doesn’t know
Respect the place you’re coming from
Jane Ryan thinks I know
Respect the place you’re coming from
Respect the place you’re coming from
Jane Ryan’s sleek, she doesn’t know
Respect the place you’re coming from
ME:
Website: americanpancake.com
Facebook: facebook.com/americanpancake
Instagram: instagram.com/americanrobb
Twitter: twitter.com/AmericanRobb
Pinterest: pinterest.com/americanpancake/boards
