The Janitor
from Former Spine by Smashy Claw
-
Streaming + DownloadIncludes high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more. Paying supporters also get unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app.Purchasable with gift card
name your price
-
Buy the Full Digital Album
lyrics
I am the janitor, watch me fly
Spent my whole life in fumes, then I got high
For twenty years I conquered a mountain of puke
So I'll trade in this one-piece for a diving suit
My body's burning as I look at the sky
The kids stare up
Ten stories to the nearest goodbye
Paint an S on my chest and watch me glide
I am the janitor on the roof
Invisible skeleton who cleans the rooms
We appreciate you
I am the janitor, wind in hair
My broom will elevate me through the muddy air
I place the stick between my legs and take a step
You'll need a wet floor sign when you clean my mess
My clothes are flailing as I pass every floor
The staff stands still
I'll have to take a sick day tomorrow for sure
Paint an S on my chest and watch me soar
I am the janitor on the roof
Invisible skeleton who cleans the rooms
We appreciate you
Spent my whole life in fumes, then I got high
For twenty years I conquered a mountain of puke
So I'll trade in this one-piece for a diving suit
My body's burning as I look at the sky
The kids stare up
Ten stories to the nearest goodbye
Paint an S on my chest and watch me glide
I am the janitor on the roof
Invisible skeleton who cleans the rooms
We appreciate you
I am the janitor, wind in hair
My broom will elevate me through the muddy air
I place the stick between my legs and take a step
You'll need a wet floor sign when you clean my mess
My clothes are flailing as I pass every floor
The staff stands still
I'll have to take a sick day tomorrow for sure
Paint an S on my chest and watch me soar
I am the janitor on the roof
Invisible skeleton who cleans the rooms
We appreciate you
credits
from Former Spine,
released October 22, 2013
Nathan Long (vocals, piano, electric guitars)
Austin Aeschliman (bass, keyboards, electric guitars, vocals)
Julie Schmidt (upright bass)
Andrew Serr (drums)
Nathan Long (vocals, piano, electric guitars)
Austin Aeschliman (bass, keyboards, electric guitars, vocals)
Julie Schmidt (upright bass)
Andrew Serr (drums)
license
tags
discography
-
May 2017 -
Nov 2016 -
Dec 2016 -
Nov 2016
contact / help
If you like Smashy Claw, you may also like:
-
supported by 7 fans who also own “The Janitor”
What an absolutely perfect album. There's not much more I can say about an album that has literally moved me to tears. Listen to it.
go to album -
Unicorns Get More Bacon
by Marc With a Csupported by 7 fans who also own “The Janitor”
If you’re interested in Marc’s fourth-wall-breaking, here-there-and-everywhere lyrical style, you’ll have a great time in that conversation.
go to album -
Needlejustice
by Various Artistssupported by 5 fans who also own “The Janitor”
An amazing compilation for charity that got me into a bunch more artists on the label. I would say check it out, buy it if you like!
go to album -
featured on Bandcamp Radio Sep 14, 2021
go to album -
Purple Vellocet
by Purple VellocetKiller psych rock coming from Bilbao, Spain.
go to album -
Pale Spring’s first two albums come to vinyl at last, full of moody, low-lit, trip-hop inspired songs with tender, haunting vocal melodies.
go to album -
