Omanko Lyrics

[Verse 1]
Oh, Japanese Jesus
Oh, Japanese Jesus come up
An indefinite Jesus
An indefinite Jesus will come up
Reading Japanese comics

And fucking Japanese omanko
A Japanese Jesus
A Japanese Jesus, come up

[Chorus]
I'm gearing up
I'm gearing up for a Japanese Christmas
I'm gearing up
I'm gearing up for a Japanese Christmas

[Verse 2]
Oh, Japanese Jesus
Oh, Japanese Jesus come up
Hey, Japanese Jesus
Oh, Japanese Jesus come up
Reading Japanese comics
And fucking Japanese omanko, oh
Oh, Japanese Jesus
Oh, Japanese Jesus come on
[Chorus]
I'm gearing up
I'm gearing up for a Japanese Christmas
I'm gearing up
I'm gearing up for a Japanese Christmas
I'm gearing up
I'm gearing up for a Japanese Christmas
I'm gearing up
I'm gearing up for a Japanese Christmas

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About

Genius Annotation

A music video for the song was directed by Sky’s ex-boyfriend Zachary Cole from DIIV and uploaded on the band’s YouTube channel on December 19th, 2014.
The video was deleted after Sky and Zachary broke up.
A fan uploaded it on her channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfKznko1d7E

Q&A

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What did Sky Ferreira say about "Omanko"?
Genius Answer

Justin [Raisen] and I were messing around, and we were like, ‘We like Suicide, let’s do a Suicide song for fun.’ Then we were like, ‘Wait, it’s actually kind of good.’ So we put it on the record."

Sky Ferreira for Pitchfork

Credits
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Mixing Engineer
Assistant Recording Engineer
Programmer
Additional Vocals
Keyboards
Editor
Co-Producer
Recorded At
White Bronco Studios, Highland Park, CA
Release Date
October 29, 2013
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