Paroles
Textes : Mathieu Eveillard, sauf
* : Benjamin Bourgine
** : Mathieu Eveillard / Benjamin Bourgine
Kowalski - 2005
WAVELENGTH
Oh Lord
Oh Man
I’ll trade you a dollar
I saw you spat on my horse tonight
God
I feel so old
Feel so cold I shiver
Do you get well on my wavelength ?
Did they get you on their wavelength ?
Will they get me on their wavelength ?
Father
I’m walking on your steps
Further
I’ll be walking on your tracks
Did they get you on their wavelength ?
Will they get you on their wavelength ?
Will they get me on their wavelength ?
NOBODY
(Know that) I’m affected by what you’re going through
(Know that) you got all my support
Sometimes life is a tragedy
what else can you do except killing time ?
forgetting for a while
mind’s
turning
mind’s resting
and
These wild crazy songs you wrote
I think they succeeded where science failed
They made
us happy
They made
us blue
But in the
end
They kept us together
Nobody has
the time to be vulnerable to each other
Come on
The evening’s young
We’ll burn up the town
Let’s go first to her place
she said “It’s worth the ride”
and maybe Jean will be there
Nobody has
the time to be vulnerable to each other
Today I’ve
heard of this journalist
Shot by a soldier
Didn’t know it was your brother
The soldier
CARILLON
Hard is the landing
Look what they’ve done to
The Sonic Youth
And the many lies
we swallow
shall we swallow
all these lies ?
you and me, at a standstill
and the world’s at a turning point
terrorist subversion
ecological militancy
ecstasy of pleasure
(the different types of) drugs
temptation of marriage
the delights of inactivity
psychoanalytical treatment
death by boredom
death
absurdity
you and me, at a standstill
and the world’s at a turning point
You and me, at a standstill
And the world’s at a turning point
BUTTERFLY
...
KNOW
Know that the ground
On which we stood
Keeps shaking under my feet
Know that I finally found a job
Know that work finally found me
And as the seabirds climb the skies,
The waters are tormented as usual
Where are you my friend ?
Remember what your father said
“You are broken mirrors”
what he meant ?
cold is the ground
dark is the night
Know that the bride
who we dreamt of
is drowning in my bed
And as the seabirds climb the skies,
The waters are tormented as usual
Where
are you my friend ?
Know that I…miss you
BARCELONE, JIM *
I will never find you
Till you come back
I will never find you
Till you come back
I will never find you
Until you’re here
I will never find you
‘til you love me
You will always find me
Waiting for you
You will always find me
Waiting for you
You will always find me
Waiting for you
Looking at your pictures
The two I got
Crossed a river today
It was all dry
Crossed a street today
It was empty
Felt some feelings today
They were gloomy
Think my life’s going wrong
And you agree
BODY SIGNALS
...
A DISARRAY
A disarray / Where are my childish hours ?
A disarray / Coming soon
One hundred projects tonight
And tomorrow ? One choice you’ll make
Is it the right one ? We’ll never know
We’ve never ever ever known
Keep a low profile With your ambitions
You’re on a roll, you’re on a roll
You got friends that serve you well
Some simper, yeah, some are “yes men”
And there are some others you don’t deserve
A disarray / Where are our childish hours ?
A disarray / falling over now
How can a man have so many certainties?
It chills me to the bone
Your words are meaningless and yet I see
You still got friends that serve you well
And some of them you don’t deserve
You walk straight into the door, you talk and act first, think later
Nobody seem to worry though
But me, I know the chink in you
I know you’re a genius, without this sad parade
I tell you to stand back from your simple cupid thoughts
A disarray / I want our childish hours
A disarray / has fallen over now
You
say “The time has come to say goodbye
And there is nothing much to say”
It pains me to hear you say those words
Disappointment, the shadow part takes over
you’re offended and we don’t shake hands
…In my memory, you’ll remain in light
A disarray
And no childish hours
A disarray
Leaving trace…
BELLS **
The bells are ringing
Your grave is kept clean
Hoist up the flag
And let the sunshine in
Wrote my name in the sand
But then I felt confused
It wasn’t my name
Baby it was yours
Once in a while
In my retreat
I hear a voice coming from…
Near the border
That is your place
Close to the edge
That is the place
And here and now
You’re standing still
There is more softness
One body can handle
you speak in tongues
the language of angels
you speak my mind
the signals of the body
The bells are ringing
Your grave is kept clean
Hoist up the flag
And let the sunshine in
DOLLS *
She was dressing her dolls
With a thousand dirty clothes
She found treasures in her toys
And she whispered their thoughts
A kingdom of wonderful friends welcome her at night
She was playing all night long
And she knew that she belong
To these stories among... her
Those toys couldn’t be wrong
A kingdom of wonderful friends welcome her at night
She was dressing her dolls
With her little eyes closed
LADY LUCK
I can’t get out of my head
Our night at the pacific motel
I called you lady luck
I knew what was inside of your mind
I called you lady luck
I knew what was inside of your mind
My mother she praised the lord
And my father he passed the loot
What do you want to do with that ?
How do you fell with that ?
It’s all about love
It’s all a question of love
I called you lady luck
I knew what was inside of your mind
The days look the same
But they’re not quite the same with you my dear
Now we are together
This place is like home to me
And all those things that make your heart beat
And all those things that make your heart beat
This place is like home to me
I called you lady luck
I knew what was inside of your mind
COLOURS & WISDOM
it's a fantasy
there is sky on earth
A ROOM FOR TWO - 2007
THE MOON
You can watch me spin
Or you can vent your spleen on me
You can watch me spin
Or you can vent your spleen on me
Baby drinks his milk
Feel the world is turning
Baby drinks his milk
Feel the world is turning
The wind dimple the water
We’ll be strong as the sun declines
They came to power
But we won’t let go
Put your guts on the table
Put your heart on the table
We’re swimming in the same water
We’re swimming in the same water
We’re swimming in the same water
We’re swimming in the same water
the same water
the same water
Give the sky in your eyes
And take the gold in my throat
Put me like a seal over your heart,
Like a seal on your arm.
For love is as strong
For love is as strong as death
I feel it in my bones
Yes I feel it in my bones
Many waters cannot quench love,
Nor will rivers overflow it
We won’t choke on the truth
No we won’t choke on the truth
Our feet are on dry land
Our feet are on dry land
AN EVOL SONG
My face is sullen
I’m losing weight
My skin is pale
I’m caught on a hook
Im in mourning
that's good for the bastard
i become
I dare not
Burn this place to the ground
Speak your mind they said
So I answered : you doctors
You spare me nothing
You spare me nothing
My lips twist
Every time
I gotta talk about you
Soak your heart in madness
like sugar in water
Make love and make it die
no more than a magic spell
no more
Fragments of you
Shaking hands
Melting
The white gives rise
to the black
I wanna be higher
I wanna be higher
Have you heard the pianola ?
The music roll was full of poison
It made me shy and silent
I wondered: How many hours of sleep when youre dead ?
And the Indians, the torturers, the unions
I stole a lot from these people
Doctor B. said
hangmen also die, my friend
But Sickness never
Instinct
guide me
guide me once again
run for your life
run for your life
ZITTER KAFFEE
You have a drive to love her
but someone stole the evidence
you heard that love was a slow build up
but someone stole the evidence
like for the words
its got to be the right one at the right place
bloody
hard that land of yours
you know too much what you want
and you make no compromise
the perfect flesh is what you want
flames flicker on your skin too few
you’re at the edge of a cliff
nothing is good tonight
everything drives you bonkers
there are racy feelings on your plug-ins
the self-painist button you push it
you push it too far
and damage the work of art
You fill your cup with anger
And from these dark feelings
You stir the stamina
To ruin all that you built up
The ladykiller ... can't sleep at night
out of kindness and out of fear
friends came up to warn you
but hell with it ! I banish the fainthearts
no sin for the true heathens
only recollections, bitter but transient
hide me this man
on his wooden cross
his body blinds my soul
he gives you fever
he gives me fever
ZITTER KAFFEE for everyone
ZITTER KAFFEE
ZITTER KAFFEE
ZITTER KAFFEE for everyone
I tackle the subject
And you knock me down
Nothing is good tonight
ZITTER KAFFEE for everyone
bloody hard that land of yours
NIGHTBIRD **
Nightbird
I get so worried about you
Nightbird
I wonder when I can catch and marry you
I heard that youve been very far on the land and sea
these last couples of months
whats the matter ?
Ive built you a nest
But you've always been good
at dramatic exits
You wave your wings around
Trying to rise up to reach he sky
One time you claw
One time you cling
One minute is a page, its a mountain you climb
One tear is a smile, its an old souvenir
Nightbird
You say I am what you made me
And it gets to me
If you hate yourself, my sweet thing
Why dont you fly away ?
Nightbird
You take the goodbye train
To meet new strangers
temporary love thrills and then
you leave again
Thats your deal with strangers
Makes no difference what they try
They will never make you cry
At least those strangers
they will never make you cry
One minute is a page
its a mountain you climb
One tear is a pain
its a cruel souvenir
Nightbird
Nightbird
Nightbird
DARK TIMES
Dark times
Darkrooms
Going places
Money lenders have stripped the farm
I waited too long for courage
Now I wont let them sell us down the river
Walk your dogs around my land
Walk your eyes around my face
Comes a time when words
cut like razorblades
And acts become blazes
arising from what they burn
I remember what the preacher said
Guide her, Love her
Keep and protect her from all harm
But the whistling woman
she's driving me crazy
My blood turns
every time I hear her whistling
Anyway I know the tides
So I cant give up hope
It was dark when I was driving
and I saw my mistress
walking down the road, in my headlights
She whistled and I stopped the car
I told her
Put my kiss in your pocket and goodbye
Then I headed south for Tupelo, released
and I saw endless futures before me
But when my wife phoned me, all panicked
I knew hell was breaking loose
They rocked the boat around us
they wanna wear me out
They took the furniture yesterday
now they put the chin in
And when I got there, they stood tall
I started to hit the walls and hit the doors
to not commit a crime
But were in the West mister
and I sharpened my knives
AS THE WHIRLWIND PASSETH, SO IS THE WICKED NO MORE
Now you grab my hand
want me to come outside
You dont speak your mind
Youre shivering before me
As if afraid
Can I touch you ?
Blanket
Blanket
And when the rain sets in
see the reflection of our love
between nowhere and goodbye
and the rain sets in
and the rain sets in
and the rain sets in
WOLVES *
Your life ends
here under my canine
Two teeth in your neck
blood in the night
Your last breath, I think
wasn't right
You smile at your leaving shadow
You'll see, death has her charms
Its like flying over life
You'll see, death has her charms
Its like flying over life
Your body's now a white shadow
You'll shine like a ghost in a corridor
Your flesh is cold, it surprises you
You're flyin' around, don't know what to do
Come on baby, wolves are in town
Come on baby, wolves are in town
Come on baby, wolves are in town
Come on baby, wolves are in town
Today
she swished out of the room
She was cryin
and holdin her head
She will never be the same again
She will never see herself
in the mirror again
I can hide myself from you
But I can have most of you too
I can hide myself from you
But I can have most of you too
Come on baby, wolves are in town
Come on baby, wolves are in town
Come on baby, wolves are in town
Come on baby, wolves are in town
NO COMPASS
I trust you and i have high hopes
that someday we'll find a new way
to nullify the distance between us
too many kisses old
why you put Charly away
I don't wanna hear about that
a further step into the unknown
never scared me that much
'cause i never used a compass to
situate my dreams
I trust you and i have high hopes
that someday we'll find a new way
to nullify the distance between us
JOLLY BOY
This strange game we played
You searched for it
Acting like a spider
I saw your webs on my walls
Itching
Right before we really met
Oh we both had a partner
we both had a partner
to ease the pain of passing time
I said
See the jolly jolly boy
Do the jolly jolly girl
See the johnny johnny boy
Do the johnny johnny girl
Baby
let’s go fuck in the woods
now
That’s our way of communicating
When the crowd’s out of sight
There’s a record that plays
the same song
obsessively
over and over
See the jolly jolly boy
Do the jolly jolly girl
See the johnny johnny boy
Do the johnny johnny girl
We won’t take
any crap
from anybody
See the jolly jolly boy
Do the jolly jolly girl
See the jolly jolly boy
Do the jolly jolly girl
MURDER, INC.
Lonely shooter finds a place
between guilt and proudness
between guilt and proudness
There's a one-way road to murder
with no exit but death
with no exit but death
Aiming at and firing a shot
Aiming at and firing a shot
Never look him in the eyes
'cause you'd remember them
he'd remember yours
Never trust the guy
with the hands in his pockets
no pity but goodbye
Aiming at and firing a shot
Aiming at and firing a shot
He's the lonely shooter
with a gun in his bag
with a gun in his bag
He's the lonely shooter
and he's having a drink
one coffee each morning
Aiming at and firing a shot
At the corner of your street
« every night a word with god,
it's not a big issue » he says
« I think i will go to hell,
i think i will become dust »
Aiming at and firing a shot
Aiming at and firing a shot
Aiming at and firing a shot
At the corner of your street
FIFTY - FIVE
Come closer my sweet
Come closer my sweet
Strip the bark from the tree
Turn me into what you want
Turn me on, You turn me on
Turn me on, You turn me on
Come a little closer, please
Inside your ghosts they're tearing at you
Outside your lips they don’t even move
Put your hand on my chest
The minute I saw you, you…
Turned me on, You turned me on
Turned me on, You turned me on
Come a little closer, please…
55 sparkles, oh my
55 sparkles, I’m gone
Now Angels and Demons
are disputing your smile
Let me hear your voice
Cause your voice it is sweet
And let me see your face
Cause your face it is beautiful
Turn me on, You turn me on
Turn me on, You turn me on
Come a little closer, please
Come closer my sweet
Come closer my sweet
Strip the bark from the tree
Turn me into what you want...
ALL THINGS BROUGHT BACK TO DAYLIGHT - 2010
the best secrets are kept forgotten
the best places stay hidden
the way youth burn we don't know
yours was wasted in sorrow
and it's better like that
it's better like that
it's better like that
it's better like that
the best secrets are kept forgotten
the best places stay hidden
the way youth burn we don't know
yours was wasted, I know
and it's better like that
it's better like that
it's better like that
it's better like that
You leave no traces behind, you let no clue, behind you
You leave no traces behind, you let no clue, behind you
You leave no traces behind, you let no clue, behind you
You leave no traces behind, you let no clue, behind you
DRIFTWOOD HOUSES - 2015
DEAD END *
How are we gonna do
Without our fathers
How are we gonna do
Without our brothers
How are we gonna fly
Without any feathers
Man, it's a hard time comin'
Man, it's a hard time comin'