Von Bastard Manifesto EP., by The Von Bastards

Von Bastard Manifesto EP.

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1.	Intro / Von Bastard Manifesto 02:23	lyrics	buy track
First day of work and I’m with my friends We’re already at the studio smashing some cans It’s Monday night and I’m feeling good We’re Baron X & the Von Bastards Room’s heating up with smoke and wine It doesn’t make a difference if you make it on time We’re gonna play loud like you know we should We’re Baron X & the Von Bastards We didn’t come here to keep the peace We came here to say Nique la Police We came to dance, sing, make you feel good We’re Baron X & the Von Bastards Francis plays guitar like he’s Eddie Van Thomas beats the drums like they were your dad Clement plays the bass, and I thought you’d heard I’m Baron X and I’m a Von Bastard
2.	The Ballad of Dinosaur Jesus 01:23	lyrics	buy track
Dinosaur Jesus was a friend of mine Threw the sickest parties all the time Turning water into Buckfast Tonic Wine Dinosaur Jesus was a friend of mine Jesus was a raptor He hung out with hookers Pontius Stegosaurus got sick of his grooves Sick of the king of the Dinosaur Jews Sick of all the free dinosaur booze Dinosaur Jesus had to lose He said ‘Dinosaur Jesus you’re a pretty cool guy That’s why I gotta have you crucified’ So he nailed him to a cross and he fuckin’ died But he rose from the dead just in time for Gay Pride
3.	You Want Me 02:04	lyrics	buy track
You want me to fit into a space I can’t be And you can’t see the corner you’re backing into me And you want me to change my identity And you don’t seem happy with who I can be If I’m losing my way I’ll be the last one to know If I’m going astray I’ll drown going with the flow
4.	Broken Bones 02:40	lyrics	buy track
Want it to be this way. Wishing that I could stay. I stand by your mirror in the dreams I’m in Your heartbeat in my hands as I press them to your skin And I know you’ve got a body just like mine I’m trying to remember the colour of your eyes You’re abstract, like a crack in your reflection I want to understand you But I can’t see the beginning We planted gardens inside the silence And watched them grow in between us. I don’t know about your broken bones Or you favourite colour Or your broken home I told you more than I told myself Because someone took my cards and nailed them to my chest And I know these moments will fall like sands No matter how tightly I hold them in my hands I come to your mirror and I recognise The people that we were when we spent that time Before we planted gardens inside the silence And watched them grow in between us
5.	Syntax 01:48	lyrics	buy track
My head’s so full of this syntax Like glue, sticks and building blocks Ja, ich möchte Non, je ne veux pas Níl mé sásta (ach) Níl sé tábhachtach Cáillte in áit éigin idir an spéir agus an fharraige Gib mir Freiheit Gib mir Frieden Give me somewhere to sleep And a language to dream in And my head’s still full of that syntax Concrete, water, broken rocks Ja, ich möchte Non, je ne veux pas Níl mé sásta (ach) Níl sé tábhachtach Ag lorg rud éigin idir mo fola agus na sléibhte
6.	What's Left ? 02:18	lyrics	buy track
What’s Left Sifting through the ruins for what I can see A burned-out church where we used to be A song someone started left incomplete A lock rusted shut without a key What’s left? Not much – just another stumbler looking for a crutch What’s left Not much – just a bed of cinders going cold to the touch No glass in the windows, just dead city air Settles on confessionals that used to be there Holy Trinity – Saint-Trinité I somehow hoped it would be you and me - Your name will spend the rest of my life on the tip of my tongue

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released January 21, 2019

Baron X - Vocals
F. Von Bastard - Guitars
C. Von Bastard - Bass
T. Von Bastard - Drums

Recording & mixing “Chez Nathanael” in 2018, by Noé
Photos : Basile Petit
Artwork : Thomas TroisBières

Produced by Baron X & the Von Bastards and Warrior Pillow Records

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