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Swan Songs Of The Coyote

by June DeVille

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1.
https://vimeo.com/29686534 The old man sees me comin', hears me wailin' His face grows sharp he tells me "No complaining" "I've been around for many years, I've seen it all, I know it well" "And you my boy are clearly wasting your time" No way out Life is now Failed to see that Now I'll wake up fast For you For you I've no regrets and yet I don't feel all too well Behind my back one's talking, forked whispers But I don't care no I don't care the world's still turning round And in a way I guess that's how things are No way out Life is now Failed to see that Now I'll wake up fast For you For you For you For you I'll grasp your hand and take off for the night Somehow I know that this will be our last trip
2.
http://vimeo.com/22694926 As I was lying still on the floor My muddy head still clanging with lost wars Slowly I recalled who I was not What dreary call had led me through these doors She was a punk of the worst typeless type Eager to please, even more to despise What I did to her I couldn't really say Wish I could go back to her and say "Hey!" Hey What makes you think that Days and nights Are not just as thick And just as bright Just as bright ! As I was moaning lame on the floor My muddy head still aching with cold wars Slowly I recalled who I was not And what dreary call had led me through these doors She was a dork of the hottest kindless kind Eager to fight, and even more to divide What I did to her I couldn't really say Wish I could go back to her and say "Hey!" Hey ! I'm bleeding and hating and I'm shrinking and swelling and yelling I will never, ever, give up living Nor shut my mouth, get me a drink !
3.
Sleep, old friend, come bring me peace The night's been long, and the air is now cold Oh I could have smashed your heart I could have ripped your skin I was a king, and you were a tart I could have smashed your heart I see you again and again As you stared me down with those eyes Oh I could have smashed your heart I could have ripped your skin I was a king, and you were a tart I could have smashed your heart Far away you fled with those eyes And I, so proud, they think I don't care Oh I could have smashed your heart I could have ripped your skin I was a king, and you were a tart I could have smashed your heart
4.
Headin’ forward Goin’ nowhere Consumed by fire Never turned to ashes I’m walking and running and leaping high Naked but for my rage to find The road of my ancestors’ This path of gold Headin’ forward Goin’ nowhere I have no fear at all Have no fear at all I know the way to find my road Is longer than the road itself I am no sage but I’m no fool YEAH YEAH YEAH turn on the night YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH turn on the night YEAH YEAH YEAH Goin’ somewhere Drunk and awesome Have no fear at all No money either I must meet some friends o’ mine In the fields of rye They all bear very old names Like “Love”, “Hush” and “Pain” Goin’ somewhere, yes Drunk and awesome, yet Sometimes I feel I’m far too young Feel I’m far too YEAH YEAH YEAH turn on the night YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH YEAH turn on the night YEAH YEAH YEAH
5.
Who are you sweet little thing ? Staring at me whith shiny eyes And that smile that makes the stars Look so idiotic in the sky I can smell that skin of yours And I can hear your heartbeats Never stop staring at me You heartless bitch ! We'll drink the blood ! Of all the gods ! That roam the Earth and soon the knowledge of all things Will be ours, within us, and we're never gonna Die ! Faster ! Faster ! Let's go faster ! To the town of lights ! To the sea of doubts ! Or is it only the journey that makes sense, while the rest Is nothing but mist and ghost and dust and puppets and Death ! Now I know you little thing I can feel you're not at rest I can sense your lust for Springs And the demon inside your head ! Fight ! Fight ! Fight ! Death ! Fight ! Fight ! Death!
6.
Jean was a friendly girl indeed Kept me well supplied in weed But when I finally asked her out I saw her slowly start to doubt As a teen I could not weep That's a secret I can't keep So when I lost my senses Fell in trance I Felt my heart go Bam ! My heart go aaah ! My heart go oooh ! My heart go Dawn spreads her wings on the town Rapes my eyelids, makes me frown Lots of hobos whining at the gates Guess that I'll have to soothe their hate Hear the battlecry of whores Fear their blackest milk no more Oh Jean you'll be my end, and I must say I Feel my heart go Bam ! My heart go aaah ! My heart go oooh ! My heart go Jean was a friendly girl it's true Kept me well supplied in flu But when I said to her good luck She told me I don't give a ...
7.
Last night I was at a friend's house Telling the guests there I liked black metal And books of wonders and shamanism, alcohol And tender stuff like that I said this in whole good faith With no other desire than To seduce, enlighten their eyes with ancient lights But not to cheat them, not to cheat them Ye ! Ye shall breed ! Ye shall party ! Ye shall fill the Earth ! They looked at each other, so caring One a banker, one an engineer, one a housewife Their eyes were dulled by ancient lies Their clothes numbed by countless soaps They looked at me then, so very caring Composing sad smiles on wax faces The housewife came closer to me and "We will pray for you", she said, pray for you ! Ye ! Ye shall breed ! Ye shall party ! Ye shall fill the Earth ! Holy race of Abel, gnawing on bones
8.
Dilettante 07:08
I, I never failed To spoil a thing I made Oh I love it when it rains So that I don't have to carry all my weight All my sores Hurt ! All ! My ! Sores ! All my sores Hurt ! All ! My ! Sores I, I never hid A single thing I did Oh I loathe it when it snows Except that I don't need to bury all your roses Don't you dare leave ! Got ! No heart ! Got ! Got no ties Fear ! No man! Got ! Got all life... Yet I don't know what to do with it. Live it as a man ? Feed it to the dogs ? Actually, I don't care. But do fetch me some precious stuff, haven't ruined anything today.
9.
Clouds 06:39
Fear has come upon the world, and with it the purring snakes of Scorn, coiling around the necks of men, whispering disruptive thoughts And all the while, we, the children of Cain, were blinking, thinking to ourselves, "How can they not see it, feel it, hate it to the bones ? How come they weep and yet Smile, when the glowing snakes're around, and say pretty things to the petty kings that Rule, the megalopoles of solitude, washed in neon light and lies And all the while, we, the children of Music, were shouting, shouting at them "Come over here ! Forget everything ! Come dance with us, and scoff at Fear !" No, no, no, they'd tell us "no" and raise their heads a bit Though, sweat ran along their backs, and their eyes said yes, yes, yes The seeds of light Are thriving in me Am I strong enough To sprout hope ? Clouds of spleen Obscure our hearts Whenever we dream They dream that they're stars Fear is growing inside the world, and the snakes are starting to Breed, billions of starving worms, squeezing through the roots of life And all the while, we, the children of wisdom, were calling our elders back, So blind, so gullible, ignoring us but still we Try, again and again until, they hear our voices and Run, far from those fallen beasts, but their souls remain unclean The seeds of light Are thriving in me Am I strong enough To sprout hope ? Clouds of spleen Obscure our hearts Whenever we dream They dream that they're stars When the Skies are yellow and frozen you will follow me. When the race is over, Fear'll be lifted from the world. And with it, the glowing, purring snakes of scorn.
10.
Years of sorrow made me what I am And what I feel the sun has made With its ruthless stare it parched my skin Parched my heart and sharpened my eye Sitting on the grass high up a mount of solitude I look upon the world I left Birds comin' and goin', feeding on me Foxes and snakes not far away Oh ! Oh ! Boy ! What can I say ! Oh ! Mom ! You lost me Oh ! Boy ! What can I say ! Oh ! Mom ! You lost me The heat of summer kills me deep Bores me deeper, yet keeps me green No disease can touch me, I'm too proud No word will annoy me, I'm much too poor Years of sorrow made me what I am And what I feel the sun has made With its ruthless stare it parched my skin Parched my heart and sharpened my eye Fire ! Fire ! Fire ! Fire walk with me ! Fire ! Fire ! Fire ! Fire walk with me now !

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released April 1, 2011

All songs written, arranged and produced by June DeVille

Drums recorded by Wassim @ FullRange Studio, Vevey
Guitar, Bass & Vocals recorded by Chris @ Rehearsal Mansion, Lausanne
Mixed and Mastered by Raphaël Bovey @ MyRoom Studio, Lausanne

Guests vocals by
Reno (Kruger) on Jackals Of Compassion
Dave and Renzo (Abraham) on Clouds

Thanks to :
Raph, Chris & Wassim for killer sound // Julien for killer design // Gaspard for killer code & photos // Constance & HGP crew for killer support // Ilario, Gergwills, Miles, Anthony, all actors & extras for killer videos // Aurélie, Gaspard, Gergwills for their good eye // Marc, Yannick, Reno, Dave & Renzo for their stunning performance // Ed, Marcan, Wils, Seb, Pilif, Ines, Vlad, Mathias & Moos for their advice and lending us stuff and/or time // Le Romandie for being bonnard // families, friends & bands, because they're awesome.

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Founded in December 2007 in Lausanne. Not split up yet.

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