KEKELAND (Brigitte Fontaine)

also appears on:

• n/a

Line-up:
Thurston - gtr
Kim - bass?/bvox
Lee - gtr
Steve - drums
Jim - piano?
Brigitte Fontaine - vocals

Lyrics

(Kim's vocals in brackets)

I know ten cocksuckers,
and a little asshole,
(asshole)
a hundred mother fuckers,
so i'm never alone,
(alone)

you know i am the queen,
the queen of kékéland,
my sea is ever green,
my palace made of sand,

i wear veiled battle dress,
covered with pearls and roses,
(roses)
i'm the royal mistress,
of the bodies and souls,
(and souls)

my subjects are kékés,
with big red eyes and hair,
(and hair)
they live in blue valleys,
travel in montgolfiére,

they go to the market,
dringing boiling liquors,
(liquors)
they buy a pretty poet,
come back to eat pepper,
(pepper)

you know i am the queen,
the queen of kékéland,
my sea is ever green,
my palace made of sand,

kékés are always drunk,
'cause they smell finest airs,
(airs)
each keeps and old punk,
in white bed full of flowers,
(flowers)

they have under their skin,
the beloved precious lord,
(lord)
that makes them laugh and grin,
when they go overboard,
(overboard)

if one day the missiles,
come for the big finish,
kékés will keep their smile,
they know how to vanish,

you know i am the queen,
the queen of kékéland,
my sea is ever green,
my palace made of sand,

NOTES:

• SY collaborated w/ Brigitte Fontaine at a May 2000 show in France (rumored to be included in a future SYR), and later performed on 2 songs on her 2001 'Kekeland' LP. The songs were written by Brigitte and Areski Belkacem, and interpreted by the band. Kim sings back-up on this one.