Le Vent à la Crête des Vagues

from Bell System by Les Batteries

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lyrics

L'ordre crée du désordre
Les nébuleuses le savent
Le vent à la crête des vagues, le dit

Le désordre crée de l'ordre
Chaque grain de sable de la dune le sent

Les fourmis pensent autrement et les hommes aussi
Pas de hasard, clament-ils.
Rien de nébuleux,
Les remparts, les hiérarchies
Pas de faiblesse,
La protection de la fourmilière
La lutte contre l'extérieur

Et le grain de sable, hum ?
A quoi pense-t-il lorsqu'il bloque la machine ?

[Order creates disorder.
The nebulae know that.
The wind at the crest of the waves, says so.

Disorder creates order.
Every grain of sand on the dune feels it.

The ants think differently, and men, too…
No coincidence, they claim.
Nothing nebulous,
Ramparts, hierarchies,
no weakness…
The protection of the anthill.
The struggle against the outside.

And the grain of sand, huh?
What’s he thinking, while he clogs the machine?]

credits

from Bell System, released November 4, 2022
voice and lyrics: Guigou
English translation: Rick

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Rick Brown is the plywood crate guy in 75 Dollar Bill. He's been in bands before...

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Bell System

Nov 2022
Parts and Labor

Feb 2023
Dear John

Sep 2022
Xmas Trips

Dec 2022
Stop Those Songs

Oct 2022
TAPE #1

Dec 2023

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