We’ve updated our Terms of Use to reflect our new entity name and address. You can review the changes here.
We’ve updated our Terms of Use. You can review the changes here.

Church of the Fallen Reverend

by VAN TASTIK

/
  • Streaming + Download

    Includes unlimited streaming via the free Bandcamp app, plus high-quality download in MP3, FLAC and more.
    Purchasable with gift card

      €7 EUR  or more

     

1.
See my house, see my garden. I ain’t no man with money. See my hands, feel my strain. I ain’t no man with money. Hear my words, paint you a story. One where I ain’t got no money. See my pain, watch me work. I ain’t no man with money. And she said yeah Oh it don’t matter no! No! I ain’t here for your dough! You make me happy x2 And what you mean to me! Fancy clothes, oh fancy rings. I ain’t no man with money. Been handed down, all of my things. ‘Cause I ain’t got no money Look at my friends, look at my family. Well lord we ain’t got no money. Worn out face, too tired to see. ‘Cause we ain’t got no money. Yeah! No it don’t matter though! Yeah! He said, you don’t need no money no! You don’t know what I - what I’ve been through! Take my hand and I - I will show you! (Solo) Come with me, you will see Oh a place with no money Oh we ain’t got no money, happiness is free. Lord! You don’t need no money! And he said yeah! Lemme show you what I can do son. You don’t need no money; that much is true no You. Don’t. Need. Money. To. Make. You. Happy. No.
2.
Got a letter this morning how d’ya reckon it read It said hurry hurry the girl you love is dead x2 Packed up my suitcase and went on down the road x2 When I got there she was laying on the cooling board Thought I only loved three women in my life Oh my mother, my kid sister and my wife But when I saw her on the cooling board I got on my knees and cried Oh look like 10,000 people standing around that burying ground x2 When I got there I didn’t know I love her x2 And I didn’t know I loved her until they laid her in the ground yeah! (Guitar outro)
3.
I said death, Come and get me now sugar I said death, Come and get me honey yeah I can see you standing in the corner of the room I can see you see you waiting for me to make my mistake But if that’s what your hoping for now mama x2 You got another thing comin to you I said death, Come and get me baby I said death, Come and get me sugar I can see you pointing yo long bony finger at me I can see waiting, hoping, praying for me, for me to screw it up But if that’s what you lookin for now mama x3 You better bring yo’ sickle ‘cause I’mm’on bring my gun Bring yo’ sickle ‘cause I’mm’on bring my gun x5 Bring yo’ sickle And I’ll bring my gun Bring yo’ sickle ‘cause I’mm’on bring my gun (Outro)
4.
Packed my bags, walked for days. I ain’t slept. Packed my bags, walked for days. I ain’t been fed. Lord knows x3 I am tired Said I don’t know what you heard But I - I’m on my way home X2 It’s been days it’s been weeks, It’s been years. When I cried the dust dried up My tears. I said Lord knows x2 I am tired Said I don’t know what you heard But I - I’m on my way home X2 (Solo) Pack my bags take me home Carry me x2 Lord knows x2 I am tired Said I don’t know what you heard But I - I’m on my way home x2 I can’t walk, I can’t drive - I need rest. Oh the soles of my shoes They are distressed Lord knows x2 I am tired I don’t know what you heard But I oh I’m on my way home Said I don’t know what you heard But I I’m home again
5.
Take me by the hand And tell me that you love me. Tell me that I’m your man And that you’ll never leave me. Tell me that you want me, Then cast me to the ground. Tell me that you need me And stab me when I turn around. You’ve got me in your vice grip baby yeah! You’ve got me in your vice grip baby yeah! You’ve got me in your vice grip baby yeah! Take me by the hand And lead me to the gates. Tell me that I’m a coward, Because I won’t wait. Oh you leave me In a pool of my own blood. Darlin’ I ain’t against a little pain, But you’re makin’ my skull numb yeah! You’ve got me in your vice grip baby yeah! You’ve got me in your vice grip baby yeah! You’ve got me in your vice grip baby yeah! *Moans of despair, damnation and misery* Oh baby let me go! Oh baby let me go! Oh honey I don’t wanna go down, don’t wanna go down Don’t Drag Me To Hell! Oh baby let me go! Oh baby let me go! Oh honey I don’t wanna go down, don’t wanna go down Don’t Drag Me To Hell! Oh baby let me go! Oh baby let me go! Oh honey I don’t wanna go down, don’t wanna go down Don’t Drag Me To Hell! Oh baby let me go! Oh baby let me go! Oh honey I don’t wanna go down, don’t wanna go down You’re dragging me down! Oh mama let me go! Oh mama let me go! Oh honey I don’t wanna go down, I don’t wanna go down Don’t Drag Me down To Hell! Oh mama let me go! Oh darling let me go! Oh honey I don’t wanna go down, I don’t wanna go down Don’t Drag Me down To Hell! *The pits of inferno open up to welcome The Fallen Reverend VAN TASTIK home*
6.
Fire 05:05
There’s a Fire in my heart But it ain’t for you X3 Oh no, oh no honey It ain’t for you X4 These are the words she said As she turned and walked away I’ve never felt that dead As I did on that day And I walked for miles and miles and miles Just to get myself away Never in the right headspace To hear things put in that way But if you want something, You gotta learn, to let it go If want to be somewhere You better get up off your chair and go Cause you’re never better served Than by yourself you know No you’re never, never, never, Better served than by yourself you know There’s a Fire in my heart But it ain’t for you X3 Oh no, oh no honey It ain’t for you X4 I felt an Ice pick Driven through my back Into my heart I never would’ve thought that This was all doomed from the start And I needed you by my side But you were gone away You broke my heart in a thousand pieces When you said those things that day ‘Cause I needed you Like a flower needs the summer rain And I’m gonna miss, I’m gonna miss you Like a fire on a cold winter’s day But it was time for us to go our own ways It was time for us to go our own ways There’s a Fire in my heart But it ain’t for you X3 Oh no, oh no honey It ain’t for you X4
7.
Riders on the sun, We never stopped for anyone And so I understand that my Hangman’s come Oooh oh Lord, I know that I’ve done wrong So’s I walk to the gallows, Imma sing this song When My Hangman Come x2 Imma sing this song When My Hangman Come x2 Imma walk to the gallows with my head held high And imma sing this song (Solo) Imma sing this song Oh mother, Oh I know that I done wrong But when you see me hangin’ there Remember I’m still your son Oh I can hear the crowd baying Oh they’re begging for blood So as I walk humming this song Imma dredge my feet through the mud When My Hangman Come x2 Imma pay my dues When My Hangman Come x3
8.
I said The feeling that creeps from behind your ear That feeling of dread, that feeling of fear. That feeling that just won’t. Leave you alone. Get some help on the telephone Get you some help on the telephone I said They Hate You They Hate You They Hate You You know (x2) I said Everybody’s out to get you Everybody’s out to drive a knife through your back Every little shadow is a demon Every little smile has a few too many cracks Every little smile has a few too many cracks They Hate You x3 You know That feeling that creeps up from behind your spine Can’t wash it away no no with spirits or wine That feeling someone’s staring at you Baby if you look they do Baby if you lookin they do I said They Hate You x3 You know (x4) Everybody’s out to get you Everybody’s out to drive a knife through your back Every little shadow is a demon Every little spine has a few too many cracks x4
9.
If you want me baby Won’t you let me know Cause I tell you baby Girl I need you so Oh won’t you tell me If you wanna be mine I got to hear it From your mouth Baby tell me clearly I ain’t just gonna figure it somehow Will you be my girl? (Solo) Tell me baby now Would you be my wife Tell me baby now Would you go and complete my life Tell me baby would you be mine I got to hear it Oh baby please Baby you got me Yeah yeah yeah On my knees Would you be my wife? Yeah! (Solo round 2) Would you be my wife? x4
10.
I said woah baby, I said woah baby, Please don’t leave, don’t leave me for valentine’s day! X2 I said I know we argue girl I know we fight, And I know we’ve both slept alone at night, But please don’t leave me for valentine’s day I said I know I do things that ain’t too nice, And I know I do things that don’t suit you right, But please don’t leave me for valentine’s day I said woah baby, I said woah baby, Please don’t leave, don’t leave me for valentine’s day! x2 I said I’d go to forest so the coyotes’d get me I’d drink myself to death, I’d drown in the Mississippi If you ever leave me for valentine’s day I calls in the priest I calls in the doctor I calls in the whole damn riders from the rapture If you ever, ever leave me for valentine’s day I said woah baby, I said woah baby, Please don’t leave, don’t leave me for valentine’s day! X2 I said I’d drink myself to death, I’d get strapped to the bed I’d get possessed, I’d eat a ton of led If you ever, oooh left me for valentine’s day I said I don’t know if I could control myself and I don’t know if I could stop myself And I might just, might just be found dead the next day I said woah baby, I said woah baby, Please don’t leave, don’t leave me for valentine’s day! X2 Girl I... Woah baby, Aaaah woah baby, Please don’t leave, don’t leave me for valentine’s day! X2 No, no, no! I said woah baby, I said woah baby, Please don’t leave, don’t leave me for valentine’s day! X2

credits

released October 27, 2023

license

all rights reserved

tags

about

Van Tastik

Descending from noblemen, paupers, tradesmen & sailors shrouded in mystery - The Reverend VAN finds solace in music through many personal trials and using every muscle in his body shares that with his audiences. A suitcase and a resonator in hand, VT hit the road in 2017, winning over fans all across the globe. VAN’s debut album “The Church Of VAN TASTIK” will be out this quarantine. ... more

contact / help

Contact Van Tastik

Streaming and
Download help

Shipping and returns

Report this album or account

Van Tastik recommends:

If you like Church of the Fallen Reverend, you may also like: