Текст песни Bastard

"Bastard" was written by Janove Ottesen, and appears on Kaizers Orchestra's first release, the Gul EP. The song plays a pivotal part in the creation of Kaizers Orchestra; indeed, "Mr. Kaizer," a character spoken of in the lyrics (whose name Ottesen had invented out of nowhere) is the very source of the group's name. On the Gul EP, the song transitions into "Katastrofen", thus creating an abrupt cut-off. The song was originally written for gnom, the second group formed by Ottesen and Geir Zahl, but was vastly different from most everything else that group had recorded, and was not recorded for the group's only studio album, Mys. Drawing inspiration from another gnom composition, "Hemmelig beskjed", the song featured absurd storytelling lyrics, a raucous vocal delivery, and an instrumental section played on oil barrels, the latter of which was inspired by Ringo Starr's drum breaks in "Drive My Car", a song by The Beatles. This stand-out song struck a chord with live audiences, inspiring Ottesen and Zahl form a new group, which would be based heavily on the dynamics of "Bastard". Ironically, the song was not recorded for Kaizers Orchestra's first studio album, Ompa til du dør, but it was recorded for their first demo, albeit in a severely modified form. The song would later be included on the remastered edition of Mys, released in 2003. The song concerns the story of a demented science experiment; the eponymous "Bastard" is half man and half cat, and as such, has gained nine lives, a common rumor connected to the durability of cats. Bastard goes on to tell of how he became an outcast due to his grotesque appearance and how people passing him on the street would point at him and shout "bastard," hence his name. Eventually, Bastard was brought to the attention by the mysterious and powerful Mr. Kaizer, who took him in, thus did he become known as the owner of "the world's heaviest Siamese cat." Bastard reveals that he has spent eight of his lives and is now longing for eternal rest.