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Track List

1 – Brimstone Follies (0:59)
2 – DFM (Don’t Follow Me) (3:21)
3 – Save Me (3:23)
4 – Dancing With Mr. Nostalgia (3:19)
5 – Stagger Lee – Part 1 (1:44)
6 – Stagger Lee – Part 2 (2:30)
7 – Ornella Or Nothing (3:38)
8 – Where Do Teardrops Fall? (4:29)
9 – Albuquerque (3:21)
10 – Camel (3:14)
11 – Mr. Gruberschnickel (3:37)
12 – Just Go Easy (4:23)
13 – Tequila Mockingbird (3:25)
14 – She’s Not Right (2:44)
15 – Return To Zooathalon (4:07)
16 – Walk Away (Ghost Song) (3:02)
17 – Hurricane Me & You (4:58)
18 – If I Go Away (3:49 )
19 – Free To Be (4:44)
20 – Kangaroo (3:55)
21 – D.H.S. (0:36)

Full Album Lyrics

Brimstone Follies (0:59)

When under your thumb

How it hurt and then some

I will take the fire

But you can keep the brimstone

When under your spell

I rose until I fell

I got shot by Stagger Lee

And I made my way through hell

I Will Take The Fire

But You Can Keep The Brimstone

When under your hand

A kangaroo in quicksand

And my camels are looking

For my marching band

When I needed love

You fed me like a pigeon

I prayed and I waited

For my own religion

I Will Take The Fire

But You Can Keep The Brimstone

I Will Take The Fire

But You Can Keep The Brimstone

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Marching Band Bass Drum, African Percussion, Bongos, Maracas,

Banjo, Horns, Synthesizer, Clavinet, Fuzz Bass, Moog Bass,

Vocals and backing vocals by Sananda Maitreya

DFM (Don’t Follow Me) (3:21)

Keep your head up to the sky

And sing your own sweet lullabies

Keep the stars under your feet

And keep your children off the street

Like a rocket ship at night flies over the sea

You can travel anywhere

But don’t follow me

Keep your heart open and wide

For the love you keep inside

Keep your eyes on your own prize

And keep your lips from telling lies

And be grateful for the things that you can see

Because your fortune is your life

Don’t follow me

You’re a captive and I’m a slave

And they took all the love we made

We were bandits on the run

It was over before it begun

We were fools in love and we made history

But when we cross over the river

Don’t follow me

We were fools in love and we made history

But when the moonlight hits your eye

Don’t follow me

Stay where you are

I will come to you

Don’t follow me

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Tambourines, Maracas, Clavinet,

Mellotron, Celeste, Moog Bass, Guitars,

Vocals and backing vocals by Sananda Maitreya

Save Me (3:23)

Once I fell from the dark side of a dream

Save Me, Save Me

I licked my paws because I couldn’t lick the cream

Save Me, Save Me

Once I was scratching my dog but I had to flee

Save Me, Save Me

I clicked my heels like in the Wizard of Oz

But my feet were on fire burning because

I cheated love and now I’m living the laws

So Save Me

Once I stole the thunder from a blanket of clouds

Save me, Save Me

Once I got rocked for playing funky music too loud

Save me, Save Me

I fought the mirror and it told me I was wearing it down

Save Me, Save Me

At least I never had my head so far up my ass

That I could never tell if it was oil or gas

So I keep a moving or I’m living the past

So Save Me

Once there was a guiding light in my dreams

Save Me, Save Me

Then I learned that lovers never always say what they mean

Save Me, Save Me

I fell down because I never took a lover’s leap

Save Me, Save Me

Fables are so common that they put you to sleep

I’m praying for the woman who is able to keep

My heart from falling off the edge of the deep

So Save Me

I CHEATED LOVE AND NOW I’M LIVING THE LAWS

So Save Me

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Piano, Clavinet, Vocals

by Sananda Maitreya

Dancing With Mr. Nostalgia (3:19)

I heard you went dancing with Mr. Nostalgia

He’ll boss you, he’ll cost you

You’ll pay by the hour

He’ll tighten up your skin

He’ll buy you and then ride you

like the horse you came in on

I heard you went dancing with Mr. Nostalgia

His virtue won’t hurt you

Unless it’s gone sour

He’s crawling up your spine

He’ll shake you and bake you

to surrender your time

Time, it waits for no one but its own

And the love it takes to give is always known

I heard you went dancing with Mr. Nostalgia

He’ll make you adapt to

the past they denied you

He’ll take your memory lane

and make it so that you

don’t have to explain

But then you’ll have to pay

as logic and magic go

their separate ways

I heard you went dancing with Mr. Nostalgia

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Guitars, Vocals

by Sananda Maitreya

Stagger Lee - Part 1 (1:44)

I was doing fine until

I ran into your overkill

Stagger Lee

If you still remember me

I thought I really had it made

Until I ran into your blade

Stagger Lee

Now I’m a ghost in misery

Stagger Lee

I was in my finest clothes

My Sunday best I suppose

For Stagger Lee

Who owed money to me

All the whiskey on his tongue

And still they found the jury hung

For Stagger Lee

Who got away with killing me

Stagger Lee

I will be haunting you

Until your last breath is due

O Stagger Lee

And I know you want to be free

It don’t work that way

You will suffer until I say

You done me wrong

So I wrote another song

You done me wrong

So I’ve done another song

About Stagger Lee

Stagger Lee

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Percussion, Bass, Guitars, Vocals

and Backing Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

Stagger Lee - Part 2 (2:30)

Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee, Walk with me

Keep your eyes open and look from side to side

For Stagger Lee, for Stagger Lee

And keep your mind open and keep it open wide

For Stagger Lee, for Stagger Lee

Might just be me.

Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee, Talk with me

Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee; Talk with me

Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee, Talk with me

Keep your eyes open and look from side to side

For Stagger Lee, for Stagger Lee

And keep your mind open and keep it open wide

For Stagger Lee, for Stagger Lee

Might just be me

Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee, Suffer me

Keep your gun ready and keep your aim steady

Stagger Lee, but not for me

Lose the trigger finger; I’m just a wedding singer

Stagger Lee, O can’t you see?

Keep your eyes open and look from side to side

For Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee

Keep your mind open and keep it open wide

For Stagger Lee, for Stagger Lee

Might just be me

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Guitars, Keyboards (Mellotron, Strings, Sax, Horns, Farfisa)

Kazoo, Vocals, and Backing Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

Ornella Or Nothing (3:38)

When I sleep I slip away

To a love that finds a way

She comes in colors like a falling star

She is the reason that I’ve come this far

She speaks in languages I understand

That’s why I’m all about Ornella or nothing

She never talks about the way she feels

She punches poets just to keep it real

She rides my fences but she doesn’t steal

That’s why I’m all about Ornella or nothing

When I sleep I slip away

To a love that finds a way

She drive a motorcycle like a man

She count her money with an open hand

She come so loud that you can hear her scream

That’s why I’m all about Ornella or nothing

Her brother was a soldier in the mob

She slapped him hard and made him get a job

He splits his knuckles in the lumberyard

That’s why I’m all about Ornella or nothing

When I sleep I slip away

To a love that finds a way

Open your heart, Open your heart

Because it takes two to love

Open your heart, Open your heart

Because it takes two to love

She is a missionary in her mind

She spreads her lips instead of valentines

She is a fighter and I’m not much lighter

That’s why I’m all about Ornella or nothing

She ran away when she was 17

And I ran into her where I had been

I won the lottery when I met she

That’s why I’m all about Ornella or nothing

When I sleep I slip away

To a love that finds a way

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Strings,

Harp, French Horn, Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

Where Do Teardrops Fall? (4:29)

Where Do Teardrops Fall

When they reach the top of their mountain?

Where Do Teardrops Fall

When they reach the top of their climb?

Do they fall until they fade into the rain?

Do they fall until they lessen all your pain?

Where Do Teardrops Fall

When they reach the end of their journey?

Where Do Teardrops Fall

Do they wet the heart that’s burning?

Do they fall until they fade into the rain?

Do they fall until they lessen all your pain?

Mona Lisa

Was an innocent

So they had her framed!

That’s why we know her name

That’s why she has her fame

Where Do Teardrops Fall

When they reach the end of the river?

And Where Does Daylight Fall

When the night has stumbled in shame?

Does it fall until it fades into the rain?

Does it fall until it lessens all your pain?

Does it fall until it fades into the rain?

Where Do Teardrops Fall?

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Organ, Synthesizer

Vocals and Backing vocals by Sananda Maitreya

Albuquerque (3:21)

New Mexico is where I make my home

in the canyons where the stars are all I own

Leaving Santa Fe was not my plan

but only the cactus and coyotes

could understand her demands

I had a fear that you might hurt me

O I’ll be damned or Albuquerque

I had a fear that you might hurt me

O I’ll be damned or Albuquerque

Wondering if I hadn’t gone insane

‘cause I failed to see her teardrops

through the falling rain

The future started fading from our view

and I had to run to keep ahead of you and the pain

I had a fear that you might hurt me

O I’ll be damned or Albuquerque

I had a fear that you might hurt me

O I’ll be damned or Albuquerque

In the deserts of New Mexico

I swallow hard and I let go of you

Crazy love is never easy

it’s why I moved to Albuquerque

to start anew

Paradise is just a world away

with all the meanings that you placed

your faith in yesterday

Climbing down the mountain of our fate

If I learned it all I fear I learned it all too late

I had a fear that you might hurt me

O I’ll be damned or Albuquerque

I had a fear that you might hurt me

O I’ll be damned or Albuquerque

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Acoustic Guitars, Bongos, Maracas,

Tambourine, Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

Camel (3:14)

Leafing through a book of trees

I see them and their mysteries

And listen to the winds traveling

Laughing from a book of jokes

I hear the root of all my hopes

And all of my regrets are whispering

Yes, I’ve made mistakes but

I’ve NEVER MET A CAMEL THAT I DIDN’T LIKE!

Yes, I’ve made mistakes but

I’ve NEVER MET A CAMEL THAT I DIDN’T LIKE!

Birds are flying in the skies

To keep our hopes and dreams alive

So that we can survive the time to come

Fish inside the rivers are

Surrendering their caviar

As we find our way back to our home

Yes, I’ve made mistakes but

I’ve NEVER MET A CAMEL THAT I DIDN’T LIKE!

Yes, I’ve made mistakes but

I’ve NEVER MET A CAMEL THAT I DIDN’T LIKE!

If you were an open book

I’d not hesitate a second look

And write another story with my pen

My encyclopedia

Was tongue tied when I needed ‘ya

And now I’ll have to find the words again

Yes, I’ve made mistakes but

I’ve NEVER MET A CAMEL THAT I DIDN’T LIKE!

Yes, I’ve made mistakes but

I’ve NEVER MET A CAMEL THAT I DIDN’T LIKE!

Laughing from a book of jokes

I see the root of all my hopes

And all of my regrets are whispering

Yes, I’ve made mistakes but

I’ve NEVER MET A CAMEL THAT I DIDN’T LIKE!

Yes, I’ve made mistakes but

I’ve NEVER MET A CAMEL THAT I DIDN’T LIKE!

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Electric piano, Organ, Strings, Ukulele, Banjo, Maracas,

African bongos, Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

Mr. Gruberschnickel (3:37)

I’ve been running, I’ve been running

All my life, all my life

I’ve been paying for what they’re saying

All my life, all my life

And it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing

So Mr. Grüberschnickel

Don’t keep your nickels all in one place

Have another pickle

And let it ride, let it ride

So Mr. Grüberschnickel

Don’t keep your nickels all in one place

Eat your Wiener Schnitzel

And let it ride, let it ride

I’ve been praying for a way in

All my life, all my life

I’ve been jumping with my fist pumping

All my life, all my life

And it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing

So Mr. Grüberschnickel

Don’t keep your nickels all in one place

Have another pretzel

And let it ride, let it ride

So Mr. Grüberschnickel

Don’t keep your nickels all in one place

Eat your Wiener Schnitzel

And let it ride, let it ride

I’ve been fighting and inviting

trouble, trouble all my life

And it don’t mean a thing if it ain’t got that swing

So Mr. Grüberschnickel

Don’t keep your nickels all in one place

Have another tickle

And let it ride, let it ride

So Mr. Grüberschnickel

Don’t keep your nickels all in one place

Pinch another nipple

And let it ride, let it ride

So Mr. Grüberschnickel

Don’t keep your nickels all in one place

Have another pickle

And let it ride, let it ride

So Mr. Grüberschnickel

Don’t keep your nickels all in one place

Eat your Wiener Schnitzel

And let it ride, let it ride

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Electric Piano, Banjo, Maracas, Strings, Vocals

by Sananda Maitreya

Just Go Easy (4:23)

There were things I wish I never said

There were words I wish I never met

So Just Go Easy On Me

Easy On Me, On My Mind

There was talk I wish I never heard

There were hearts I wish I never stirred

So Just Go Easy On Me

Easy On Me, On My Mind

So Just Go Easy On Me

Easy On Me, On My Mind

STAY

AND NEVER GO AWAY

‘CAUSE I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU

AND I NEED YOU MORE EACH DAY

There were days I wish I never seen

There were midnights staggered in between

So Just Go Easy On Me

Easy On Me, On My Mind

There were things I wish I’d never known

There were seeds I wish I hadn’t sown

So Just Go Easy On Me

Easy On Me, On My Mind

So Just Go Easy On Me

Easy On Me, On My Mind

STAY

AND NEVER GO AWAY

‘CAUSE I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU

AND I NEED YOU MORE EACH DAY

There were things I wish I never said

There were words I wish I never met

So Just Go Easy On Me

Easy On Me, On My Mind

So Just Go Easy On Me

Easy On Me, On My Mind

So Just Go Easy On Me

Easy On Me, On My Mind

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Bongos, Guitars, Strings, Mellotron,

Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

Tequila Mockingbird (3:25)

Love will only show its face if you forget its name

Love will only please you if you take it by the hand

Tequila Mockingbird

Love has the final word

Tequila Mockingbird

Love has the final word

Final word

So how can I forget you baby?

We once danced in the dark

If I fail to live without you baby

Just send me another spark

Hands across the body leaves a lot of lovers marks

And some are darker than the branches of a broken heart

Tequila Mockingbird

Love has the final word

Tequila Mockingbird

Love has the final word

Final word

So how can I forget you honey?

We once danced in the dark

If I fail to live without you baby

Just send me another spark

Hands that once caressed you sugar

are now folded in my arms

and a heart that once finessed you baby

is a stitch away from falling apart

So how can I forget you baby?

We once danced in the dark

If I fail to live without you baby

Just send me another spark

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Guitars, Vocals

by Sananda Maitreya

She’s Not Right (2:44)

How Long Can I Hold This Flame?

The burning in my hand

Is more than I can stand

And I don’t have another plan

I’ve got to have her, I need to love her but

I Know That She’s Not Right For Me

I’ve got to have her, I need to love her but

I Know That She’s Not Right For Me

How Long Can I Hold This Flame?

The heat inside my heart

Is tearing me apart

Cupid saving his arrows and throwing darts

I’ve got to have her, I need to love her but

I Know That She’s Not Right For Me

I’ve got to have her, I need to love her but

I Know That She’s Not Right For Me

HOW LONG CAN I HOLD THIS FLAME BABE?

How Long Can I Hold This Flame?

The peace inside my mind

Is overstepping the line

And insurrection is never far behind

I’ve got to have her, I need to love her but

I Know That She’s Not Right For Me

I’ve got to have her, I need to love her but

I Know That She’s Not Right For Me

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Guitars, Strings, Clavinet,

Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

Return To Zooathalon (4:07)

You Made The Music Go Away

Return To Zooathalon

You will never bleed

Return To Zooathalon

You’ll have what you need

You Took My Family Life Away

Return To Zooathalon

Where the milk is free

Return To Zooathalon

To your family tree

I feel it in my hands

I feel it in my feet

Consider that:

Ooh, I guess that’s why I left you

I feel it in my hands

I feel it in my feet

Consider this:

Ooh, I guess that’s why I left you

You Took My Avatar Away

Return To Zooathalon

Where the air is clean

Return To Zooathalon

Where your love has been

You Will Be Horsing Around

With Helen Of Troy

Return To Zooathalon

You Will Find Your Joy

I feel it in my hands

I feel it in my feet

Consider that:

Ooh, I guess that’s why I left you

I feel it in my hands

I feel it in my feet

Consider this:

Ooh, I guess that’s why I left you

You Made The Music Go Away

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer

Vocals and Backing Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

Walk Away (Ghost Song) (3:02)

I Can’t Believe That You Would Walk Away

And Leave Me Here To Die

I Can’t Believe That You Would Walk Away

And Leave Me Here To Die

And Leave My Woman To Cry

Born to Gamble

And I was so prosperous and stable

Now I’m just a ghost

That’s haunted by another fable

So when I go

I’ll let you know

I Can’t Believe That You Would Walk Away

And Leave The Knife Inside

I Can’t Believe That You Would Walk Away

And Leave The Knife Inside

In A Pool Of Blood I Lie

Born to Succeed

I would not take no for an answer

But we were born to bleed

And you took all my blood indeed

So when I go

I’ll let you know

I Can’t Believe That You Would Walk Away

And Leave Me Here Alone

I Can’t Believe That You Would Walk Away

And Leave Me Here Alone

Beneath The Seeds I’ve Sown

Born to Suffer

So you traded one life for another

And now I’m just a shadow

Of the graveyard where I’m covered

So when I go

I’ll let you know

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Marching BAss Drum, Percussion, Bass, Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards

Vocals and Backing Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

Hurricane Me & You (4:58)

O to be young and free again

To never surrender

But have fire in your eyes

O to be running with the wind

Looking for memory

Before it gently dies

Hurricane Lilly

Hurricane Sue

Hurricane Me & You

O to be riding on the waves

Knowing that time

Will provide the love you save

O to feel love is on the vine

Taking the tender leaves

And taking all your time

Hurricane Lilly

Hurricane Sue

Hurricane Me & You

Singing to the clouds

Trying not to scare the thunder

If I sing too loud

Or draw a crowd

Waiting for the light

But I hide inside the dark

So I don’t lose the night

Or lose my sight

O the middle of the storm

Is full of whispers

‘Cause that’s where I was born

O to be innocent once more

So brothers and sisters

Will never have to go to war

Hurricane Lilly

Hurricane Sue

Hurricane Me & You

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Guitars, Strings, Synthesizer,

Moog Bass, African bongo,

Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

If I Go Away (3:49)

You were the Jungle and I was a Tiger escaping

You were a Mirror that I could examine my Shape in

But you killed my Mazel Tov

And you nearly killed me off

But If I Go Away I Go Away With You

And If I Go Away I Go With You

You were the Water and I was a Ship in the Navy

And I bought the Meat to soak up the rest of your Gravy

But you killed my Mazel Tov

And you nearly killed me off

But If I Go Away I Go Away With You

And If I Go Away I Go With You

Free Me, Free Me, Free Me

For the rest of my life.

Free Me, Free Me.

Why don’t you just Free Me

For the rest of my life?

I fought the War but compared to you it was a Bore

I saw the blood and I don’t want to see any More

But you killed my Mazel Tov

And you nearly killed me off

But If I Go Away I Go Away With You

And If I Go Away I Go With You

But you killed my Mazel Tov

And you nearly killed me off

But If I Go Away I Go Away With You

And If I Go Away I Go With You

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Strings, Synthesizer,

Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

Free To Be (4:44)

There she goes on her road again

The one that she travels on

When I tried to follow her

She is rolling her stone again

Writing another book

And I had an open look

And you can’t say too many good things about it

And you can’t take too many footsteps around it

‘Cause I’m free to be whatever I want to be

Under the sun and under the sea

There she goes on her hands and knees

Taking it day to day

Making the hours pay

She is writing from where she’s been

She’s seen and done it all

And eats the apple before it falls

And you can’t say too many good things about it

And you can’t take too many footsteps around it

‘Cause I’m free to be whatever I want to be

Under the sun and under the sea

There she goes with my memory

Ready to raise a child

From Adam to Stagger Lee

There she goes bearing all my name

Encouraging on and on

Return to Zooathalon

And you can’t say too many good things about it

And you can’t take too many footsteps around it

And you can’t say too many good things about it

‘Cause I’m free to be whatever I want to be

Under the sun and under the sea

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Organ

Vocals and Backing Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

Kangaroo (3:55)

I’ve got a woman I can’t explain

But I can’t complain

Kangaroo

Will I ever learn to jump like you?

I’ve got some pains that I can’t explain

But I can’t complain

Kangaroo

Will I ever learn to jump like you?

(And Kangaroo says):

And all those roads that do not lead to Rome

Still they lead you safely back home

And all those millions that you left behind

Still there are many millions to find

I’ve got a feeling I can’t explain

But I can’t complain

Kangaroo

Will I ever learn to jump like you?

I gave it all and I gave it well

But it went to hell

Kangaroo

Will I ever learn to jump like you?

(And Kangaroo says):

And all those roads that do not lead to Rome

Still they lead you safely back home

And all those ladies whose faith you broke apart

They left you with a soft spot in your heart

I’ve got a son who breaks my balls

But I’d give him all

Kangaroo

Will I ever learn to jump like you?

I’ve got a life I can’t explain

But I can’t complain

Kangaroo

Will I ever learn to jump like you?

Kangaroo

Will I ever learn to jump like you?

Kangaroo

Will I ever learn to jump like you?

I’ve got a woman I can’t explain

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Electric Guitars, Organ

Vocals and Backing Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

D.H.S. (0:36)

Arrangement: Sananda Maitreya

Marching Band Bass Drums, Bass Drums,

Snare Drums, Cymbals, Maracas

and Kazoos by Sananda Maitreya

The Last Train To Houston (5:24)

Music: Sananda Maitreya

Piano and Kurzweil Strings

by Sananda

All songs written, arranged, produced and performed by Sananda Maitreya.

For chapters credits click here

Mixed by Sananda and Matteo Sandri, recorded by Matteo ‘Sergente’ Sandri.

Engineered by Antonio Baglio at Nautilus Mastering Milano.

Special Thanks to Alessandro Pasini for SM1 and SM2 Magneto Amp.

Artwork by Nico Benedict and Alessandro Cocchia.

Ecommerce programming by Andrea Mattoli. Website by Carlo Mascella and THP!

Making Of

Chapter 1 - The Last Train To Houston

Return To Zooathalon / Chapter 1 - The Last Train To Houston

…..and restlessly, he began again.

His horses galloping over the gravel of time, running to burst free of the reins.

The bridle making sure he doesn't remain too idle. Work is idyllic.

He tried to rest on his laurels, but they turned out to be poison ivy and he had to run to his doctor for butt creams and soothing words.

There were things to continue, and no time to waste, as there was always a shadow chasing him. Before dawn arrived, he had to RETURN TO ZOOATHALON before they closed the gates. And through the mist, came these songs just like this, from one of your favorite fish. A Pisces in crisis throwing dice at slices of rice to bring down the prices.

Of mice and men, hitting you hard like Mike Tyson and then some, raising the money for ransom. And hoping to raise your hands some. Some things must be, like the balls of Salmon Rushdie. Like Lebron and Kobe. Bless thee.

This chapter 1, THE LAST TRAIN TO HOUSTON, is dedicated to the memory of the divine Goddess, madame WHITNEY HOUSTON.

The world is better for having known you, even if it were too small to contain you. Dedicated as well to mama Cissy Houston and Whitney's daughter Bobbi Christina. And to cousin Dionne. Also dedicated to my mother, FRANCES. While my spaceship is being repaired, we work to pay the bill. And if we may, we also dedicate these songs to my lovely wife and apologist Francesca and to our son, Francesco Mingus Maitreya. Living with an artist requires patience and stamina, as even when I bring the sandwiches, I am not always a picnic. Also thanks to ORNELLA MUTI for her contribution to the imagination of my electric, pulsating youth. And thanks to you, for your flagrant indulgence, support and interest. We would also like to dedicate this chapter of our new, latest project to our recently departed (as of March 1st 2012) great-grandfather, FRANCESCO RIZZI, a bona fide Italian war hero and a wonderful human being (he left at 93!). May God bless and keep him, Whitney, as well as the rest of us wanderers swimming like flies through the soup of existence.....

Now get your ticket, and grab a seat, the train is pulling out, like a lover pulls out of his beloved. The destination is in your heart. Please enjoy these tunes, and take my regard with you as your luggage. And remember, we do not really lose voice, until we first lose heart and the faith that supports it.

Selections are:

The Last Train to Houston

Albuquerque

Dancing with Mr. Nostalgia

Tequila Mockingbird

Mr. Gruberschnickel

Ornella or Nothing

All song selections Written, Arranged, Produced and Performed by Sananda Maitreya for TreeHouse Publishing. All songs recorded and engineered by MATTEO 'Sergente' SANDRI. All songs mixed by Matteo and Sananda. All songs recorded and mixed at MONO STUDIO in beautiful Milano Italy, in the 11 days between February 13-25, 2012. A very special thanks to my ENGINEER and ally, Matteo Sandri. And thanks to TOBY, the studio dog, to whom I refer as Shakespeare's dog. Why? Toby or not Toby, that is the question! Fortunately, Toby is dyslexic and thinks that he is God.

Chapter 1: THE LAST TRAIN TO HOUSTON

1) The last train to Houston (05:25)

Music: Sananda Maitreya

Piano and Kurzweil Strings

by Sananda

2) Albuquerque (03:37)

New Mexico is where I make my home

in the canyons where the stars are all I own

Leaving Santa Fe was not my plan

but only the cactus and coyotes

could understand her demands

I had a fear that you might hurt me

O I'll be damned or Albuquerque

I had a fear that you might hurt me

O I'll be damned or Albuquerque

Wondering if I hadn't gone insane

'cause I failed to see her teardrops

through the falling rain

The future started fading from our view

and I had to run to keep ahead of you and the pain

I had a fear that you might hurt me

O I'll be damned or Albuquerque

I had a fear that you might hurt me

O I'll be damned or Albuquerque

In the deserts of New Mexico

I swallow hard and I let go of you

Crazy love is never easy

it's why I moved to Albuquerque

to start anew

Paradise is just a world away

with all the meanings that you placed

your faith in yesterday

Climbing down the mountain of our fate

If I learned it all I fear I learned it all too late

I had a fear that you might hurt me

O I'll be damned or Albuquerque

I had a fear that you might hurt me

O I'll be damned or Albuquerque

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Acoustic Guitars, Bongos, Maracas, Tambourine, Vocals

by Sananda Maitreya

3) Dancing With Mr. Nostalgia (03:26)

I heard you went dancing with Mr. Nostalgia

He'll boss you, he'll cost you

You'll pay by the hour

He'll tighten up your skin

He'll buy you and then ride you

like the horse you came in on

I heard you went dancing with Mr. Nostalgia

His virtue won't hurt you

Unless it's gone sour

He's crawling up your spine

He'll shake you and bake you

to surrender your time

Time, it waits for no one but its own

And the love it takes to give is always known

I heard you went dancing with Mr. Nostalgia

He'll make you adapt to

the past they denied you

He'll take your memory lane

and make it so that you

don't have to explain

But then you'll have to pay

as logic and magic go

their separate ways

I heard you went dancing with Mr. Nostalgia

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Guitars, Vocals

by Sananda Maitreya

4) Tequila Mockingbird (03:27)

Love will only show its face if you forget its name

Love will only please you if you take it by the hand

Tequila Mockingbird

Love has the final word

Tequila Mockingbird

Love has the final word

Final word

So how can I forget you baby?

We once danced in the dark

If I fail to live without you baby

Just send me another spark

Hands across the body leaves a lot of lovers marks

And some are darker than the branches of a broken heart

Tequila Mockingbird

Love has the final word

Tequila Mockingbird

Love has the final word

Final word

So how can I forget you honey?

We once danced in the dark

If I fail to live without you baby

Just send me another spark

Hands that once caressed you sugar

are now folded in my arms

and a heart that once finessed you baby

is a stitch away from falling apart

So how can I forget you baby?

We once danced in the dark

If I fail to live without you baby

Just send me another spark

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Guitars, Vocals

by Sananda Maitreya

5) Mr. Gruberschnickel (03:40)

I've been running, I've been running

All my life, all my life

I've been paying for what they're saying

All my life, all my life

And it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing

So Mr. Gruberschnickel

Don't keep your nickels all in one place

Have another pickle

And let it ride, let it ride

So Mr. Gruberschnickel

Don't keep your nickels all in one place

Eat your Wiener Schnitzel

And let it ride, let it ride

I've been praying for a way in

All my life, all my life

I've been jumping with my fist pumping

All my life, all my life

And it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing

So Mr. Gruberschnickel

Don't keep your nickels all in one place

Have another pretzel

And let it ride, let it ride

So Mr. Gruberschnickel

Don't keep your nickels all in one place

Eat your Wiener Schnitzel

And let it ride, let it ride

I've been fighting and inviting

trouble, trouble all my life

And it don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing

So Mr. Gruberschnickel

Don't keep your nickels all in one place

Have another tickle

And let it ride, let it ride

So Mr. Gruberschnickel

Don't keep your nickels all in one place

Pinch another nipple

And let it ride, let it ride

So Mr. Gruberschnickel

Don't keep your nickels all in one place

Have another pickle

And let it ride, let it ride

So Mr. Gruberschnickel

Don't keep your nickels all in one place

Eat your Wiener Schnitzel

And let it ride, let it ride

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Electric Piano, Banjo, Maracas, Strings, Vocals

by Sananda Maitreya

6) Ornella Or Nothing (03:44)

When I sleep I slip away

To a love that finds a way

She comes in colors like a falling star

She is the reason that I've come this far

She speaks in languages I understand

That's why I'm all about Ornella or nothing

She never talks about the way she feels

She punches poets just to keep it real

She rides my fences but she doesn't steal

That's why I'm all about Ornella or nothing

When I sleep I slip away

To a love that finds a way

She drive a motorcycle like a man

She count her money with an open hand

She come so loud that you can hear her scream

That's why I'm all about Ornella or nothing

Her brother was a soldier in the mob

She slapped him hard and made him get a job

He splits his knuckles in the lumberyard

That's why I'm all about Ornella or nothing

When I sleep I slip away

To a love that finds a way

Open your heart, Open your heart

Because it takes two to love

Open your heart, Open your heart

Because it takes two to love

She is a missionary in her mind

She spreads her lips instead of valentines

She is a fighter and I'm not much lighter

That's why I'm all about Ornella or nothing

She ran away when she was 17

And I ran into her where I had been

I won the lottery when I met she

That's why I'm all about Ornella or nothing

When I sleep I slip away

To a love that finds a way

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Piano, Electric Piano, Synthesizer, Strings, Harp, French Horn, Vocals

by Sananda Maitreya

We relied upon YAMAHA drums, MAGNETO amps, and an AMPEG CLASSIC bass amp for professional support. These sessions utilized the GIBSON Acoustic Jumbo and Dove guitars, the FENDER Banjo, and the GIBSON SG and Flying V electric guitars. Bass was our light blue model FENDER JAZZ. Keyboard was our trusty KURZWEIL. Percussion by Latin Percussion. See you later, masturbator ! Don't forget, if lost and in doubt, RETURN TO ZOOATHALON !

Post note: The ZOOATHALON is the parade of archetypes that revolve around us every day and in which we ourselves are an intrinsic part. Human psychology, mixed with biology, as it affects the science of living. The Zodiac is a part of the greater Zooathalon. Welcome to the parade, this is your life. Each and every day is an Olympic event !

Thank you!

* We thank our great hero, the Supreme Grandmaster DUKE ELLINGTON for use of the phrase, 'It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing'.

Chapter 2 - Sex And Insanity Sells!

Return To Zooathalon / Chapter 2 - Sex And Insanity Sells!

Song Selection:

SAVE ME

CAMEL

HURRICANE ME & YOU

JUST GO EASY

SHE’S NOT RIGHT

IF I GO AWAY

All songs Written, Produced, Arranged and Performed by Sananda Maitreya for TreeHouse Publishing. Recorded and engineered by Matteo Luigi Sandri (‘Sergente’). Mixed by Matteo and Sananda. Recorded at MONO STUDIO in Milano Italia over 13 days between 14-27 May 2012. Chapter presentations are given in the order the songs were recorded. We hope you enjoy, if and when you find the time. To your health!

Chapter 2 - Sex And Insanity sells!

7) Save Me (03:23)

Once I fell from the dark side of a dream

Save Me, Save Me

I licked my paws because I couldn’t lick the cream

Save Me, Save Me

Once I was scratching my dog but I had to flee

Save Me, Save Me

I clicked my heels like in the Wizard of Oz

But my feet were on fire burning because

I cheated love and now I’m living the laws

So Save Me

Once I stole the thunder from a blanket of clouds

Save me, Save Me

Once I got rocked for playing funky music too loud

Save me, Save Me

I fought the mirror and it told me I was wearing it down

Save Me, Save Me

At least I never had my head so far up my ass

That I could never tell if it was oil or gas

So I keep a moving or I’m living the past

So Save Me

Once there was a guiding light in my dreams

Save Me, Save Me

Then I learned that lovers never always say what they mean

Save Me, Save Me

I fell down because I never took a lover’s leap

Save Me, Save Me

Fables are so common that they put you to sleep

I’m praying for the woman who is able to keep

My heart from falling off the edge of the deep

So Save Me

I CHEATED LOVE AND NOW I’M LIVING THE LAWS

So Save Me

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Piano, Clavinet, Vocals

by Sananda Maitreya

8) Camel (03:18)

Leafing through a book of trees

I see them and their mysteries

And listen to the winds traveling

Laughing from a book of jokes

I hear the root of all my hopes

And all of my regrets are whispering

Yes, I’ve made mistakes but

I’ve NEVER MET A CAMEL THAT I DIDN’T LIKE!

Yes, I’ve made mistakes but

I’ve NEVER MET A CAMEL THAT I DIDN’T LIKE!

Birds are flying in the skies

To keep our hopes and dreams alive

So that we can survive the time to come

Fish inside the rivers are

Surrendering their caviar

As we find our way back to our home

Yes, I’ve made mistakes but

I’ve NEVER MET A CAMEL THAT I DIDN’T LIKE!

Yes, I’ve made mistakes but

I’ve NEVER MET A CAMEL THAT I DIDN’T LIKE!

If you were an open book

I’d not hesitate a second look

And write another story with my pen

My encyclopedia

Was tongue tied when I needed ‘ya

And now I’ll have to find the words again

Yes, I’ve made mistakes but

I’ve NEVER MET A CAMEL THAT I DIDN’T LIKE!

Yes, I’ve made mistakes but

I’ve NEVER MET A CAMEL THAT I DIDN’T LIKE!

Laughing from a book of jokes

I see the root of all my hopes

And all of my regrets are whispering

Yes, I’ve made mistakes but

I’ve NEVER MET A CAMEL THAT I DIDN’T LIKE!

Yes, I’ve made mistakes but

I’ve NEVER MET A CAMEL THAT I DIDN’T LIKE!

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Electric piano, Organ, Strings, Ukulele, Banjo, Maracas,

African bongos, Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

9) Hurricane Me & You (05:11)

O to be young and free again

To never surrender

But have fire in your eyes

O to be running with the wind

Looking for memory

Before it gently dies

Hurricane Lilly

Hurricane Sue

Hurricane Me & You

O to be riding on the waves

Knowing that time

Will provide the love you save

O to feel love is on the vine

Taking the tender leaves

And taking all your time

Hurricane Lilly

Hurricane Sue

Hurricane Me & You

Singing to the clouds

Trying not to scare the thunder

If I sing too loud

Or draw a crowd

Waiting for the light

But I hide inside the dark

So I don’t lose the night

Or lose my sight

O the middle of the storm

Is full of whispers

‘Cause that’s where I was born

O to be innocent once more

So brothers and sisters

Will never have to go to war

Hurricane Lilly

Hurricane Sue

Hurricane Me & You

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Guitars, Strings, Synthesizer, Moog Bass, African bongo,

Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

10) Just Go Easy (04:29)

There were things I wish I never said

There were words I wish I never met

So Just Go Easy On Me

Easy On Me, On My Mind

There was talk I wish I never heard

There were hearts I wish I never stirred

So Just Go Easy On Me

Easy On Me, On My Mind

So Just Go Easy On Me

Easy On Me, On My Mind

STAY

AND NEVER GO AWAY

‘CAUSE I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU

AND I NEED YOU MORE EACH DAY

There were days I wish I never seen

There were midnights staggered in between

So Just Go Easy On Me

Easy On Me, On My Mind

There were things I wish I’d never known

There were seeds I wish I hadn’t sown

So Just Go Easy On Me

Easy On Me, On My Mind

So Just Go Easy On Me

Easy On Me, On My Mind

STAY

AND NEVER GO AWAY

‘CAUSE I’M IN LOVE WITH YOU

AND I NEED YOU MORE EACH DAY

There were things I wish I never said

There were words I wish I never met

So Just Go Easy On Me

Easy On Me, On My Mind

So Just Go Easy On Me

Easy On Me, On My Mind

So Just Go Easy On Me

Easy On Me, On My Mind

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Bongos, Guitars, Strings, Mellotron, Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

11) She's Not Right (02:45)

How Long Can I Hold This Flame?

The burning in my hand

Is more than I can stand

And I don’t have another plan

I’ve got to have her, I need to love her but

I Know That She’s Not Right For Me

I’ve got to have her, I need to love her but

I Know That She’s Not Right For Me

How Long Can I Hold This Flame?

The heat inside my heart

Is tearing me apart

Cupid saving his arrows and throwing darts

I’ve got to have her, I need to love her but

I Know That She’s Not Right For Me

I’ve got to have her, I need to love her but

I Know That She’s Not Right For Me

HOW LONG CAN I HOLD THIS FLAME BABE?

How Long Can I Hold This Flame?

The peace inside my mind

Is overstepping the line

And insurrection is never far behind

I’ve got to have her, I need to love her but

I Know That She’s Not Right For Me

I’ve got to have her, I need to love her but

I Know That She’s Not Right For Me

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Guitars, Strings, Clavinet, Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

12) If I Go Away (03:55)

You were the Jungle and I was a Tiger escaping

You were a Mirror that I could examine my Shape in

But you killed my Mazel Tov

And you nearly killed me off

But If I Go Away I Go Away With You

And If I Go Away I Go With You

You were the Water and I was a Ship in the Navy

And I bought the Meat to soak up the rest of your Gravy

But you killed my Mazel Tov

And you nearly killed me off

But If I Go Away I Go Away With You

And If I Go Away I Go With You

Free Me, Free Me, Free Me

For the rest of my life.

Free Me, Free Me.

Why don’t you just Free Me

For the rest of my life?

I fought the War but compared to you it was a Bore

I saw the blood and I don’t want to see any More

But you killed my Mazel Tov

And you nearly killed me off

But If I Go Away I Go Away With You

And If I Go Away I Go With You

But you killed my Mazel Tov

And you nearly killed me off

But If I Go Away I Go Away With You

And If I Go Away I Go With You

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Electric Guitars, Acoustic Guitar, Strings, Synthesizer,

Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

Instruments: Gibson electric and acoustic guitars, primarily Flying V’s and SG’s for the electrics, Jumbo and Dove models for acoustic. Fender Jazz Bass, Fender Banjo and Ukulele, Yamaha Drums, UFIP cymbals, Latin Percussion, Kurzweil keyboard, and Roland V8 organ. MAGNETO guitar amps and Ampeg Classic Custom bass amp were utilized. Here is some ‘sound’ advice. If under 50, always travel with clean underwear. If over 50, always travel with an extra pair. Thank you and good night! And a special thank you to my good friend and engineer Matteo Sandri for his thoughtfulness, time and patience, though most of all for his wonderful skills. And thanks to Musicology in Milano for looking after my guitars when they need a little work. My gratitude to you all!

The title ‘Sex & Insanity Sells’ is being reprised here. In a former life, circa 1988, we had a book of Poetry and Essays (with lots of pictures for the intellectuals) published by the same title. I use it again, with the kind permission of my former self.

The ZOOATHALON FILES; tethered in the cloudbanks above the Earth that often shower Minstrels with Pennies from Heaven, and anchored in the translucent moisture of the rainbow, are iridescent, shimmering, and folded neatly by opinion. Among other facts it states that Crazy People are only twisted in their Vanity, THEY are not Cracked, their reflection is. And that we Pay Attention, because Survival Demands that we not lose sight of a Fool in Flight, nor an Idiot in Motion. The Insane Compel and INSANITY SELLS! Do you have to be insane to get a lot of attention? No, but it really helps. And it cuts to the chase.

Also contained in the Scrolls of recently discovered ZOOATHALON material recovered from a former Desert Oasis and Camel Stand, is the knowledge that SEX GETS OUR ATTENTION! And even better, IT SELLS! Why? Answer this Zen Conundrum; When is an Earful better than a Handful? Your rationale may suggest that it largely depends upon the size of your ear or your hand. But to Zen mind the ‘Answer’ is clear; Big Bouncy Breasts! This is the right path to ‘ZOOATHALOGIC’, which predates ancient Zen logic by about 15 minutes. That about does it for this portion of our programming. On behalf of RENEGADE POLICE COW, who dictated these dictums (he picked ‘em) from his hidden location, through the thought waves of my mind, we bid you a fond adieu and a little ‘Moo Moo Moo’ from us, the Reaper, and Hurricane Sue. We hope you enjoy exploring this Chapter 2 of the ongoing ‘Return To Zooathalon’ Sonic Holographic ‘Audiogram’ Projection experiment, SEX & INSANITY SELLS!

Please note that Contents may have Settled During Packaging. Contents were advised to settle by its legal council, to avoid a lengthy trial and high court costs. And don’t forget, Wisdom Demands that we Pay Attention to a Fool. With your Zooathalogic, you should be able to know one when you see one. After all, there is no way out, the Zooathalon is the only place to go. The more you try to run away from it, the deeper you go into it. Finally, there is good news and bad news. The good news is that your mother is totally Crazy about Baseball! The bad news is that your mother is Totally Crazy, and your father has to wear a batting helmet to bed when he sleeps. Sex & Insanity Sells!

Please remember that June is ADULT BURPING month! Adult Burping brings us closer to the ones we love. It is an acknowledged prejudice that only infants need burping. Not so. We could all use a good burp from time to time and a helping hand is a friendly hand! Just sit someone of Adult Age on your lap and let the Burping Commence! And let us grow up and not be ashamed to ask for a good burping when we need one.

This Chapter dedicated to my family, to my adopted city of Milano, and to the memory of the great Donna Summer and the sterling legacy of the Beastie Boys. Judging by its life expectancy, the music business is a dangerous business. The only remedy is avoiding it. OR, to become dangerous yourself.

SEX AND INSANITY SELLS!

He wasn’t too happy, John Calvin Kleinsasser. He felt that things had gotten out of hand, misconstrued. As head of the CAMEL COMMITTEE, he knew of the popular saying that ‘A Camel Is A Horse Designed By A Committee’. He knew that it implied the notion that the committee was a bunch of lame asses who couldn’t butter their own tongues nor align their vision in common cause. But that was missing the point. Kleinsasser understood their mission statement to be rather clear, to take old discarded horses, past their primes, and to redesign them into useful camels, who live longer and require less feed. As part of the ZOOATHALON PROJECT, his company was also responsible for helping to turn Unicorns into Goats when the going got rough for one horned sheep being hunted down for their Golden Fleeces, and spiral cornucopias. And it were they who took a young orphaned Elephants Gerald, and taught her how to sing. To Kleinsasser and his crew, where was the creativity behind taking a horse and making a horse? But to take a horse and make a camel, now THAT took real engagement, some brio and not a few too many late nights in bars scattered across their campuses discussing various routes to perfection. And they were always given a capable budget, which they used and took advantage with. And as it happens, it could be earnestly said of John Calvin Kleinsasser that he had indeed Never Met a Camel That He Didn’t Like. There was too much work involved to not feel invested in one’s camel after completion. It behooves one to like one’s camel. The deserts of life are real and our camel sees us through. Camel is the spitting image of our determination. Camel is willing to save water, that we might save time and life. And should an Oasis be missing from the Sands, they may still be seen on the horizon. And to commemorate the end of the current Zooathalon Era, the Committee is working feverishly on finalizing their design for a 3-Hump Camel (for more storage and family space). Only stopping to answer the questions posed to them by investigative agents looking for any clues they might glean into the mind and whereabouts of the now infamous, RENEGADE POLICE COW. As the Ampersands through the Hourglass (&), so are the Days of our Lives.

Chapter 3 - The Further Adventures Of Stagger Lee

Return To Zooathalon / Chapter 3 - The Further Adventures Of Stagger Lee

Song Selection:

STAGGER LEE - PART 1

STAGGER LEE - PART 2

WHERE DO TEARDROPS FALL?

RETURN TO ZOOATHALON

WALKAWAY (GHOST SONG)

FREE TO BE

KANGAROO

All Songs Written, Arranged, Produced and Performed by Sananda Maitreya for TreeHouse Publishing.

Recorded, Engineered and Mixed between 24 Sept-9 Oct 2012 over 14 working days in Milano Italia at MONO Studio with MATTEO ‘Sergente’ SANDRI Recording and Engineering. Mixed at MONO Studio by Matteo and Sananda.

Chapter 3 - THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF STAGGER LEE

13) Stagger Lee - Part 1 (01:49)

I was doing fine until

I ran into your overkill

Stagger Lee

If you still remember me

I thought I really had it made

Until I ran into your blade

Stagger Lee

Now I’m a ghost in misery

Stagger Lee

I was in my finest clothes

My Sunday best I suppose

For Stagger Lee

Who owed money to me

All the whiskey on his tongue

And still they found the jury hung

For Stagger Lee

Who got away with killing me

Stagger Lee

I will be haunting you

Until your last breath is due

O Stagger Lee

And I know you want to be free

It don’t work that way

You will suffer until I say

You done me wrong

So I wrote another song

You done me wrong

So I’ve done another song

About Stagger Lee

Stagger Lee

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Percussion, Bass, Guitars, Vocals and Backing Vocals

by Sananda Maitreya

14) Stagger Lee - Part 2 (02:31)

Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee, Walk with me

Keep your eyes open and look from side to side

For Stagger Lee, for Stagger Lee

And keep your mind open and keep it open wide

For Stagger Lee, for Stagger Lee

Might just be me.

Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee, Talk with me

Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee; Talk with me

Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee, Talk with me

Keep your eyes open and look from side to side

For Stagger Lee, for Stagger Lee

And keep your mind open and keep it open wide

For Stagger Lee, for Stagger Lee

Might just be me

Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee, Suffer me

Keep your gun ready and keep your aim steady

Stagger Lee, but not for me

Lose the trigger finger; I’m just a wedding singer

Stagger Lee, O can’t you see?

Keep your eyes open and look from side to side

For Stagger Lee, Stagger Lee

Keep your mind open and keep it open wide

For Stagger Lee, for Stagger Lee

Might just be me

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Guitars, Keyboards (Mellotron, Strings, Sax, Horns, Farfisa)

Kazoo, Vocals, and Backing Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

15) Where Do Teardrops Fall? (04:37)

Where Do Teardrops Fall

When they reach the top of their mountain?

Where Do Teardrops Fall

When they reach the top of their climb?

Do they fall until they fade into the rain?

Do they fall until they lessen all your pain?

Where Do Teardrops Fall

When they reach the end of their journey?

Where Do Teardrops Fall

Do they wet the heart that’s burning?

Do they fall until they fade into the rain?

Do they fall until they lessen all your pain?

Mona Lisa

Was an innocent

So they had her framed!

That’s why we know her name

That’s why she has her fame

Where Do Teardrops Fall

When they reach the end of the river?

And Where Does Daylight Fall

When the night has stumbled in shame?

Does it fall until it fades into the rain?

Does it fall until it lessens all your pain?

Does it fall until it fades into the rain?

Where Do Teardrops Fall?

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Organ, Synthesizer

Vocals and Backing vocals by Sananda Maitreya

16) Return To Zooathalon (04:10)

You Made The Music Go Away

Return To Zooathalon

You will never bleed

Return To Zooathalon

You’ll have what you need

You Took My Family Life Away

Return To Zooathalon

Where the milk is free

Return To Zooathalon

To your family tree

I feel it in my hands

I feel it in my feet

Consider that:

Ooh, I guess that’s why I left you

I feel it in my hands

I feel it in my feet

Consider this:

Ooh, I guess that’s why I left you

You Took My Avatar Away

Return To Zooathalon

Where the air is clean

Return To Zooathalon

Where your love has been

You Will Be Horsing Around

With Helen Of Troy

Return To Zooathalon

You Will Find Your Joy

I feel it in my hands

I feel it in my feet

Consider that:

Ooh, I guess that’s why I left you

I feel it in my hands

I feel it in my feet

Consider this:

Ooh, I guess that’s why I left you

You Made The Music Go Away

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Synthesizer

Vocals and Backing Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

17) Walkaway (Ghost Song) (03:03)

I Can’t Believe That You Would Walk Away

And Leave Me Here To Die

I Can’t Believe That You Would Walk Away

And Leave Me Here To Die

And Leave My Woman To Cry

Born to Gamble

And I was so prosperous and stable

Now I’m just a ghost

That’s haunted by another fable

So when I go

I’ll let you know

I Can’t Believe That You Would Walk Away

And Leave The Knife Inside

I Can’t Believe That You Would Walk Away

And Leave The Knife Inside

In A Pool Of Blood I Lie

Born to Succeed

I would not take no for an answer

But we were born to bleed

And you took all my blood indeed

So when I go

I’ll let you know

I Can’t Believe That You Would Walk Away

And Leave Me Here Alone

I Can’t Believe That You Would Walk Away

And Leave Me Here Alone

Beneath The Seeds I’ve Sown

Born to Suffer

So you traded one life for another

And now I’m just a shadow

Of the graveyard where I’m covered

So when I go

I’ll let you know

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Marching BAss Drum, Percussion, Bass, Acoustic Guitars, Keyboards

Vocals and Backing Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

18) Free To Be (04:46)

There she goes on her road again

The one that she travels on

When I tried to follow her

She is rolling her stone again

Writing another book

And I had an open look

And you can’t say too many good things about it

And you can’t take too many footsteps around it

‘Cause I’m free to be whatever I want to be

Under the sun and under the sea

There she goes on her hands and knees

Taking it day to day

Making the hours pay

She is writing from where she’s been

She’s seen and done it all

And eats the apple before it falls

And you can’t say too many good things about it

And you can’t take too many footsteps around it

‘Cause I’m free to be whatever I want to be

Under the sun and under the sea

There she goes with my memory

Ready to raise a child

From Adam to Stagger Lee

There she goes bearing all my name

Encouraging on and on

Return to Zooathalon

And you can’t say too many good things about it

And you can’t take too many footsteps around it

And you can’t say too many good things about it

‘Cause I’m free to be whatever I want to be

Under the sun and under the sea

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Organ

Vocals and Backing Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

19) Kangaroo (04:00)

I’ve got a woman I can’t explain

But I can’t complain

Kangaroo

Will I ever learn to jump like you?

I’ve got some pains that I can’t explain

But I can’t complain

Kangaroo

Will I ever learn to jump like you?

(And Kangaroo says):

And all those roads that do not lead to Rome

Still they lead you safely back home

And all those millions that you left behind

Still there are many millions to find

I’ve got a feeling I can’t explain

But I can’t complain

Kangaroo

Will I ever learn to jump like you?

I gave it all and I gave it well

But it went to hell

Kangaroo

Will I ever learn to jump like you?

(And Kangaroo says):

And all those roads that do not lead to Rome

Still they lead you safely back home

And all those ladies whose faith you broke apart

They left you with a soft spot in your heart

I’ve got a son who breaks my balls

But I’d give him all

Kangaroo

Will I ever learn to jump like you?

I’ve got a life I can’t explain

But I can’t complain

Kangaroo

Will I ever learn to jump like you?

Kangaroo

Will I ever learn to jump like you?

Kangaroo

Will I ever learn to jump like you?

I’ve got a woman I can’t explain

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Bass, Electric Guitars, Organ

Vocals and Backing Vocals by Sananda Maitreya

Footnotes.

For song 1 used: Gibson Firebird and Red Flying V, both Magneto Amps, small and large.

For song 2 used: Gibson Firebird

For song 3 used: Gibson Dove acoustic and White Custom SG and small Magneto amp

For song 4 used: Gibson Jumbo Acoustic, Red Flying V, White Custom SG, and both Magneto amps

For song 5 used: Gibson Jumbo and Dove Acoustics

For song 6 used: Gibson Cherry SG, Red Flying V and both Magneto Amps

For song 7 used: Gibson Custom White SG, Red Flying V and both Magneto Amps

Song 1: 24-25 September Monday-Tuesday

Song 2: 26-27 September Wednesday-Thursday

Song 3: 28-29 September Friday-Saturday

Song 4: 1-2 October Monday-Tuesday

Song 5: 3-4 October Wednesday-Thursday

Song 6: 5-6 October Friday-Saturday

Song 7: 8-9 October Monday-Tuesday

Notes pertaining to Chapter 3: 'THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF STAGGER LEE'

All songs recorded in Mono Studio, Milano Italia (Milan Italy) between 24 September – 9 October 2012 over the course of 14 days. All songs Recorded and Engineered by MATTEO ‘Sergente’ SANDRI. All songs Written, Produced, Arranged and Performed by Sananda Maitreya for TreeHouse Publishing. All songs Mixed by Matteo and Sananda.

Stagger Lee Was A BAD MAN, A LEGEND, AN OUTLAW, A MYTH. IN BOLD CAPS! He had a gold tooth; silver toed boots and a pearl handled pistol. In another life I knew him. How close were we? We could only be separated by a blade. Once we became political opponents, our lives spun out of control and in one swift plunge, a knife in the least fortunate of circumstances took my life. And just like that, a ghost I became. Vowing revenge upon the mind of my killer, Stagger Lee, for as long as it took for me to get my satisfaction and more of the same. There is much to be read about the tale of Stagger Lee, who once told me; “When a man no longer has work, all he has left to do is posture”(then he threw a temper tantrum, the worthy of an Oscar, and then sung an anthem that would place his name higher on the roster). Meanwhile, these are my sagas to be screened, as seen through the eyes of a spirit haunting our good friend and bad man, Stagger Lee, dancing to his own ragas. For a while, he was a friend, but that was before I became a spectral ghost, barking at the roots and fraying ropes of Stagger Lee, who I have known since meeting at the CROSSROADS, all those years ago, though sooner than I’d hoped. Enjoy these 7 songs as echoes of my testimony concerning Chapter 3 of, RETURN TO ZOOATHALON: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF STAGGER LEE.

Dedicated to my family and to the legends of my youth and to those still carrying on, sniffing the fumes of Prometheus’s flame. Also dedicated to you and to respect for your journey.

Special thanks to Matteo Sandri for his patience, expertise and calming spirit. Rock on, Sergente!

Thanks also to our small staff at TreeHouse Publishing for their dedication and positive attitude.

We also thank Alessandro at Magneto, and Musicology for looking after my guitar needs. All songs are in Pre-mastered form. We apologize in advance that the music is free of corporate content. We are also at this point legally obliged to warn; ‘WARNING, THIS MUSIC CONTAINS LIVE HUMAN DRUMMING AND REAL INSTRUMENTS- PROCEED AT YOUR OWN CAUTION!’ No bankers or small animals were hurt or held hostage, nor were any virgins sacrificed during the making of this chapter 3: THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF STAGGER LEE.

We used Magneto Amplifiers, Ampeg Classic Bass Amplifier, Drum Sound drums, UFiP Cymbals, Fender Jazz Bass, Gibson Firebird, Flying V (Red, with Seymour Duncan Invader pickups) and SG guitars, Gibson Jumbo and Dove Acoustic guitars, Percussion Village and Latin Percussion, Roland and Kurzweil Keyboards and some cool outboard and microphone secrets that you DO NOT need to know about at this time. We are by trade law not allowed to mention the Chinese manufacturer of the Kazoo we used for the session (we believe it to be a European knockoff of an imitation Chinese knockoff of an American Kazoo, made in India).

Remember: RETURN TO ZOOATHALON. You are missing it, and it is missing you! What are you waiting for?

Sananda Maitreya!

Chapter 4 - Bits & Pieces

Return To Zooathalon / Chapter 4 - Bits & Pieces

All selections recorded and mixed between December 1st December 6th 2012 at MONO studio in Milano Italia. All songs written, arranged, produced and performed by Sananda Maitreya (except for D.H.S. which is public domain). Engineered and Recorded by Matteo ('Sergente') Sandri. Mixed by Matteo and Sananda.

20) Brimstone Follies (01:05)

When under your thumb

How it hurt and then some

I will take the fire

But you can keep the brimstone

When under your spell

I rose until I fell

I got shot by Stagger Lee

And I made my way through hell

I Will Take The Fire

But You Can Keep The Brimstone

When under your hand

A kangaroo in quicksand

And my camels are looking

For my marching band

When I needed love

You fed me like a pigeon

I prayed and I waited

For my own religion

I Will Take The Fire

But You Can Keep The Brimstone

I Will Take The Fire

But You Can Keep The Brimstone

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Marching Band Bass Drum, African Percussion, Bongos, Maracas,

Banjo, Horns, Synthesizer, Clavinet, Fuzz Bass, Moog Bass,

Vocals and backing vocals by Sananda Maitreya

December 1st - 2nd 2012 Saturday-Sunday

21) DFM (Don't Follow Me) (03:30)

Keep your head up to the sky

And sing your own sweet lullabies

Keep the stars under your feet

And keep your children off the street

Like a rocket ship at night flies over the sea

You can travel anywhere

But don't follow me

Keep your heart open and wide

For the love you keep inside

Keep your eyes on your own prize

And keep your lips from telling lies

And be grateful for the things that you can see

Because your fortune is your life

Don't follow me

You're a captive and I'm a slave

And they took all the love we made

We were bandits on the run

It was over before it begun

We were fools in love and we made history

But when we cross over the river

Don't follow me

We were fools in love and we made history

But when the moonlight hits your eye

Don't follow me

Stay where you are

I will come to you

Don't follow me

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Drums, Tambourines, Maracas, Clavinet,

Mellotron, Celeste, Moog Bass, Guitars,

Vocals and backing vocals by Sananda Maitreya

December 3rd-4th 2012 Monday-Tuesday

22) D.H.S: (00:38)

Arrangement: Sananda Maitreya

Marching Band Bass Drums, Bass Drums,

Snare Drums, Cymbals, Maracas

and Kazoos: Sananda Maitreya

December 5th 2012

23) Christmas (When You Are Near) (02:00)

Christmas Time is Always Better Whenever You are Near

My Christmas time is Here when You are Near

When You are Near my Christmas time is Here

The Angels in the Snow are Gathering at this Time of Year

My Christmas time is Here when You are Near

When You are Near my Christmas time is Here

Christmas Comes with Many Memories like a Chandelier

My Christmas time is Here when You are Near

When You are Near my Christmas time is Here

My Christmas time is Here when You are Near

Words and Music: Sananda Maitreya

Marching Band Bass Drums, African Percussion, Tambourines, Mellotron, Strings, Cello, Synthesizer, Organ, Vocals and backing vocals: Sananda Maitreya

Vocals and backing vocals by Sananda Maitreya

December 6th 2012

Footnotes:

For chapter 4, 'Bits & Pieces', the KURZWEIL was used for all keyboard requirements. We used Drum Sound Drums, Latin Percussion, Mirage Marching Drums, A VOX AC30 Amp and exactly one blue and one yellow kazoo. We also were enabled by a Fender Banjo and a vintage Gibson Flying V guitar that we are fortunate enough to have. A 'Crybaby' Wah-Wah was also employed. Thank you!

Notes pertaining to Chapter 4: 'BITS & PIECES'

Try if you will, in the spirit of this final chapter 4 of our RETURN TO ZOOATHALON experience, to consider that the problem doesn't lie with centipedes not being able to tap dance, but that perhaps no one has thought to compose songs long enough for centipedes to dance to. This has been 'BITS & PIECES', Thank you once again!

Special thanks to my wife Francesca and to 'Sergente' Sandri for their assistance and encouragement. And a very special thanks to each and all of you who support my work and passions. I am very honored to have what of your attentions you share with me!

Dedicated to Francesco Mingus and Federico Elvis Maitreya.