“The only true wisdom is in knowing you know nothing.” — Socrates

“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.” — Bertrand Russell

KNOWsutra  ⚆  where questions matter

MANTRAsutra 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕥

LOFIsutra 𝕡𝕝𝕒𝕪𝕝𝕚𝕤𝕥

Rock ain’t a seminal sutraGENRE of my Banana Bible, but(t) psychedelic sure is… and I just freaking love this song!

Lyrics nspired by Nina Hagen “Personal Jesus” and song dedicated to one of my favorite psychedelic spirit daddy (lol), Frank Zappa. 

+ Special credits go to my darling Max (who’s probably on SoundCloud, somewhere, and not in New York yet:) for the  mighty Nina Hagen inspiration <3

Seminal Bollocks • Biblical indiePunk Pop Rock Chanson •  sutraKNOW Augmented Idiocy Music

This is like a prayer—for honesty, equality, and clarity. This version is the most barren of “Queer Almighty”, which is one of the first songs I wrote, and very dear to my heart ❤️‍🔥 

Fun fact: it’s also only 1 of 10+ versions of that song I love, so you’ll hear it again, hehe 🍌

Fun fact 2: I made a video version, up in the clouds, with smoke actually blowing out of my ears 💨

Blessed Be Queers Almighty • Sunday TRIPhop Prayer • sutraKNOW

V.1 (of 3) of a lofi hypnotic trip hop of “They muddy the waters to make it look deep” aka “Nietzsche’s Gift” #sutraKNOW

Nietzsche’s Gift V.1 • LOFI Jazzz • sutraKNOW

V.2 (of 3) of a lofi hypnotic trip hop of “They muddy the waters to make it look deep” aka “Nietzsche’s Gift” #sutraKNOW

Nietzsche’s Gift V.2 • LOFI Jazzz • sutraKNOW

V.3 (of 3) of a lofi hypnotic trip hop of “They muddy the waters to make it look deep” aka “Nietzsche’s Gift” #sutraKNOW

Nietzsche’s Gift V.3 • LOFI Jazzz • sutraKNOW

I never made it to Darling's memorial back then, but I wrote this lill' poem about him, I mean, for him... And now, for his anniversary, the poem is a song (x4) hehe-I bet he's smiling <3
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Darling died, 
and I cried…
Wishing for more 
time to share,
Stories galore, 
Much love to spare…
Feelin’ deeper,
Flyin’ higher,
Growin’ stronger, 
Playin’ harder,
Laughin’ louder,
Goin’ slower,
Knowin’ better,
Speakin’ bolder, 
faster, wilder, 
Truer, kinder,
Never, meaner...
Oh dear brother!
Feel that hummer,
Flow’s your pace
Flyin’ into grace.
#RestInPeace


#4 Darling - JAZZsutra

Comme un canard #7

Fun fact: lyrics made from my OK Cupid Profile 💘 hehe… do you think about the meaning of art too, sometimes? I ponder :)

(what u) think about? • (introvert) FOLKsutra

#why ::: a bananasutra music album forever in the merry making

What makes your spirit alive • CELLOsutra (Dreamer’s Hunger)

Another short EP mixing genres of vocal honey, including 2 hip hop/LOFI tracks (whoop whoop :)
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@bananasutra lyrics inspired by Bertrand Russel, who wrote:  “Marriage is for women the commonest mode of livelihood, and the total amount of undesired sex endured by women is probably greater in marriage than in prostitution.” (Marriage and Morals)

Are prostitution and traditional marriage interconnected by hypocritical societal structures and discriminatory economic dependency? Bertrand makes the controversial yet fairly objective argument that marriage often prioritizes financial stability and social status over love, mirroring prostitution’s very transactional nature, and critiques the rigidity of marital norms, such as lifelong exclusivity and fidelity, which often stifle desires and lead to unmet physical, emotional, and spiritual needs... What if prostitution was required as a societal “release valve” for repressed desires, existing mostly as the condemned counterpart to marriage? What if the very notion of "ethical paradox" was an absurd oxymoron that never seems to end indeed? I ponder...

More importantly (Bertrand asks), why not think of marriage as a relationship based on equality, respect, and personal freedom? Could practicing truth, and trust, with humility and integrity, help reduce foul plays--including society’s reliance on femmes de joie for example? Well d'uh, heck yeah! 

And if you're doubting the value of Bertrand's kind and wise questions, I bet you didn't you know marital r⭐︎pe was A-OK legal in almost ALL countries of the world until the mid-90s (!), for example...

Holy All The Same (one) • LOFIsutra

Holy All The Same (two) • LOFIsutra

Another KNOWsutra EP, with 12 variations of 3 old songs, about truth and religion—inspired by this quote from the (brilliant, deep, subtle, and lovely) one and only Joseph Campbell: "Every religion is true one way or another. It is true when understood metaphorically. But when it gets stuck in its own metaphors, interpreting them as facts, then you are in trouble"... because, oh boy, ain't that true, heh Murica?! ;)

@banasutra lyrics x3:

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(V1) Metaphor’s Edge

[Verse 1]
On the edge of belief, we teeter and sway,
Caught between fact and the words we obey.
But a story untold is no story at all,
Yet frozen in truth, it leads to our fall.

[Chorus]
Oh, take the edge, the metaphor’s kiss,
Find the meaning that others may miss.
Don’t get stuck in the riddle’s disguise,
For only the open can truly be wise.

[Verse 2]
Wolves in the sheep’s clothes, prophets of gold,
Tell you the gospel, but the message grows cold.
The tale is the journey, not the walls that confine,
To walk with the wind is to walk with the divine.

[Chorus]
Oh, take the edge, the metaphor’s kiss,
Find the meaning that others may miss.
Don’t get stuck in the riddle’s disguise,
For only the open can truly be wise.

—
(V2) Sacred Shadows

[Verse 1]
Whispers in the dark, they speak of heaven’s gate,
A tale so ancient, but twisted by fate.
We worship the shadows, forget what they’re for,
In the light of the moon, we must search for more.

[Chorus]
When the sacred becomes stone, the spirit slips away,
You’ll lose the dance of night for the brightness of day.
But it’s in the shadow that truth comes to play,
Hold the sacred as fluid, don’t let it decay.

[Verse 2]
The stars above speak in riddles, in shapes we misread,
We build temples of answers, but they’re just what we need.
To feel safe in the chaos, to feel known in the void,
But if you make it concrete, all the magic’s destroyed.

[Chorus]
When the sacred becomes stone, the spirit slips away,
You’ll lose the dance of night for the brightness of day.
But it’s in the shadow that truth comes to play,
Hold the sacred as fluid, don’t let it decay.

—
(V3) The Song of the Universe

[Verse 1]
Every story’s got a secret, hiding in plain view,
It’s a mirror for your soul, shaping what you knew.
But you’ll drown in deep illusion, if you take it word for word,
When metaphors become the law, meaning gets blurred.

[Chorus]
Oh, the trouble with truth, when it’s set in stone,
Is that it loses its mystery, leaves you all alone.
Dance with the shadows, don’t hold on too tight,
For the song of the universe shines in metaphor’s light.

[Verse 2]
Priests and prophets, saints and fools, all walk the same line,
But the more they cling to “truth,” the further from divine.
The symbols are the guideposts, not the end of the road,
But some mistake the map for the meaning it showed.

[Chorus]
Oh, the trouble with truth, when it’s stuck in the past,
Is that it forgets it’s a tale, not a spell meant to last.
Dance with the shadows, don’t hold on too tight,
For the song of the universe shines in metaphor’s light.


[01] Joseph Campbell - Hold the Sacred - KNOWsutra Anonymous MANTRA LOFI

… because life on earth is a Psychedelic Cabaret, and “music is the only religion that delivers the goods” (like Frank said). 

To be clear, all I really know is I dunno shit about fck (like Socrates said:)—music and songwriting included. But(t) I feel it, the music, so damn deeep in my soul! I’m just a humble existential fool, a silly banana who likes to play and share, to question and learn. Words are my oldest best friends, hearing myself sing is a freaking miracle (trust me on that lol), and I believe curiosity and #gratitude are the keys to happiness… So voilà, there’s that.

Also, (if you’re curious) BananaSutra is not just a made up BS brand kinda word, it’s actually the name of my DIY Bible—a collection of songs telling true stories of faith, to help me (and perhaps you) make sense of a world gone wild, like bananas gone foul in shallow ignorance and deadly malevolence… Think of it as an agnostic testament of sorts, an audio book of songs with quirky lyrics about things that matter, like the definition of right and wrong, and the meaning of truth, joy, justice, peace, grace, and awe 🕊️

Some call it Artificial Intelligence, but(t) I call Authentic Imagination, Alternative Ideas, Augmented Innuendos, Abstract Illogisms… hopefully, you get the gist? The point being, life is the story we tell ourselves and LYRICS matter—each @bananasutra song has a wondering root and a loving purpose, guided by one of (my) 7 (bananas) sutras: 
- KNOWsutra : is it fair?
- BLOWsutra : is it foul?
- SHOWsutra : is it fun?
- GROWsutra : is it fear?
- FLOWsutra : is it free?
- GLOWsutra : is it fab?
- BOWsutra : is it awe?