06 Jesus Was Way Cool

a shrug of the shoulders
a flick of the wrist
a gun in a holster
a barrel of fish
cash rules everything
being poor is a bitch
trickle down economics is a fancy way to say
you can eat my shit

you can struggle to catch the carrot tied to the stick
but the lord owns the land
you're just paying him for it

you can save your wage
but the bank owns the money
they tell you what it's worth
they're playing us all for dummies

mortgage back securities were only a hint
banks don't serve customers they collude and get rich
they get caught and walk with a slap on the wrists

selling drugs is a crime with a minimum mandatory
laundering cash for drug dealers is a business decision
self explanatory

HSBC handled money for terrorists
the US department of justice found them guilty of this
Lanny Bruer explained how the size of the fish
is a direct inverse to the size of the punishment

two billion dollars from a bank is kind of a joke
it's like going to Buffalo and taking home two buckets of snow

two billion dollars sounds like a lot
to the man on the street

two billion dollars is what HSBC earns in five weeks
(that's profit, not revenue)

this is not a theory
it's not even a secret
financiers world-wide have a reputation for thieving
take money to make money
it's a no-brainer like breathing

purchasing political power while the government's still greedy
god forbid good ethics get elected this season
the dollar bill is the god we trust and believe in

when money is power
power doesn't need reason
fiat currency means
it's created when needed
but those who need it most
are the least likely to see it

people are hungry and bleeding
and the solutions are easy
you give them
food
water
shelter
medical treatment
you look them in the eye
like a fellow human being
instead of a worthless
hypothetical burden
on an economic fantasy
so deranged and perverted
we actually budget for institutional murder

I'm not saying that I'm perfect
but I'm actively working to become a better person
if you agree with me then we can join forces
spread a message of truth with the power of two voices
and if you've got friends
you can get together with them
and the louder your love gets
the stronger you transmit
until your heart grows to eclipse
the size of your clenched fist

you can put that on a flag
and wave it.

produced by Bourbon and Coffee & CUFX
bass guitar - andrew biggie
drums, bells and words - IAN BE

03 TAKE MONEY 2 MAKE MONEY

Four Poems (featuring Coda on guitar)

Short Stories by Khalil Gibran

1 - The Wanderer, Garments, The Eagle and the Skylark, The Love Song, Tears and Laughter, At the Fair, The Two Princesses, The Lightning Flash

Kevin Hammond - Alto Saxophone
Andrew Biggie - Baritone Ukulele
Ian Be - Male Voice

Khalil Gibran - The Wanderer - 1

Short Stories by Khalil Gibran

2 - The Red Earth, The Curse, The Sceptre, God and Many Gods, The Shadow, The Other Wanderer

Andrew Biggie - Baritone Ukulele
Ian Be - Percussion, Male Voice
Ashley Liggamari - Female Voice

Khalil Gibran - The Wanderer - 2

Short Stories by Khalil Gibran

3 - The Old Old Wine, The Madman, Laws and Law Giving

Kevin Hammond - Electric Guitar
Ian Be - Percussion, Male Voice

Khalil Gibran - The Wanderer - 3

Short Stories by Khalil Gibran

4 - The Dancer, Body and Soul

Ian Be - Ukulele, Male Voice
Ashley Liggamari - Female Voice

Khalil Gibran - The Wanderer - 4

Short Stories by Khalil Gibran

5 - The River, The Pearl, Love and Hate, The Exchange

Kevin Hammond - Electric Guitar
Ian Be - Percussion, Male Voice
Ashley Liggamari - Female Voice

Khalil Gibran - The Wanderer - 5

Short Stories by Khalil Gibran

6 - The King, The Path

Kevin Urso - Piano
Ian Be - Percussion, Male Voice
Ashley Liggamari - Female Voice

Khalil Gibran - The Wanderer - 6

Short Stories by Khalil Gibran
8 - The Three Gifts
Ian Be - Piano, Male Voice

Khalil Gibran - The Wanderer - 8

Short Stories by Khalil Gibran
9 - Lady Ruth, The Pomegranates
Andrew Biggie - Baritone Ukuele
Ian Be - Percussion, Male Voice

Khalil Gibran - The Wanderer - 9

Short Stories by Khalil Gibran
7 - The Field of Zaad, The Two Poems, The Statue
Kevin Urso - Piano
Ian Be - Percussion, Male Voice

Khalil Gibran - The Wanderer - 7

BOURBON AND COFFEE is a freak jazz poetry band born in a south buffalo basement summer. you enjoy the seductive sounds of electric bass guitar, ukulele, trumpet, violin, drone box, and human vocal chords. wake up and join the fun. a lyrical flight through cloud mystery zones.

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