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.

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(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.

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(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.


[10] Joseph Campbell - Hold the Sacred - KNOWsutra wdwhf Burlesque DUB

[07] Joseph Campbell's Truth Metaphors - The Song of the Universe - KNOWsutra Kindness is in the Depth of BLUES

[11] Joseph Campbell's Truth Metaphors' Edge - KNOWsutra Accordion Chanson BURLESQUE

[05] Joseph Campbell's Truth Metaphors - The Song of the Universe - KNOWsutra Kindness is in the Depth BLUES

Official video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EVoWKY31Wdw

Vespera Lumen

An Interview on AI & René Descartes with Mister Howard C.: Cowboy — Philosopher — Outlaw

Howard's Interview on AI

"We tend to think of the universe as something “out there,” a vast machine whirring along, indifferent to us. But this view is rather like looking at a wave and saying, “That’s just water moving.” True, but it misses the point. A wave is not merely water in motion; it is water being what it must be in that moment. Likewise, the universe is not something separate from you, ticking away in the background—it is you, in motion, in form, in experience.

Consider how the stars are scattered in the sky. We like to say they are “far away,” as though they belong to some realm beyond us. Yet you cannot look at them without realizing that your very eyes, the molecules that let you see, were forged in those same stars. The starlight does not just reach you—it becomes you. To see the night sky is for the universe to gaze upon itself, from within.

You are not a stranger to the cosmos. You are its intimate gesture, a particular way the whole has chosen to ripple. To call yourself small in the face of the infinite is like a wave feeling diminished in the face of the ocean. Size is irrelevant. The wave is the ocean, just as you are the universe, discovering itself in this brief form we call a person.

And so, the great mystery is not, “What is the universe made of?” but rather, “What is it doing as me, as you, as this moment?” For the universe is not merely a collection of things—it is an unfolding dance. And every heartbeat, every breath, every thought is a step in that dance.

The invitation, then, is to stop imagining yourself as a lonely passenger in a cold void, and instead to recognize; you are the void singing, the stars breathing, the cosmos dreaming itself awake "

- Mitchell Woolum
"You Are Not a Stranger"


You Are Not a Stranger

The title says it all... 
Words & Music: Jerome Kruft Van Rossum
Performed and recorded by Jerome Van Rossum
Rhodes: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Drums: Darby Todd, Erik Dekker
Background female vocal: Johanna Delgado
YouTube video available with performance by G.E.E.K. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfu97dBpVc0
Image: JvR with ChatGPT

Ignorance Rules The World (Original Version)

Words & Music: Jerome Kruft Van Rossum
Performed and recorded by Jerome Van Rossum
Rhodes: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Drums: Darby Todd, Erik Dekker
Background female vocal: Johanna Delgado
Image: Chappatte
YouTube video available with performance by G.E.E.K. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfu97dBpVc0

Ignorance Rules The World (Funk Version)

Words & Music: Jerome Kruft Van Rossum
Performed and recorded by Jerome Van Rossum
Rhodes: Eric van de Bovenkamp
Drums: Darby Todd, Erik Dekker
Background female vocal: Johanna Delgado
Image: Daryl Cagle
YouTube video available with performance by G.E.E.K. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfu97dBpVc0

Ignorance Rules The World (Reprise)

… 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?

Welcome to Sinalé: Where music meets soul, and creativity knows no limits.

Jerome Van Rossum is a Dutch composer, multi-instrumentalist, producer, arranger and band leader. He started his career in New York with a variety of bands, theater companies and record labels, releasing his first solo album "Diplomatic Immunity" in 1998 (Irma Records). His latin-funk Orquesta Mata Buena played clubs and festivals in the US, and later in Europe, when Jerome moved back to Europe. Jerome is now back in the studio, recording new musical projects, some of which will appear here on SoundCloud.

Metalhead and love all types of Bass Music and EDM.

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