“I didn’t mind zero orgasm. But(t) zero empathy is goddamn shitty. I didn’t mind the finite chasm. But(t) zero sum is so darn petty.”

An experimental post-punk gipsy dub cabaret autopsy of a finite petty game played by a wannabe punk with nothing but(t) junk. Inspired by Grace Hopper’s first actual case of bug being found—because some bugs aren’t found in code but(t) in character.

Bug found: NO EMPATHY.
Infinite test result: FAILED.
Diagnostic: BUGS GOT NO GRACE.
Features: Camus, Russell, Brel, one absurdist fart, and the subjective finite game theory of a wannabe punk who chose selfishness over connectedness, defect over respect, and contempt over content.

Real punks care, darling… Blessed be irony.

“Zero Sum” is a GROWsutra (Date to Care) EPx22 and it flows fool on yum, like this:
❯ Hypnotic Motorik LOFI (1-3)
❯ Gipsy Hop LOFI (4-6)
❯ Folk Poetry DUB (7-8)
❯ Psychedelick Jazz DUB (9)
❯ Ragga Flamenco DUB (10-12)
❯ Flamenco Techno INDIE (13-15)
❯ Fado Punk BURLESQUE (16-18)
❯ Cello Accordion BURLESQUE (19-20)
❯ Post-Punk Cabaret BURLESQUE (21-22)

—
“Zero Sum” @bananasutra #lyrics

[Intro]
Zero sum, zero Sean
Zero seen, feeling shunned
By a wannabe punk
With nothing but(t) junk

[Verse 1]
You played a game with no fair end in sight
You brought the shrug, you picked the fight
We praised Camus, and we kissed like Brel
But(t) then you spat on me for a finite spell

[Chorus]
I didn’t mind zero orgasm
But(t) zero empathy is goddamn shitty
I didn’t mind the finite chasm
But(t) zero sum is so darn petty

Zero sum, zero seen
Fool on spite, flatline screen
Zero care, zero face
Proof that bugs got no grace

[Verse 2]
I over-explained, you anti-hugged
I prayed for peace, you just unplugged
I quoted history, you quoted silence
I sought connection, you sought compliance

[Chorus]
I didn’t mind zero orgasm
But(t) zero empathy is goddamn shitty
I didn’t mind the finite chasm
But(t) zero sum is so darn petty

Zero sum, zero seen
Fool on spite, flatline screen
Zero care, zero face
Proof that bugs got no grace

[Verse 3]
You called it subjective, I called it true
I called it cowardly, you called it through
I philosophized, with art and heart
You antagonized, like an absurd fart

[Bridge]
Real punks care, darling
Real trust is daring
Real games are infinite
Not just extractively lit

[Outro]
Two things darling, 
Two simple things:
Get the facts right
Keep love in sight

That’s all I need to know 
To know that you can’t grow

That’s all I need to flow 
To know that you can’t glow

Zero sum
Zero Sean
Infinite game theory 
Blessed be the irony

Bye Bye Spanganga
Sing Bananasutra…

🍌♾️

[18] Zero Sum • GROWsutra Psychedelick Gipsy Fado Punk Cabaret BURLESQUE

[21] Zero Sum • GROWsutra PB Gal Psychedelick Post-Punk Cabaret BURLESQUE

[09] Zero Sum • GROWsutra She Wanna Know Psychedelick Jazz Fusion LoFi DUB

[17] Zero Sum • GROWsutra Psychedelick Gipsy Fado Punk Cabaret BURLESQUE

“I didn’t mind zero orgasm. But(t) zero empathy is goddamn shitty. I didn’t mind the finite chasm.
But(t) zero sum is so darn petty.”

An experimental post-punk gipsy dub cabaret autopsy of a finite petty game played by a wannabe punk with nothing but(t) junk. Inspired by Grace Hopper’s first actual case of bug being found—because some bugs aren’t found in code but(t) in character.

Bug found: NO EMPATHY.
Infinite test result: FAILED.
Diagnostic: BUGS GOT NO GRACE.
Features: Camus, Russell, Brel, one absurdist fart, and the subjective finite game theory of a wannabe punk who chose selfishness over connectedness, defect over respect, and contempt over content.

Real punks care, darling… Blessed be irony.

“Zero Sum” is a GROWsutra (Date to Care) EPx22 and it flows fool on yum, like this:
❯ Hypnotic Motorik LOFI (1-3)
❯ Gipsy Hop LOFI (4-6)
❯ Folk Poetry DUB (7-8)
❯ Psychedelick Jazz DUB (9)
❯ Ragga Flamenco DUB (10-12)
❯ Flamenco Techno INDIE (13-15)
❯ Fado Punk BURLESQUE (16-18)
❯ Cello Accordion BURLESQUE (19-20)
❯ Post-Punk Cabaret BURLESQUE (21-22)

—
“Zero Sum” @bananasutra #lyrics

[Intro]
Zero sum, zero Sean
Zero seen, feeling shunned
By a wannabe punk
With nothing but(t) junk

[Verse 1]
You played a game with no fair end in sight
You brought the shrug, you picked the fight
We praised Camus, and we kissed like Brel
But(t) then you spat on me for a finite spell

[Chorus]
I didn’t mind zero orgasm
But(t) zero empathy is goddamn shitty
I didn’t mind the finite chasm
But(t) zero sum is so darn petty

Zero sum, zero seen
Fool on spite, flatline screen
Zero care, zero face
Proof that bugs got no grace

[Verse 2]
I over-explained, you anti-hugged
I prayed for peace, you just unplugged
I quoted history, you quoted silence
I sought connection, you sought compliance

[Chorus]
I didn’t mind zero orgasm
But(t) zero empathy is goddamn shitty
I didn’t mind the finite chasm
But(t) zero sum is so darn petty

Zero sum, zero seen
Fool on spite, flatline screen
Zero care, zero face
Proof that bugs got no grace

[Verse 3]
You called it subjective, I called it true
I called it cowardly, you called it through
I philosophized, with art and heart
You antagonized, like an absurd fart

[Bridge]
Real punks care, darling
Real trust is daring
Real games are infinite
Not just extractively lit

[Outro]
Two things darling, 
Two simple things:
Get the facts right
Keep love in sight

That’s all I need to know 
To know that you can’t grow

That’s all I need to flow 
To know that you can’t glow

Zero sum
Zero Sean
Infinite game theory 
Blessed be the irony

Bye Bye Spanganga
Sing Bananasutra…

🍌♾️


[05] Zero Sum • GROWsutra Psychedelick Gipsy Hop Fusion LOFI

[12] Zero Sum • GROWsutra Psychedelick Gipsy Indie Ragga Flamenco DUB

[14] Zero Sum • GROWsutra Psychedelick Gipsy Flamenco Techno Fusion INDIE

[10] Zero Sum • GROWsutra Psychedelick Gipsy Flamenco  Ragga Circus DUB

[13] Zero Sum • GROWsutra Psychedelick Gipsy Flamenco Techno Fusion INDIE

[08] Zero Sum • GROWsutra Psychedelick Folk Poetry Bridges The DUB

… 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?

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