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Banzai

by Andy John Mendosa

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1.
First Night 04:12
Is there hope for the future, Is there light beyond that door? Standing sands that build and blow away Brooding kings that sulk and waste a day All the gems that drop and wade Turn eyes to gold and blood to jade Is there hope for the future, Is there light beyond that door? Rolling stones float down by the rushing stream Swarm of bugs fly past the blowing leaves Jealous ghosts of time ago Light candles black and whisper no Is there hope for the future, Is there light beyond that door?
2.
Ain't it unfamiliar The way the world is turning Cracked out glasses blood on the bar All the best Crack the whip Smoke the cane Dangerous lovers Knockers Buggers and dolls Everyones craving a love that is lost Crack the whip smoke the cane Boned out makers Flakers chasers and hags All expecting moments that've already past Crack the whip Smoke the cane
3.
Sheriff came with a noose in hand, he said Dear god you'll hang by ten, he said Joe you better watch his hands, he said This boy ain't no gentleman, I thought I did a bad bad thing Then in about no time at all he had A noose tied just around his nads he saw One shot fired through the wind the rope cracked and off and away he went and snapped I did a bad bad thing The dust kicked off the horses ass, he felt The breeze blow as the sky went dark, you'll note In the air he heard one last thing, it rang Fill your hands you son of a bitch, he sang I did a bad bad thing
4.
Banzai 02:49
Holy horse arise Pull me into night And save me from this tide Does the sparrow know Where the demons go What satan sows? Luck is so divine It screams and sighs It cuts and binds
5.
Sand Nap 02:34
In the darker part of deserts where the air is so thin Skies turn red as night sets in A veil of dust is blowin' in Reminding him Down by the dirty flame He hears the names of The lives he's cut Through the rasping smoke Inside his head As he goes to bed As his eyes close His mind goes The blood on his hands has dried The ash in the night The stars in the sky All fade away
6.
Look on the bright side, Look on the bright side, Look at the Blackheart, Rolling away
7.
I am a rabbit Here come the wolves I killed for a good time I'll die for it too I am foresaken I know not how But death is marching n' sky is falling down I am a hell horse I've run the race The sweat is falling Like a curtain in my face I am killer Been on the run As killer's do When good has got the gun I am a rabbit Here come the wolves I killed for a good time I'll die for it too
8.
Duello 03:20
Know you're right When you're wrong Feel the sun Night is gone Dig your heel Pull your gun See the signs Death has come
9.
Bye Bye 03:57
It bye bye, Tooderado Its go go, to the ancient heap Your body's full of holes These ones your ma can't sow And its the dead of night Majestic lights surround you You're gone, gone, gone Its no no, to the man in silver Its go go, to the man in red Your coffin's wood is sold The nails are hard and cold And its the price you pay For 'life lived this way You're gone, gone, gone

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9-part Western adventure, pulp and all.

Pop song soundtrack for an imaginary Sergio Leone film. First of (hopefully) trilogy of magic-tree house albums.

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released January 13, 2018

All instruments and mixing done by Andy John

Mastered by Charlie Burg

Special thanks to: Bob Dylan, Ennio Morricone, Townes Van Zandt, Jon Fahey, Mac DeMarco, Haruomi Hosono, Lou Reed, Jay Myers, Stephanie Holstein, Ross Henry, Reed Treend, The Space Camp crew, Bianca Fields, Lyla Rose, and anyone else who dogged on me for not finishing this for the past two years. Also anyone else who pushed me to keep going <3

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