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Sun Dragon

by James Basser

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Sun Dragon 44:41
Part 1: New World Blues Hey I'm gonna sing you them blues (x4) And I was gonna eat a watermelon Then a-someone singin' them blues Hey I'm gonna sing you them blues (x4) And I was gonna pluck a feathered chicken Then a-someone singin' them blues Hey I'm gonna sing you them blues (x4) And I was gonna be a cotton picker Then a-someone singin' them blues Hey I'm gonna sing you them blues (x4) And I was gonna be another nigger Then a-someone singin' them blues Part 2: Jet Black Night "Hold me tight," she said, "tonight my fears are growing strong. Hang these arms around your neck and sing me a soothing song. Woe, oh! And together we will go. Bring me light, a tasted sight, the story's getting old cover me in glorified abundance of the soul Woe, oh! The kind that we will never know. Woe, oh! And forever we will grow." I can't deny I praised her time, a secret to commend. She cast her eyes in places I just never could defend. "Woe, oh! I endeavor to be known. Woe, oh! And together we will roam." And she closed her eyes on a jet black night and became the Moon to reflect the light of the Sun. "Paint me bright, a sacred rite, a field of bloody bone wherever I have fortified my heart with heavy stone Woe, oh! And together we will go. Woe, oh! And forever we will glow." And she closed her eyes on a jet black night and became the Moon to reflect the light of the Sun. Should have seen her eyes, she was so surprised when the pale Moon light and the Sun united as one. "Hold me tight," I say, "tonight my tears are welling so..." Part 3: Lucy-Rose Love Keep thee well my love and sail safely away and home again. And if you wed the ocean instead, I will love the land alone. So lay your head upon my chest one last time before you go, and hear expressed in every breath that I will drown my sorrow in the ocean that I weep, for 'tis you I long to keep near me, by my side, with your light to be my guide, and if I let you go and you don't come back to me, I will be so happy you are free. Lift me dead on gossamer thread, down from the tower of our hermetic song. Written, read, the thoughts I bled, crowned in the power of love for so long. And it's you I shall defend as we fall into the wind. And here I make my stand where the ocean meets the land. On you I shall depend for you'll always be my friend, and I love you even more than yesterday. I was walking down the road, I was lonely, I was cold, and the demons say the wolves are closing in. Holy keeper of all time, let your heart beat close to mine. Won't you share with me a lion's golden strength? Come right in, this is no sin. Lay your bags down, rest a while, and press your lips upon my lips that I may taste your journeyed smile. Interlude: Joseph Campbell Part 4: A Lizard's Tale Ratchets and rascals of red sin belie over and under my sign. That's when you catch the old fat cat and put her outside, saying that something won't die, but that's a lie. Will the lizard go home with his tail? Will the little mouse run? Will the sparrow ever fly again towards the Sun? That's when a little boy weeps 'cause he's keeping inside all these thoughts of what could go wrong, and he wishes he knew how to write a song. Soldiers of elephants' celebrants march, stomping around in the streets. Woe, oh! They'll never keep us from this grand parade but they'd keep us tied to our feet. Isn't that sweet? When the letters go home in the mail will the visionaries sing? Will they share their thoughts on how to talk on what the future brings? That's when a little girl sleeps 'cause she can't justify all these thoughts that go on in her mind. So she goes to bed to whatever dreams she finds. Now they're running as fast as they possibly can. Girl now woman and boy has turned into a man. Where could they go? Nobody ever could know. Got to be somewhere or someone or something! Could it be true that we turn into nothing? Pack, herds and blackbirds surround on all sides, keeping a bloody close eye. That's when you'd think that they'd stand up and put up a fight. Why did they have to be shy? Did they ever ask why? Will the lizard go home with his tail? Will the little mouse run? Interlude: Terence McKenna Part 5: Becoming Like a wolf with the wings of an eagle I descend from the heavenly skies with a flame on my head like a candle, I will burn away all your desires. I don't give a damn about your world, I only come to save you from the greatest form of misery there is. I couldn't care less about you, I only want to do by best to give myself to everything that's left. I was born in a storm of decision in the cold of the alien grave. If I could, I'd suggest a revision, to your thoughts and your flesh you're a slave. I don't give a damn about your wealth, I only come to save you from the greatest form of ignorance there is. I couldn't care less about you, I only thought I'd do myself a favour while I'm waiting for your death. Sun Dragon flies out over the ocean through a place where time and space appear to be an art. Sun Dragon glides with grace and devotion to the love he carries in his heart. Oh, see him fly! Whoah! How he flies so high, parting the clear blue sky with wings of gold. Hear him call, seizing the rise and fall. Here in our darkest hour to light us to the grave. I could kill all your dreams in an instant, in the blink of the saintliest eye. You don't seem even slightly resistant to the evil enslaving your life. You don't give a damn about yourself, so what would make you think that I should care, oh, even just one little bit. You never even thought about my heart, believing I was coming back to save you, I will tear your world apart. Part 0: Hymn of Redemption Sing your praise unto the Sun, Hallelu, Hallelujah! Sing your praise the day is done, Hallelju, Hallelujah!

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Sun Dragon is a continuous elaboration of sonic art forms that range from conventional songwriting to mind-bending noise, and everything in between. This unconventional approach to musicianship emphasises the story telling function of the album as an artistic medium, and marks out James Basser as not only an accomplished songwriter and musician, but also as a highly skilled producer and a pioneer in a musical revolution that is so desperately needed in the world today.

Sun Dragon tells of the human condition whilst simultaneously transcending it by inviting the conscious universe to offer its perspective on terrestrial affairs. Dragon says he is displeased with the people and their false ideas of love and respect, and demands that they return to the plan of the universal dream if they want to live. He takes a form appropriate for conversing with the dead. The most revered former leaders of the humans have hope for their previous kind and counsel constraint, but Dragon is growing impatient and orders them to send word to their most trusted visionaries. Time is running out.

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released August 15, 2017

Written, performed and produced by James Basser. Additional vocals by Honey Puriri, david, and Karen Tinker.

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James Basser New Norfolk, Australia

James Basser is a musician from New Norfolk, Tasmania, and Beijing, China. He is an artist who crafts words and melody into a language that speaks to the eternal part of the human being .

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