If Not Now, Then When? (EP)

by Babu Menos

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1.	Forever Beautiful 04:27	lyrics	buy track
Put a little light on for every soul For every little human that starts to grow Write a little letter to each of them Promise to do better and make amends Chorus: Forever beautiful Forever young Forever rich and cool What have we done? Toss away your tellies, your tools and toys Listen to your bellies, you girls and boys Get a little better day by day Everybody matters—you start today Chorus Take a little thingy, one everyday Give it to somebody, but don’t have’em pay Give out all possession to those in need Dispose of petty fashion, of bling and beads Chorus Once you get all you got packed in one bag Cut your inner robot, tear off your tag Step outside, get walking wherever you want Travel keeps you talking with everyone Chorus: We all are beautiful But not for long Not always juvenile Soon we’ll be gone We are all beautiful But not for long Don’t need be rich or cool We’ll soon be gone
2.	Why? 04:07	lyrics	buy track
What a glorious morning If you’re still alive Such a fabulous dawning If your children thrive You can not let them know How you starve in deep woe, so Lie, lie, lie – why? There once was a mother of seven The eldest was only eleven The eighth took her down The priest said, all frown, “At least, now she will go to heaven” What a vision of elation When your children play Such a seldom occasion ’cause they work all day You can not pay their schools So they’ll, like you, stay fools, but Why, why, why – why? There once was a father of eight His wife died at birthing of late His eldest he sold To whom he wa’n’t told The priest said to him, “This is fate” There’s mothers and fathers all over Though slavery’s supposed to be over See how they get drained All they got is saints And pastors and four-leaved clover There’s no people loftier than others We all should be sisters and brothers But those of the West Believe to be best The rest be exploited and smothered What a morning of glory When you board the boat Such a brave and bold story But it will stay untold You can not reach the shore Your ferry is no more, you Die, die, die — why? There’s millions of people who suffer Their lives getting evermore tougher The rich steal their means Their gold and their beans Gloat over their wealth like a puffer
3.	Gentle Warrior 04:12	lyrics	buy track
Gentle warrior, take my hand and guide me Gentle warrior, take me home and hide me Take me to a place safe and sound Take me somewhere I won’t be found Gentle warrior, make me strong and sturdy Gentle warrior, make me wild and whirly Make me young again, make me child Make me saviour to a world defiled Chorus: Gentle warrior, I’m sorrier than sad Gentle warrior, I worry I’ll go mad Gentle warrior, I’m boring and I’m bad Gentle warrior, I’m gory and I’m glad Gentle warrior, let me remain furious Gentle warrior, let my heart stay curious Let me win against all the odds Let me win against men and gods Chorus: Gentle warrior, I’m sorrier than weird Gentle warrior, I’m sorry for the beard Gentle warrior, I’m gorier than shears Gentle warrior, I’m sorry for my fears
4.	Only Lonely 04:45	lyrics	buy track
You call me crazy (’Cause) I say I’m sad You call me lazy (’Cause) I stay in bed All day, I don’t go outside I don’t search for excitement I’m fine alone Chorus: I’m not depressed I’m only lonely I’m not a mess I’m only lonely You call me selfish (’Cause) I don’t play nice You call me “shellfish” (’Cause) I don’t entice No one to my home, I’m done Needing people around me I’m fine alone Chorus: I’m not obsessed I’m only lonely I try being my best I’m only lonely You call me coward (’Cause) I say I’m scared You call me froward (’Cause) I say I cared No more what the others think I don’t need no approval I’m fine alone Chorus
5.	Go Now! 03:53	lyrics	buy track
Like a parrot in a rainy forest Like a beluga in the ocean Like any one of many million children You’re meant to grow Like in a meadow any ant and crawler Like in a tree a drone and queen bee Like all Belizean and Brazilian children You’re meant to grow Chorus: Go now, go! The world is waiting, doves are mating Go now, go! What you’re waiting for, this is day one of your whole life of love, so Go now, go! Like a hummingbird in search of nectar Like a heffalump out for honey Like any one of all the brilliant children You’re meant to grow Like a griffin’s son and dragon’s daughter Like lion king and queen’s sweet babies Like all amazingly resiliant children You’re meant to grow Chorus Like your father and your father’s father Like your mother and your granny Like from the first one all gazillion children You’re meant to grow Like the romans and the roaming nomads Like the egyptians and the gypsies Like all Castillian and Sevillian children You’re meant to grow Chorus
6.	Isabelle 06:18	lyrics	buy track
Isabelle, I re- call your smell Though it’s a lifetime ago Isabelle, I re- member the day when we Danced an adagio Chorus: Life has gone many directions Life has gone many a way Life is made of many actions Some take you home, some far away Isabelle, I en- vision sometimes What if we had stayed a pair? Isabelle, I im- agine now and then, what if We'd been not just an affair? Chorus Isabelle, I won’t Call you again, I will Rather keep my memory Isabelle, I won’t Google you again, I will Rather read old letters from thee Chorus

about

In the winter of 2016/2017 I worked on a new album—or so I thought. When six of the songs were put togther, however, this half dozen really went well together and I decided to keep it at that. Hence “If Not Now, Then When” is now what’s commonly called an EP.

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released January 20, 2017

All music & lyrics, instruments & vocals, recording & production: Babu Menos
Cover art: Babu Menos & Kat vom Dach, painting “Große Sprünge” by Olaf Gasper, (olafgasper.de), fonts “Casi” by Nina Hons (m100design.de) and “Montserrat” (github.com/JulietaUla/Montserrat) by Julieta Ulanovsky.

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Babu Menos

Babu Menos is a musician (composer and lyricist, multi-instrumentalist and singer), writer, smart-ass, idler, and former traveller — amidst this climate catastrophe, one cannot travel in good conscience anymore.

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