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Tales from Mojo Saturn

by Blue Diamond

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1.
Beyond the planet built on Rock & Roll Where magicians do their crystal balls Lies the Kingdom of Arcronia And the Toad Queen named Constupa Their castle holds a purple stone From where all sight and sound and song was born They call it the Grand Mercury And with it the cosmos live in harmony But now the goblins are coming And war drums they are drumming In supersonic time To get a taste of the mercury And its power so divine The knights are assembling The kingdom is crumbling (who can stop their strike?) The castle is rumbling The goblins are grumbling The captain suddenly (Mojo Saturn and company…) Orders his company Mobilize Mojo Saturn is the head command Lightbulb Guy is his right hand man Corporal Pop works the ship’s controls And The Wizard wields the magic scrolls They’re protectors of the gracious queen Defending the Grand Mercury With cunning wits and bravery From cosmic trolls and foul fiends Now the battle begins and who ever wins Will settle or destiny Who will become the cosmic mastermind And rule the universe eternally The warlocks have powered their way up the towers Placing Mojo in a magic sleep Now their evil hands hold the Grand Mercury Narrator: As the Knights of Arcronia scramble in chaos the goblin army return to their home planet, Zanadu. Presenting the Grand Mercury to their leader King Zanduki he declares... (I possess the stone now the power is mine) King Zanduki: The Grand Mercury, the power, it’s…it’s Mine! (All mine)
2.
Narration 01 01:33
Narrator: The Toad Queen Constupa and her royal court engage the final escape craft as the planet begins to explode. The Kingdom of Arcronia has been destroyed and the goblins of Zanadu now possess the Grand Mercury crystal; with its power King Zanduki and his impish henchman will silence the sound of the galaxy once and for all. The only Arcronian brave enough to face King Zanduki and retrieve the crystal is Captain Mojo Saturn. However, in the battle below, he’s fallen victim to a warlock spell of inertia and has sunken into a languorous state. Narrator: On board the S.S. Starmaker the Magician attempts to revive Captain Saturn. The Magician: I’ve ventured all forms of wizardry but I can’t break the warlock’s spell. My magic is of no effect. He needs medical resuscitation. Corporal Pop: The instruments on board are not robust enough. We can’t treat him here. Lightbulb Guy: Corporal Pop, might I suggest we set our course to the android planet Cyrus 18. My creator Doctor Circuit may be able to perform the necessary medical procedures and restore the captain. I’m afraid it’s our only hope. Corporal Pop: Good thinking Lightbulb Guy. Alert the Toad Queen Constupa we are setting our destination for Cyrus 18. Narrator: Placing the fate of the galaxy into the hands of this android doctor the ship roars into lightspeed without a second to spare. The energy on board is frenzied throughout their journey. However, outside the unmoving quiet of despair looms amongst the stars. For now the most powerful artifact in the universe is in the hands of evil.
3.
Sit down lad and let me scan your chart What is the nature of your symptoms so far Concurrent stings or tingling tings? Please select one of these options on the screen Hold still now as I begin the inspection For disease or retroviral infection Rest assured what I find Doctor Circuit’s gonna make it alright Meet my nurses they’re computerized And my surgeons they are motorized Now let’s have a little look inside Using the power of my macro-scan And frequencies in stethoscopic wide band My programmed treatments have just only began Back from the lab the data’s positive Though these results are somewhat inconclusive Just one clue is all it takes To begin to build a case Now as my systems calculate the proper dosage Of medicine to treat this patient’s diagnosis Rest assured what I prescribe Doctor Circuit’s gonna make you feel alright I’m a modulating andro-gram Placed in the body of a silver man Manufactured and designed in Japan Diagnosis that slips the human mind Or deadly microbes that to which a man is blind My robotic eyes can see them magnified (Magnified) Meet my nurses they’re computerized And my surgeons they are motorized Now let’s have a little look inside
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Narration 02 02:21
Captain Saturn: Uggggghhhhh…. Corporal Pop: Captain! Doctor Circuit: It looks like the treatments have taken effect. He’s begun to awake. Captain Saturn: What’s…where am I? Lightbulb Guy: Captain we are on the planet Cyrus 18. Doctor Circuit here has revived you! Doctor Circuit: Wha…what? Narrator: Just then The Magician enters the hospital room. The Magician: Is it true doctor? Is he cured? Doctor Circuit: Vital signs have returned to normal. The Magician: Oh! Praise be to magic! Captain we were… Captain Saturn: Enough of this. What about the Goblins- The Magician: C-Captain… Captain Saturn: What about the stone? Narrator: Suddenly a message begins to come through on the room's communicator. Lightbulb Guy: It’s from the Toad Queen Constupa! Toad Queen Constupa: Captain Saturn, a cosmic disturbance threatens our way of life. Since the day of Merlin we Arcronians have lived in joyous harmony; enraptured amid the heavenly aura of The Grand Mercury. Spellbound by its seraphic beauty we have turned to the crystal eon after eon, just as our fore-bearers had, in search of wisdom and revelation. However now, what was once the provenance of our artistry, will become the purveyor of our destruction; for this ultimate power now lies within the wicked hands of King Zanduki. In his profane clutches the music of the cosmo’s will deafen and the melody within our hearts will cease to play forevermore! Our planet is no longer. We people have a new fate. A vagrant existence betwixt the endmost reach of space and the void. Astray without refuge where starlight doth not shine. Captain Saturn you are the final hope. You must travel to Zanadu and retrieve the stone, the soul of the galaxy. With it we Arcornians can begin the creation of a new homeward. The destiny of all that is mirthful depends upon you! Narrator: Captain Saturn plunges into a quiet state of reflection. He ponders what has now come to fruition. All he’s ever known has at once vanished into the abyss, lost amidst the vapor of yesterday like so many nameless worlds before him. How could he accept that Arcronia was no more; that the music and magic of his home now ceases to be? However difficult he understands vainly rejecting these circumstances would be a betrayal unto his people, for he was now their only hope. The final curtain has begun to be drawn and soon the fortune of Arcronia would be told.
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Pleasant memories That slowly slipped away from me Now appear so clearly to me In my crystal ball It’s so hard to believe Sometimes the tears that we must weep And the joy we fail to keep They’re just like my boyhood fantasies Slowly fading with time Yet still apart of my life Faded hopes and dreams I let drift it seems Now I see them so vividly In my crystal ball It’s so hard to believe That this life’s only meant to be A drop of rain in an endless sea Disappearing before it’s even been seen But looking back on it all It’s like a crystal ball Pleasant memories (memories) Faded hopes and dreams (hopes and dreams) Appear so clearly to me In my crystal It’s like a crystal Crystal ball (Crystal ball) In my crystal ball
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Narration 03 00:37
Narrator: Approaching Zanadu; the crew observes a dense noxious haze encompassing the fiercely lush planet, the surface of which is a wildly overgrown jungle of technicolor vegetation. Danger loiters in this place like a viper patiently awaiting its prey. If Captain Saturn and the crew have any chance of recovering the Grand Mercury and restoring the music of Arcronia, it will take much more than brute force. For King Zanduki and his goblin horde are experts in mystical warfare. This gallant undertaking shall be the adventure of a lifetime.
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Zanadu 05:35
Upon the mystic cave Dawn rose on the road that laid ahead The magician thought long and hard Lifting his gaze now this is what he said Mr. Saturn you got enough Crystal magic within your touch To free the sound of the galaxy And defeat the savage bastards of Zanadu Cosmic bastards rule the galaxy in Zanadu Now they’ve taken control Over our Rock & Roll Here’s what we're gonna do Kick some ass in Zanadu As the Goblins beat upon their drums The fires burned as we faced the mighty hun He was the chief of their warlike clan (I am the chief) And not a fan of our outer space rock band King Zanduki: Who dare challenge King Zanduki? Mojo Saturn you’ve got some guts If you believe you’ve got the touch Then try to pry this jewel from me (Ha Ha Ha Ha) And you’ll spend eternity in Zanadu Cosmic bastards rule the galaxy in Zanadu Now they’ve taken control Over our Rock & Roll Here’s what we're gonna do King Zanduki: This infernal Rock & Roll will be silenced! Beyond the winds of Jupiter (Zanadu) Past the sea of Mercury (Zanadu) Above the dunes of Neptune Zanadu King Zanduki: Is that crystal magic? My power! Kick some ass in Zanadu King Zanduki: I am defeated. You will pay for this. I will have my vengeance. Narrator: And so our heroes leave the planet Zanadu victorious. Thanks to Captain Mojo Saturn, King Zanduki’s evil plot has been thwarted and music will once again be heard across the stars. However our story doesn’t end here, for the Arcronians still have no planet to return to. Hastily Mojo Saturn & the crew of the SS Starmaker get to work constructing a new home planet by harnessing the potent rays of nearby star power and exercising ancient techniques from the dawn of magic. Soon the kingdom will return to their harmonious lives ruled by the tenderhearted Toad Queen Constupa. Presently spirits appear high for the mellifluous people. But little do they know another disruption awaits just around the corner; for within the royal ranks of the queen’s court there is a spy, brewing a dastardly scheme of his own to silence the Grand Mercury once and for all.
8.
Transmission coming from far away Oh oh oh oh oh SOS we are drifting through space Oh oh oh oh oh Starmaker, are you clear for descent? Starmaker, do you hear our message? We see no trail and we hear no trace Oh oh oh oh oh Yes we’ve been up all night Gathering up our supplies And if you look in the sky You’ll see a new light Starbright Flashlight Brand New Night light (We’re making a star) Midnight Moonshine Homemade Twilight (We’re making a star) Gold and blue like other stars in the sky Oh oh oh oh oh We got the tools now we’re hanging a light Oh oh oh oh oh So just give us some time To perfect our design And we promise to shine And light up the night Way up high All the power We employ it The wind the sun and the rain It took some time but now we’re Making a star Transmission coming from far away Oh oh oh oh oh What will you do now that there is day? Oh oh oh oh oh I guess we’ll settle our minds And enjoy some leisure time And keep an eye in the sky And see who could use some light Then we’re back in the mines Gathering up our supplies And if you look in the sky You’ll see a new light Starbright Flashlight Brand New Night light (We’re making a star) Midnight Moonshine Homemade Twilight (We’re making a star)
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Narration 04 01:58
Narrator: After much hardship the people of Arconia have rebuilt their kingdom on a new planet. The recently constructed castle is astir. The servants bustle about frantically preparing the royal ballroom for a feast being held tonight honoring Captain Saturn and all that we have endured on our journey so far. But although the grand dining room is filled with commotion the halls of the palace are deathly silent, except for the faintest sound of footsteps tapping in the night. Two shadowy figures creep about the chambers. One is slender and wiry while the other is very short with long pointy ears protruding out of the side of his head. The Goblin: Ahhhhh; C’mon Boss… Narrator: The short one says. The Goblin: …Lurking around like this in the dark is given me the creeps! Song-less Count: Silence you buffoon! You’ll alert the guards! Narrator: The tall figure gives his dopey partner a disciplinary slap. The Goblin: Youch! Ah; my head! Song-less Count: Listen you dimwit. I’m paying you to help me overthrow this inutile kingdom; not give oration. Silence! Narrator: A sliver of moonlight pierces through a window onto the lanky figure’s face revealing two duplicitous eyes which are immediately recognizable; for these eyes can only belong to non-other than…the Song-less Count. For generations the Song-less Count has served in the Queen’s court. Awaiting an opportunity to steal the throne and fulfill his wicked dream of enslaving the Arcronians. And tonight, as the celebration carries on downstairs, the Grand Mercury sits unguarded in the magical chamber; ready to be destroyed! Song-less Count: Ugh. Just listen to them down there Goblin. Their merriment is an assault to my evil nature. Well, enjoy it while you can fools. For under my rule this infernal racket will be silenced! Narrator: And so the Song-less Count and the Goblin lurk through the castle halls. Hidden under the cloak of moonlight.
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Moonlight 03:08
Back on the scene If you really know what I mean Then you’d agree I don’t know why But making love just don’t feel right ‘Til the moon starts to rise Well alright Foxy (you’re so foxy) Body (workin’ that body) Ooh Ooh Moonlight Touch me (please touch me) Free me (honey come free me) Ooh Ooh Moonlight I’m no dog in heat Just a child out on the street But I ain’t never been shy Cause from time to time I need a little lovin after midnight Just like any other might And tonight The mood is right In the moonlight Foxy (you’re so foxy) Body (workin’ that body) Ooh Ooh Moonlight Touch me (please touch me) Free me (honey come free me) Ooh Ooh Moonlight
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Narration 05 01:40
Narrator: The magical chamber is emblazed in a radiant purple glow. The Song-less Count gazes deep into the Grand Mercury. Song-less Count: This immense power has finally met its match. Soon the kingdom will yield to me. Goblin, destroy this rock & we will lord over this kingdom in infamy! Narrator: The goblin warlock begins to perform a destructive spell. Song-less Count: Yes! It’s time! The pr- Captain Saturn: Not so fast! Song-less Count: Saturn!? Narrator: Standing in the doorway is Captain Saturn, the Toad Queen and her royal guards. Toad Queen Constupa: Song-less Count, I have foreseen the day your thirst for power will transform you into a traitor. Song-less Count: Transform? I’ve awaited this moment for eons. To subjugate this pathetic kingdom to my evil will; to once and for all bring an end to this dreadful music! Toad Queen Constupa: These royal songs are the life-force of the galaxy. Song-less Count: Pshaw! You call these songs!? To my ears they sound like a cacophony of progressive nonsense; so over produced with instrumentation that any theme residing in the melody is completely stifled by the composer's lack of restraint. But enough talk! Now it is time to kneel before me! Narrator: The Goblin blasts off a magic missile just as the royal guards propel themselves onto him. The warlock tumbles down and his magic missile careens in a wild trajectory blowing a hole in the wall. Just then, the Toad Queen casts a psionic wave; the blistering ray spins around the room before striking the Count, melting him into a smoking puddle of thick bubbling goop. Song-less Count: Arrregggghhh! Toad-Queen Constupa: Take this goblin to the dungeon! Narrator: The goblin spends many of the following nights in the cold damp dungeon before being taken to the royal court and placed on trial.
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The Goblin 04:46
Another day another miserable soul Standing before me in my court of law Pleading his case with pathetic dismay As the unyielding jury decides his fate (Just a look at this little man) Now let’s hear his testimony first hand (I can see he is a guilty man) I call the little goblin to the stand (A single look at this little man) Do you swear to tell the whole truth And nothing but the truth (I can see he is a guilty man) Your soul be damned? The Goblin: The whole truth, Your Honor? I do Yes i’m green and small But that’s no crime at all However in your captious mind I am a goblin in your eyes But how does that give you the right To slay me Loneliness and strife In this prison i’ve been confined Blindly searching for the light Yet every single time I try To simply make a better life You must hate me I I am the creature you’ve condemned And rightfully I am But I Just like you I am a man In your heart you understand So i’ve been cursed to this tragic life How can anyone think it’s alright To decide If I die Aren’t only certain men to know Who shall be the one to cast the first stone Not I Not you Good people don't you fall for this pitiful tale No decent man would ever come to find Himself on trial for such a sordid crime Set this sinner free and evil shall prevail Society was formed with but one principle in mind A system of justice is what keeps us civilized Juror: After much deliberation we have reached a verdict. (After much deliberation) Judge: And what say you? Juror: We the jury find the defendant…guilty ( We the jury find him guilty) Judge: Very well. I hereby sentence this creature to death! Goblin: No! Set me free Now let me be I’m not the evil beast I seem to be Set me free Now let me be Set me free If you say your a man Then your telling lies The evil is clear In your goblin eyes You’ll pay with you life For this vile crime We’ve heard all we can Now it’s time to die Set me free
13.
Narration 06 01:43
Captain Saturn: Stop! Stop this ceaseless violence now. Narrator: Captain Mojo Saturn rushes into the courtroom. Captain Saturn: Set this goblin free. Crowd: *Gasps.* Judge: Order! Order in the court! Captain Saturn: Your Honor. Royal Court of the Toad Queen; if I may. We say this Grand Mercury is the spring of all peace and harmony throughout this galaxy. Generation after generation of Arcronian’s have heard the song of the Grand Mercury. We’ve used its power to discover the answers of the future. Yet in this courtroom; passion has become our master. What good are all the virtues of this magical power without the virtue of love? This…this little green man before you is not our enemy. No; he is our friend. Narrator: The courtroom falls silent and after a moment the Toad Queen speaks. Toad Queen Constupa: What is taking place here today moves me. Goblin, though your behavior was abhorrent, I understand you were under the command of a real treasonist. I hereby grant ye a full pardon. The Goblin: Ah man! Ah thank you Captain! I couldn’t spend one more minute in that dank old dungeon! Arcronian: Toad Queen! With the goblin set free, what does this mean for the future of Arcronia? For the Grand Mercury? Toad Queen Constupa: The time has come for us to be free of the Grand Mercury; for its power is infinitesimal compared to the power of the heart.From this day on, Arcronia is no longer land of magical artifact. It is now the planet of brotherly love.
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Your mind’s alive and Your body is restless Taking a beating while Your heart is in endless pain You can’t take it Just can’t take it (You just can’t make another day) When you’re breaking There’s no way to endure Thinking of quitting but You’ll carry on somehow Ain’t giving up cause We’ve come too far to turn back now Don’t you lose it Keep on movin (Don’t throw it all away) Make your mind up This time you’re gonna See it through Don’t turn (don’t turn) Back time (back time) Just make (just make) Make up your mind (make up your mind) This road we’re on has been winding us in circles With no direction till our Hopes have been led astray Lost and hopeless Losing focus (Somehow we’ve lost our way) Under pressure The weights too much To endure Though up ahead appears Darkened and desperate With one another we can Make it to a brighter day Don’t look back now (Everybody) Don’t get pushed down Into the fire before You make your way through the flame Don’t turn (don’t turn) Back time (back time) Just make (just make) Make up your mind (make up your mind) Don’t turn (don’t turn) Back time (back time) Don’t look (don’t look) Don’t look behind (Don’t look behind) It’s a mystery (Mystery don’t turn back time) That’s the way it’s gotta be (Gotta be don’t turn back time) Never mind the agony (Agony don’t turn back time) Don’t turn (Don’t turn) Don’t turn (don’t turn) Back time (back time) Just make (just make) Make up your mind (make up your mind) Don’t turn (don’t turn) Back time (back time)
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Narration 07 00:48
Narrator: Well, that’s the end of the album. The Arcronians cast the Grand Mercury into the depth of space and to this day it drifts aimlessly; its limitless power waiting to be unleashed. The goblins of Zanadu and the Arcronions have set aside their ancient feud over the crystal and now live in peaceful harmony, in a unified Kingdom ruled by the power of love. And rumor has it; on a still evening, when the earth is aglow in smoldering moonlight, one need only put an ear to the stars to hear the heartfelt music of the Arcronians.

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Tales from Mojo Saturn is a conceptual rock opera about a magical artifact known as the Grand Mercury. This crystal imbues whomever possess it with the power to rule kingdoms, see into the future, and sing songs. For millenia the Grand Mercury has been in possession of the peaceful Arcronians. However now; the galaxy is in jeopardy. Will the stone remain in friendly hands, or will its power be weaponized by an imposing foe? Is this Grand Mercury really the potent force of absolute power it's been touted to be since the dawn of magic? Colossal paradigm shifts of epic proportions are surely in store for Captain Saturn. Join him and many other alien creatures on their adventures in Tales from Mojo Saturn.

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released March 4, 2022

Joshua Adams- Drums, bass, piano, guitar, synthesizer, & vocals.

Danny Graham- Lead guitar on "Don't Turn Back Time."

All songs composed & produced by Joshua Adams in La Quinta, California.

Album art & design by Danny Graham

Photos by Erica Borg

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