Girl: Once upon a time, there was a boy that lived in a monster...
Plot
Faustbook is my first feature film which spanned over a 5 year shooting time. The film began with two like minded individuals who shared a passion for a wide range of esoteric subjects, alternative history and the Holy Bible. The intent was to make a completely improvised film based on a purely intuitive process. We set off on this journey with many things in mind but no set plans. Subconsciously, we would construct the film until it revealed it's true identity. Jacob and I had always joked about his last name and it's significance but slowly over time it became clear that this film was about the Faust legend. Jake took over my old job funeral directing and slowly learned of the secret world of caring for the deceased. In the end I was left with a very creative, funny, dark piece of work. This is a living memorial to a friend and an artist who worked at the highest degree, sometimes that is too much to keep you contained within this temporal world. To anyone who watches this film I say sit back, relax, and prepare to laugh. Enjoy this offering with all your heart, mind and spirit knowing that this is what you really call a once in a lifetime role.
Keywords: alchemy, faust, faust-book, faustus, funeral, henson, jacob-faust, pixelation, puppetry, quay
A troubled mortician embarks on an odyssey for truth about life and death.
The whole world has gone to Hell, but one man has gone to get it back.
In the world of the insane, every second is a celebration.
In the year 1991, Stanford University was to face the greatest threat it -- or the world -- had ever known...
He who controls the keys, controls the media. He who controls the media, controls people's minds.
I was a waitress in a barroom no future in sight
And he was just lonely when he came there that night
Then someone played the jukebox and he asked me to dance
And when he softly held me I thought he's my chance
To be good like I want to be that's what is all in me
Not just a girl from the wrong side of town
Good like I used to be he brought it out in me
And that's when I promised that I'd never let him down
[ steel ]
Now I'm back here in a barroom a waitress again
The good world I've lived in just came to an end
For temptation comes easy to a woman like me
And regardless of my chances I know that I'll never be
Good like I used to be I guess it's just not in me
With all my heart how I wish I could have been
Good like he wanted me but good is what I'll never be
And now I know that he's gone for good
Aiyo, what up party people (Yeah, my name's on the guest list)
This is the Wallabee kingpin in the building (As Mr. Maygreen... good evening...)
Right about now, I'm about to show you how good we are (I'm in the club, I'm)
(Good), I look so, (good), the car look
(Good), I'm in the hood, and I'm okkkkkk
(Good), the jewels look, (good), the girls look
(Good), they all from around the wayyyyy
(Good), hey there, (good), look at you
(Good), me, I'm just passing byyyyyyy
(Good), look at her, (good), time out
(Good), I think I'll give the game a tryyyyy
Aiyo, my rose was good, plus my face was good
The way I wear my jeans up over my boots is hood
And my cash is good, the grass, spread it out, over the hash is good
The grasp who be hypecast is good
That's the bird that fucked the game up
Cut the head off lames and platinum niggaz, your boy done came up
Got my aim up, favorite bling with a millennium chains
Chilling, in the staircase, surrounded by killings
With bank rolls, bang those, bang your main hoes
You was in love with the pussy, it ain't the same though
Cuz I'm good, she's good, so you should be good
Hit her with the stiff one, she callin' me wood
And we don't love those hoes, with they flat butts caked up
And tipped up toes, need an ill plastic surgeon to fix they nose
Cuz they shit is too fat like an adidas sole
Don't even touch my gold, I'm good
I know you heard it a thousand times
Not quite like my design
You say that's what you looking for
Gator boots walk through the door, now
(Good) Theodore's good, (good), my team is good
(Good) My robes is good, (I'm so good)
(Good) My moms is good, (good), my style is good
(Good) My queen is good, yeah, come on, (I'm so good)
(Good) The days is good, (good), babies is good
(Good) Wifes is good... uh-huh
(Good) The hood is good, (good), God is good
(Good) Everything is good, come on, let's go
Goose over ice cubes, pass the O.J.
Two light skinned wizzes, want Ghost, on both ways
Come here, sit on my lap, it's not a gat, sugar
Have a seat, don't be afraid to move back
Feel that? You'se a nasty girl
Big butt, slim gut, I'll crash your world
It's not polite to bend over in Starkey face
Sheer lace, fat ass, got want me to taste that
Lodi dodi, with a coke shaped body
And my jewels hang low like my balls in the potty
And I dare ya'll to try to rob me
Theodore U, we got the army
A-Town to Mariner's Harby
Wild West, Now Born, go hard, G.
Killa Hill, Stapletown, Port Rich' kids
Pack heat, like I was pulling out biscuits
When we on the block bubbling rocks, watching for cops
Holding glocks in and out of the spots, (it's all good)
When we overseas, getting that cheese, whipping the hottest V's
Blowin' exotic trees, playa, (it's all good)
When I'm in the whip, sunk in the six, drunk off the liqs
Pull up, stunting, fronting for chicks, (it's all good)
When we on stage getting them Grammy's, snatching them panties
Jetskiing off the shores of Miami, (it's all good)
Yeah... told ya'll before, another Theodore Production
(Chika/Hajime)
May I smoke?
Yes, of course.
Good day, sir!
How are you?
How much is it?
I don't understand.
Goodbye, sir,
See you soon!
Please
Thank you
Please
Thank you
How do you do?
How do you do?
How are you?
I'm fine!
What are you doing?
I am singing
What did you do today?
I did a soundcheck
Nice to meet you...
See you again...
Nice to meet you...
See you again...
Come again soon!
Yes, I'm sure
Say hello to mama
Yes I will
Oh what's the matter?
mmm, nothing
What's the problem?
It's okay,
I'm sorry...
See you later...
I'm sorry...
See you later...
Un, deux, trois, quatre...
Na na na na na na na na
Have a nice day
same to you
What time baby?
9 o'clock
Gonna have a good time?
I miss you
How do you think about it?
I don't know!
I'm happy...
How I love you...
I'm happy...
How I love you...
Puis-je fumer?
Oui, bien sûr
Bonjour, monsieur!
Comment allez-vous?
C'est combien?
Je ne comprends pas
Au revoir, monsieur
A bientôt!
Sil vous plait...
Merci beaucoup...
Sil vous plait...
Merci beaucoup...
Good, good, good, good,
Good!
I was a waitress in a barroom no future in sight
And he was just lonely when he came there that night
Then someone played the jukebox and he asked me to dance
And when he softly held me I thought it's my chance
To be good like I want to be that's what he's saw in me
Not just a girl on the wrong side of town
Good like I used to be he brought it out in me
And that's when I promised that I'd never let him down
Now I'm back here in a barroom a waitress again
The good world I've lived in just came to an end
For temptation comes easy to a woman like me
And regardless of my chances I know that I'll never be
Good like I used to be I guess it's just not in me
With all my heart how I wish I prove
I've been good like he wanted me but good is what I'll never be
And now I know that he's gone for good
Now everyone's singing
How baby's in black
She got Holy Rocker
Mad Dog he called Ronnie
Say here come old flat top
Come moving up slowly
And she got a smile
I can feel in my hip pocket
And I cry, I cry, I cry
Yes I sigh
Well it's a big big dream
But it's a good one
And she's beside me at the wheel
It seems so real
And the driving it's so tiring
And tank is less than zero
And my lips are chapped
What with the roof down flat
And my lips are aching
And My Veins Is Busting
And I cry, I cry, I cry
Yes I sigh
Well it's a big big drream
But it's a good one
And baby's got style
Like a missile silo
And she got speed
Like a Derby Racer
So you think I'm confused
In this wild hard mood?
No, no she leads me by the hand
Looking around the house.
Hidden behind the window and the door.
Searching for signs of life but there's nobody home.
Well, maybe I'm just too sure.
Maybe I'm just too frightened
by the sound of it.
Pieces of note fall down, but the letter said,
Aha, it was good living with you.
Aha, it was good.
Aha, it was good living with you.
Aha, it was good.
Sitting around the house,
watching the sun trace shadows on the floor.
Searching for signs of life, but there's nobody home.
Well, maybe I'll call
or write you a letter.
Now, maybe we'll see on the Fourth of July.
But I'm not too sure, and I'm not too proud.
Well, I'm not too sure and I'm not too proud to say.
Aha, it was good living with you.
Aha, it was good.
Aha, it was good living with you.
Aha, it was good.
You're good good good good
You're good good good you're good
Something tells me something tells me something tells me you can read my mind
Something tells me something tells me something tells me you can read my mind yea
Something tells me you can read my mind your brain is calling to me one more time
Your brain your brain your brain is calling to me one more time
Your brain your brain your brain is calling to me one more time your good
You push push push so good
You push you push my buttons good you push my buttons good you push my buttons good your good
Something tells me something tells me something tells me you can read my mind
Something tells me something tells me something tells me you can read my mind yea
Something tells me you can read my mind your brain is calling to me one more time
Said something tells me you can read my mind your brain is calling to me one more time
Your brain your brain your brain is calling to me one more time
Your brain your brain your brain is calling to me one more time your good good good so good
words and music by Arlo Guthrie
Friends I used to know are coming by
To ask me if my situation's high
'Cause sometimes I just stare at the sky
Up is down before Her crown I cry
CHORUS:
If you would just drop by sometime
If you would just drop by
If you can possible make it up sometime
I can be there if I try
The world world keeps spinnin' me 'round
Bringing me up and bringing me down
But I can't get there with my feet on the ground
Maybe I oughta start digging a hole around my feet on the ground
CHORUS
You know once in while as I sit and stare
I get the feeling that there's no one there
Look at me now as I roll off my chair
How did I know that a chair could be out where I stare?
CHORUS
You've got a way about you
I haven't laughed since he's been gone
He was a sad song playing
Over and over for too long
I loved him so much
I was so sure of what we had
That when he left me
He really left me bad
Good, good enough, I'm feeling good, so good
I'm feeling good enough to love again
So good, back on the mend
Oh, you make me feel good, good enough to love again
I don't know how you do it
Baby, I'm sure glad you did
Even old what's his name
Could never get to me like this
You're like a good dream
About the best I've ever had
It turns out his leaving
Really wasn't all that bad
Good, good enough, I'm feeling good, so good
I'm feeling good enough to love again
So good, back on the mend
Yeah, you make me feel good, good enough to love again
Good, good enough, I'm feeling good, so good
I'm feeling good enough to love again
So good, back on the mend
Oh, you make me feel good, good enough to love again
The sun's shinning
And the skies are gray
But I still know it's shinning
Out there anyway
And I€™m lightning
Crashing through the sky
I got my feet on the ground
And I feel so high
And it's gonna be allright
Yeah it's good good good good good
And I€™m happy
And I feel so blue
Cause I know in my heart
I'm still in love with you
And I€™m crazy
That's what you might say
And I don't give a damn
About that anyway
Cause it's gonna be allright
Yeah it's good good good good good
One minute you're crying
And you're so upset
Just give it some time
And you'll soon forget
And you'll be laughing
Before too long
Just stay true to your self
You can never go wrong
And it's gonna be allright
Yeah it's good good good good good
It's gonna get better
Baby you'll see
Ain't no need to take life
So seriously
It's temporary
So let's have some fun
Open up your heart baby
Let in the sun
And it's gonna be allright
Yeah it's good good good good good
Cmon baby
Cmon and dance with me
Cmon and let down your hair
Set yourself free
Leave all your worry's
Honey at my door
Cause you won't need them
Anymore
Yeah it's gonna be allright
Yeah it's good good good good good
I disagree with your philosophy
What killed the cat's not curiosity
And you know that I'll do it again
Yes, you know that I'll do it again
And there's no stopping me my friend, not this time
I'll be good, I'll be good tomorrow
I'll be good another day
These palace walls are lined with excess
When wisdom calls I'm riding express
But I swear I won't do it again
No, I swear I won't do it again
And I promise this is the end, one last time
I'll be good, I'll be good tomorrow
I'll be good another day
I'll be good, I'll be good tomorrow
I'll be good another day
I take a bite, open my eyes
Oh, cover me, yes, I am naked
I've made my deals with moderation
But virtue's a fleeting fascination
'Cause I know that I'll do it again
Yes, I know that I'll do it again
And it's silly for me to pretend all this time
I'll be good, I'll be good tomorrow
I'll be good another day
I'll be good, I'll be good tomorrow
I'll be good another day
The sun's shinning
And the skies are gray
But I still know it's shinning
Out there anyway
And I'm lightning
Crashing through the sky
I got my feet on the ground
And I feel so high
And it's gonna be allright
Yeah it's good good good good good
And I'm happy
And I feel so blue
Cause I know in my heart
I'm still in love with you
And I'm crazy
That's what you might say
And I don't give a damn
About that anyway
Cause it's gonna be allright
Yeah it's good good good good good
One minute you're crying
And you're so upset
Just give it some time
And you'll soon forget
And you'll be laughing
Before too long
Just stay true to your self
You can never go wrong
And it's gonna be allright
Yeah it's good good good good good
It's gonna get better
Baby you'll see
Ain't no need to take life
So seriously
It's temporary
So let's have some fun
Open up your heart baby
Let in the sun
And it's gonna be allright
Yeah it's good good good good good
Cmon baby
Cmon and dance with me
Cmon and let down your hair
Set yourself free
Leave all your worry's
Honey at my door
Cause you won't need them
Anymore
Yeah it's gonna be allright
in my head, it's all been laughter;
in my head, it's all been laughter;
in my head, it's all been laughter!
could you be certain?
what you've been searching?
won't be late
what you've been hoping
could leave you broken
don't be late
cause even when your cries stop
they belong to break in two
cause even when your cries stop
in my head, it's all i'm after;
in my head, it's all i'm after;
in my head, it's all i'm after!
could you be certain?
what you've been searching?
won't be late
what you've been hoping
could leave you broken
don't be late
cause even when your cries stop
they belong to break in two
cause even when your cries stop
wouldn't cut you off or even if i could
confiscate your love or leave it when i should
you got a big heart maybe start thinking return
is it better to be on or be good?
couldn't cast you off or nobody's that good
confiscate your love or leave it when i should
you got a big heart maybe start thinking return
Verse 1 - Sleep:
I can’t think I’m so cooped up and stressed
and this is the only thing I got to get it off my chest
I’m shoveling a mountain of debt while I’m holding my
breath
and broken promises left me hoping for the next broken
promise I get
I bare my soul every moment I flex
and I’m holding the flame no matter how hot or cold
that it gets
I’m an honest person that’s why these monsters working
hard to hurt me revert me back to the old me the one
that wasn’t so wordy
but I’m on a long journey most would suffer with scurvy
from
the burden of loving something so much it hurts you
from
the inside out. When I'm dead is when my pen dries out
Until then I’m gonna send a message to ya in the
midnight hour
If you’re a snake you can never fathom true power
Love is what you can’t conquer, even you coward.
So keep on scheming thinking you ain’t leaving anything
behind to find it’s inside of your mind planted
synthetically
Chorus
It’s up to you what ya, what you do with the, Power
that you hold,
How do you use it? We make good music, so the music
makes you feel good! I feel good right now!
(Good) not a care in the world is on my mind and I feel
(Good) nothing can knock me down nothing can stop me
(Good) people helping out when things are falling apart
(Good) things are finally working out we’ve been
working hard and it feels good!
Verse 2 - JM
Some say sin‘s wages pave paths,
that only old drunks and crazed psychopaths would
brave.
From beyond the cradle to what’s after the grave,
What happened to the 21 grams, man?
There’s something just a little bit different, and its
indifference
to inclement climate and the wistful instances
when it comes to fruition all that blue collar spit
shine, spit spit,
in my line of quick witted Slick Rick witticisms,
I’m witty, some outside the city don’t get my
criticisms,
its undoubtedly dumbfounding
and its fury is a fountain...
Pissed Off bitter old scofflaw like me.
Used to be an outlaw, but about that...
I don’t beat about, but now I be about a beat.
Feel the feeling stomp your feet feet feet.
You got a voice and a choice, yo, CC me.
Chorus 2
Bridge - Sleep
They said that we wouldn’t amount to anything but a
couple of nobodies
but nobody could of called it better than a couple of
po buddies
making a record on a budget that couldn’t buy a string
but the vibe was nice, with a bit of a jump we got into
the cut making a splash and the music was born
Verse 3 - JM & Sleep
When you have your day (you say)
When you face yourself (you break)
Where you find your hope (you pray)
You can press reset today (its too late)
It’s never too late (no it’s never too late)
to paint a new way (a new way to relate)
your gonna make many mistakes (everybody does)
we all know this but knowing it (just ain’t enough)
My being needing more than believing
(my inner peace the beacon)
the reason my pen is leaking ink
(leaving my paper seeping)
no more weeping for me my people (I’m living my dreams)
Wash and wear,
Simple list of things that can make your heart wanna sing,
Like the day DC came to town; you were standing there, didn't care that the rain was falling down, and...
Things are better than they seem,
There's no ending to the dream,
We all know that God is good,
Everything will turn out right as we walk into the light,
We all know that God is good.
Never mind if it seems surreal,
Don't get hung-up on what you feel,
'Cause in my head I can hear a tune, so much sweeter than a lullaby,
Sleep tight kids, 'cause God is good, and...
Things are better than they seem,
There's no ending to the dream,
We all know that God is good,
Everything will turn out right as we walk into the light,
We all know that God is good.
Don't confuse they words I say and the message I convey,
I'll make it clear, so don't get me wrong.
Things are better than they seem,
There's no ending to the dream,
We all know that God is good,
Everything will turn out right as we walk into the light,
We all know that God is good.
We all know that God is good,
I can tell she like me cause she dropped it and say
Baby it’s go-o-o-o-d, go-oh-oh-oh-od, go-oh-oh-oh-od
I love how it good but it’s hood good
Good, good, good, good
So good, in stokers, with a body looking like miss parker
That bindess, my author, she now cuffed in posters
You hang me up in your locker, you check me out, you doctor
So fly, wanna swatter, when you spot her
Money team like I could have been a boxer
Talk dirty to me on voxer
Need a bad boy with a chopper
But I’m a good girl talk proper
Beeny haunt, stay for the lobster
Love it, love it, love it when you need it
Cause I really mean it, I repeat it
Pick stitch him so conceeded
Tell that other chick she so not needed
I know she can’t leave me alone
And I can’t wait to see how low she can go
Half of me wants to find religion
The other half of me says no
Half of me needs to find a rhyme and a reason
The other half just don't know what for
How can I ever be, all I'm ever gonna be
When half of me wants to be good
When half of me wants to be good
Half of me wants to taste the blood and the body
The other half still has some doubts
Half of me wants to walk the road to salvation
And the other half wants to go south
How can I ever be, all I'm ever gonna be
When half of me wants to be good
How will I ever see, all I'm ever gonna be
When half of me wants to be good
Half of me wants to find religion
But I didn't know it was lost
Half of me wants to burn down the mission
And make off with the poorbox
Half of me wants to be, something I may never be
And half of me knows who's at fault
How will I ever be, all I'm ever gonna be
When half of me wants to be good
Half of me wants to go down the right road
And half of me wants to go wrong
Half of me feels like a goddamned savior
Who only needs a good nail to get crossed
How will I ever be, all I'm ever gonna be
When half of me wants to be good
How will I ever see, all I'm ever gonna be
When half of me wants to be good
When half of me wants to be good
When half of me wants to be good