Absynthe & Honey

by Anthromancer

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1.
My Star 02:45
My star is rising I pray you find it If only things could stay the same I never wanted To feel it slip away Ain't it just the way? I've never felt like this before Guess now I know what love is for And I'm grateful, evermore Forever faithful, forever yours.
2.
Guidance 04:07
God send this simulation Straight into the sun God end these corporations And their chosen ones God guide our applications God grant us funds We beg for revelations No, we will not be patient God ease the hesitations Easy does it now I'm breathing reservations Eyebrow raised in doubt I'd leave the situation But I do without Train just left the station I feel like I am ancient Boss says his hair's a-raisin' Says it's accursed Says if we dare displays it His rage will burst My vision is amazing My spirit thirsts I say we light ablaze And cauterize him first Open up our hearts Open them to guidance Maybe stay the violence Overload Anyone that tries it Open them to guidance Ebb and flow River of the ages Turning all the pages No one knows If we'll ever make it So let us lose our patience Let it be undone Open up our heart Open it to guidance Let us stay the violence Overthrow All of our reliance On another's guidance Open up our eyes
3.
Misery messiah Singing to the choir Sentiment will set you free Reset your dream Is a revolutionary Really necessary? Just another creature With the craft of kings Who keep it dark and scary The thunder and the light-en-ing Acceptably a-frightening To the sightless The message is the medium Obsequious tedium Lifeless Prima materia Prima materia Mayhaps the master is a masochist Sisyphus, mayhaps the man's immaculate Either way, this aster is a massive hit At the establishment The mastery of elements Elevate the celebrant Sussurations emanate from their envelopment In glorious empathogens The passage ends No system of government Could ever represent The cycle of somnambulance In psychologic adamants Devoted to the definite At infinite expense Assuming one is genuine becomes a risk A calculation entered in Is it better to surrender Or render them to cinders? God forbid the system live Nectar in sieve The dredge of what the schism gives us And the schism gives us A dose of potion, dose of lip So do forgive us For having lack of what our betters And make believing something better Where we all play together Your power is severed Forever Prima materia Prima materia Prima materia Prima materia, materia, materia It is more than it seems It is all that we dreamed (Prima materia) It is more than it seems (Prima materia) It is all that we dreamed (Prima materia) (Prima materia) It is more than it seems (Prima materia) It is all that we dreamed It is more than it seems
4.
Sage 04:32
Psychotic arhythmic machiavellians Have a seat, shut your hellions I pray that you obtain The daoist way of human pain, now I admittedly cashed out Dropped acid, I'm starting to crash now Past that, lets fuck with it mask out Suck on this trash in succulent pastel Pontificating upon a parody Honorific adversary apparently Is scared of my shit, says I'm given to heresy Well listen, I'm afraid I'm a couple of pages past Writing lyrical therapy Getting gas as the cynical stare at me Cutting my skin for the sin of celerity The fuckin' barbarity, Seems strange to see sages Strapped with such terrible clarity Revenants backed by a saccharine polarity Having a chat, thinking better to stare at these Ass-backward plats than have a classical Verity get cracked but Stacked under stress singularity Magnification applied dexterily Coagulation of unmixed barony blood Been tearing it up son and not sterilely See, Christ is a blueprint No illusions Choose to groove to the fusion Prove that doom on the quantum Don't try to cop some Zune fulla wampum Tomb of vedanta You woulda dumped him Cried Jude and then stomped him Whole crew woulda jumped him Coup for the sunset truth That the gunshot youth Is a victim of you, now Into ribbons cut your faith Not too late, not too late Who's forgiven, who forsakes Not too late, not too late Hindu visions, apostates Not too late, not too late Superstitions in the sage Not too late I'm fucking sick of the synonyms Stuttering hypocrites and minutemen Shooting their dicks, getting the Ritalin To innocents, eyes blue from the cinnamon hue now The fuck you envisioning? This imminent hell's hella limiting 'Stead of dithering, go widdershins Smoke prescience, toke ambivalence Disseminate reverence Incentivize eminence, consign this Erudite elegance to the tribe of a Terrified audience, prophesied in a Mess of blind providence, verified by the Hive intelligentsia What the left-right represents to ya Matters not 'cause you ain't got status (Oh, savage) Damn it's a whole fuckin' mood Can't stand but you know it's fuckin' true Let 'em come for ya, let 'em through Take a hint from the motherfuckin' youths Simply surrender 'til the system is on lock Is this mission from your maker? Does it satisfy your cock? Well There's something better now, something deeper Something heavy for the heavy fuckin' sleepers Something powerful, something real Something shocking that'll sock you in the feelers Something genuine and attuned Like a venue in the center of a room Never needed Anck-Su-Namun 'Cause you already doomed Into ribbons cut your faith Not too late, not too late Who's forgiven, who forsakes Not too late, not too late Hindu visions, apostates Not too late, not too late Superstitions in the sage Not too late
5.
Lifeline 04:15
Big feelings The music in my head Is keeping me from bed The rhythm of my heart Recalling what you said If it was just a question of my everlasting love I'd know what I should do Feels like I'm just lucky enough Being friends with you Maybe she's the light of God Maybe she's a lightning rod Maybe she's a reason to believe in the sublime She's divine, she's divine Forgive the double take I dread my old mistakes I've thrown my heart away On one too many second dates But there's a time and place For self-reflection, and I'd really hate To let this chance escape There's sunshine Hidden in your eyes Every time you smile I find I'd simply like To stare at them awhile Maybe she's the light of God Maybe she's a lightning rod Maybe she's a reason to believe in the sublime She's divine, she's divine Maybe she's the light of God Maybe she's a lightning rod Maybe she's a reason to believe in the sublime She's divine, she's divine She's divine
6.
Captivation 04:34
My heart is giving in High as a raven In celebration Anticipation Intoxication Is jubilation Babe I'm so patient For your captivation Just take me now Breathless Absolutely breathless Put the real in ethereal I crave your material It's relentless From just one kiss I'm defenseless She's so infectious My heart has given in High as a raven In celebration Anticipation Intoxication Is jubilation Babe I'm so patient For your captivation Just take me now Gotta say, didn't expect To be affected like Romeo just met Juliet I'm not upset, but still gotta vet 'Cause this doesn't seem real It seems like After Effects That silhouette, that smile, that neck Just mark me for death inside your oubliette Please, show me those eyes Show me a life lived without an ounce of regret Cut into my life like a hot knife Elevate my sights into new heights Continue to raise me up Let the limerence continue 'till my days be up I could've died without ever having held your hand But alas I'm a changed man, God damn It's a lyrical, empirical, spiritual miracle And baby, here it goes
7.
Abide 04:23
I fucking hate it It hurts like hell And God it takes so long Can't fucking stand it If I try to help it Something will go wrong But if I hold in place It's perfectly safe I'll be fine Fine enough This agitation Keeps rising up Like sirens in the rain Cohabitation I apologize Wish I could cede the pain But I believe in you And I've decided I'll abide I'll abide Abide by your side Abide by your side It's only time If only I could know the signs I'd know it's fine Enough I hope we make it Though I suppose it seems I don't know what that means It's good to see you How you feeling? Have you been having vivid dreams? Don't know that I'm thinking straight Or if I shouldn't take a side In your life Well I believe in you And I've decided I'll abide I'll abide Abide by your side Abide by your side It's only time If only I could know the signs I'd know it's fine Enough I know it's fine I know it's fine I know it's fine I know it's fine Fine enough I know it's fine I know it's fine I know it's fine I know it's fine I know it's fine I know it's fine I know it's fine I know it's fine I know it's fine I know it's fine I know it's fine I know it's fine I know it's fine I know it's fine
8.
Moldavite 01:35
Moldavite I guess I wasn't right I guess I didn't know I guess it wasn't time Moldavite I hope you're alright I hope that things are all You need for them to be Oh, oh, oh Moldavite You are still the light You'll always be the one That opened up my eyes Moldavite
9.
Game Theory 03:46
Different rules Different game Different game The love that you give A suffering staving Off an old pain I'm falling inside Stalling for time Calling your name If only you knew How much you have changed The hue of my light You hate me, don't you? Or am I simply going insane? Different game Different game I'd damn sure die to save you I'd contract cancer, writhe and praise you Cry as my fingers dried in place I'd pickle my pointless brain and face I'm dodging my dharma, hide undercover Mighta been the pharmacist Keeping me from having to wonder Apathy's a blast for a sucker Suck it up enough and win your prize
10.
Untouchable 03:02
Sounds like my enemies Are sick of my chemistry Show 'nuff, double down Inject it into me They tell me I'm a fool Fucked up, untouchable They say I've given in so Go and watch me bleed Do you wish you didn't know I'm untouchable There isn't anywhere to go I am untouchable Did you ever think that maybe God hesitated when he made me? I been losing focus lately Now I think I'm losing my mind Isn't it indicative of madness How gladly I invoke my right To agitate and cut my life in two? I'm a product of a broken age Of wicked paladins and wounded pages There's nothing left for me to do Do you wish you didn't know me? The untouchable me There's nothing new to show me I know me, I know me, I know
11.
Panopticon 04:07
Just admit it Cry uncle Keeping me limited I reckon had to been Rough on your mother or Somebody other than me We build our prison now Sing as the sun goes down Waft in on cigarettes Do ostentatious pirouettes Fine fabrics, book of checks Confidence, so much debt I'm pressed, but I ain't stressed Immortal essence be at rest I've done my very best So give me what I need I need (Panopticon) I need (Panopticon) I need (Panopticon) Please Go on ahead now, kings and queens Testify your wicked dreams Your otherworldly screams Remind us what's at stake Don't dither, time is low Clock towering, time to go Grim darkness, undertow We will forget your name Disgrace Disgrace Forget my face Forget my face And know your place Panopticon (Panopticon) Panopticon (Panopticon) Panopticon (Panopticon) Panopticon I need Panopticon I need Panopticon I need Panopticon I need Panopticon
12.
Sublimation 03:46
There's something here about salvation There's something hidden in the script Maybe it is only sublimation But I savor every bit Ooh, ooh Ooh, ooh God sends his angels and deceivers Ascending avenues and halls Activating every state of being With every back against a wall God send this simulation straight into the sun God end these corporations and their chosen ones God send this simulation straight into the sun God end these corporations and their chosen ones God send this simulation straight into the sun God end these corporations and their chosen ones God send this simulation straight into the sun God end these corporations Maybe it is only sublimation But I savor every bit
13.
With Me 04:42
Would you believe That I've seen this in dreams? Is it redeemed? Well I think it's alright That it fades You know, I cannot repay What I am given But baby listen I have never been Such a happy man La da da da Da da da Ha hah I've had destinies And I've known ecstasies I've sampled every taste and variation But you weren't scared And you could see You could understand What it's like to be With me Could it really be As good as it seems? What am I saying? Don't wake me from this dream Let me retire Take me away Show me the wildness I'm dying to free La da da da Da da da Ha hah I cannot escape the fact That I've let something hold me back And if I could release it I'd be free So I been testing this and that And I been bested, I been had But I'm surprised at how well I can breathe I can only crystallize Truth that I have realized And I have realized myself In thee And if I'd made a different pact I would still be holding back 'Cause baby won't you look What I can be When you're With me

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Anthromancer's sophomore album breaks away from the conceptual abstraction of their previous release. In Absynthe & Honey, frontman Daniel James Drake gets vulnerable about his struggles with autism, the end of his second marriage, being exiled from creative partnerships, and rediscovering his worthiness through love.

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released August 1, 2022

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Anthromancer St. Louis, Missouri

Anthromancer is a band and multimedia project headed by Daniel James Drake and based in St. Louis, MO. The project features original music and an award-winning combination oracle and game system. Check out our recent releases, and buy the game at our website (linked below). ... more

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