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Tea & Honey

by Overhand Sam

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Tea & Honey is a song about recognizing your weaknesses and the drive to pick yourself up. I found myself using the song as a mantra so I could be my own cheerleader. I’d written it a few years ago and only a lowly acoustic demo lived on a cassette which I kept turning up. Eventually I got the band together, and we gave it a shot. It came together really quickly, and it hit all the marks I had hoped. In the classic film, Godzilla vs The Smog Monster (1971), there are these scenes that take place in a Japanese night club, with cool psych rock (written by Riichiro Manabe) happening and go-go dancers & visuals and whatnot. I always wanted a song that felt like it could be played at a Japanese night club in the 70’s because of those scenes, and I think this is my best attempt at that

lyrics

I could be bitter like tea without honey, honey
I could be stronger but steeping takes time, not money

I've been tired for too long
Musta had the blues
I've been tired for too long
Now I'm changing my tune
I've been tired for too long
Need to find my muse
I've been tired for too long
I need some strong tea and sweet honey

I could be bitter like a snake is to the birds, it's funny
It's funny how they're all jealous
Grow some wings like you, cause I've been down for too long

I've been down for too long, thought I could only lose
I've been down for too long, thought I had no excuse
I've been down for too long, what a waste of my time
I've been down for too long, I need some strong tea with sweet honey

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released May 28, 2021
Sam Snyder - Guitar, Vocals, Keyboards
Dennis Mariano - Drums
Benton Sillick - Bass

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Overhand Sam Rochester, New York

Known for the upside down guitar playing in Maybird (30th Century Records), Overhand Sam has been releasing music the lo- fidelity fanatics across the internet since 2015. Kink's retro-pop meets Gainsbourg jazz-ish meets Vonnegut inspired Fuzzy-Space-Krautrock. ... more

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