The Belgian alternative rock outfit Absynthe Minded is heavily influenced b… Read Full Bio ↴The Belgian alternative rock outfit Absynthe Minded is heavily influenced by thirties jazz, soul, Merseyside pop, balkan and gypsy music.

Absynthe Minded originally formed in 1999 as a one man band. Singer/guitarist Bert Ostyn recorded the first demos solo in his bedroom in Ghent. In 2002 Ostyn recruited Renaud Ghilbert (violin, trumpet, percussion), Sergej Van Bouwel (bass, contrabass) and Jan Duthoy (Hammond, piano) to form the Absynthe Minded Quartet, shortly Absynthe Minded. The History Makes Science Fiction EP (2003) was their first release on the independent Keremos label.

One year later the band finished second the infamous Belgian rock contest Humo's Rock Rally, which gathered them a serious amount of media coverage. After the addition of drummer Jakob Nachtergaele to its line-up, Absynthe Minded released their first full length Acquired Taste later that year to much critical acclaim.

Their sophomore album New Day was released only a year later. With the succes of hit-single My Heroics, Part One, Absynthe Minded start touring Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany. They also supported dEUS on their European tour.

For the release of their next albums There Is Nothing (2007) and the self-titled Absynthe Minded (2009), the band signed with Universal.

In february 2015 Absynthe Minded announced their split, due to solo ambitions of Ostyn.

Walk With Me
Absynthe Minded Lyrics

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Walk with me baby walk with me
I wanna be where you wanna be
Talk to me baby cause I got lots of time

I'm gonna listen to your story
I hope you mention your first kiss
Walk with me baby walk along with me

Sing is all I can do
To get an overview
This is all that I am
I speak loud and I try to understand
Every aspect of life
And every aspect of you

And maybe I'll get fooled
By the beauty
Of you

Time is a tunnel we're going through
Forget all about it if you feel good
From the end of the tunnel to the point of no return

And when I'll get there then I'll know

If this is a blessing that goes to show
If you want an answer, look at the sky turn blue

Overall Meaning

The song "Walk With Me" by Absynthe Minded is a conversation between two people who want to spend time together. The singer is asking the other person to walk with them because they want to be where the other person wants to be. The singer has time to listen to the other person's story and hopes that they mention their first kiss. The singer wants to get to know the other person better, to understand every aspect of their life and themselves. They sing to the other person because that's all they can do to express themselves. They hope that they won't be fooled by the beauty of the other person but will be able to appreciate it. Time is a tunnel they're going through and they should forget about it if they feel good. The song ends with the singer saying that when they get to the end of the tunnel, they'll know if this is a blessing that goes to show. If the other person wants an answer, they should look at the sky turn blue.

Line by Line Meaning

Walk with me baby walk with me
I want to be with you, let's walk together

I wanna be where you wanna be
I want to go wherever you go

Talk to me baby cause I got lots of time
I have plenty of time, let's talk

I'm gonna listen to your story
I want to hear about your experiences

I hope you mention your first kiss
Tell me about your first romantic experience

Walk with me baby walk along with me
Let's continue walking and talking together

Sing is all I can do
I may not be able to do much, but I can sing

To get an overview
To understand things better

This is all that I am
This is who I am

I speak loud and I try to understand
I speak up and want to comprehend

Every aspect of life
Every part of life