In lieu of Damon, the second track of the Dear Ghost EP, coming out this week. I allude to “devil” and “gods” as symbolism.
Demon: the liaison to the devil, the pain, darkness.
Damon: the human, the flesh, the present, neutral.
Daemon: the liaison to the gods, the inspiration, light.
dae·mon
/ˈdēm(ə)n/
noun: daemon; noun: daimon
(in ancient Greek belief) a divinity or supernatural being of a nature between gods and humans.
an inner or attendant spirit or inspiring force.
"Socrates claimed to have lived his life according to the dictates of his daimon"
I woke up at 3AM this morning feeling like a snake had wrapped itself around my neck to tease me with death. Some people call it the witching hour. Waking from nightmares. Feeling the stress we numb ourselves to during the day at full throttle as we dip our toes into (or nearly drown in) a wasteland of nihilism.
In the same way at different times… Dopamine. Inspiration. Breaking out of the matrix. The ancient Greeks called this spirit a daemon (pronounced like diamond). Songs are birthed. Meaning takes hold once again in my life, mysteriously and without name, like a wave to ride.
Demon/Damon/Daemon: the alchemy and transmutation of consciousness from neutral to pain to strength and fluidly between the three. Perhaps life is less about maintaining a perceived level of productivity or light, and fully experiencing the throes of being human. I choose to grow an appreciation for the tides of change.