Track 15 – Cough Syrup: BNXN & Victony Float on a Laced, Addictive Closer
From the album: CAPTAIN
Cough Syrup, the 15th track on CAPTAIN, sees BNXN linking with Victony for a woozy, hypnotic slow-burner that makes the album a highly addictive and emotionally hazy note. It’s the perfect song – smooth, intoxicating, and laced with quiet vulnerability under its confident exterior.
Built around syrupy synths, slow-tempo log drums, and melodic layering, Cough Syrup lives up to its name. The production is dreamy and slightly psychedelic – a sound that feels like drifting, as though the artists are floating between clarity and confusion, love and lust, pleasure and pain.
BNXN leans into his melodic strengths here, crooning with a blend of longing and calm bravado. His lyrics paint the picture of someone numbed by emotion or desire, using the metaphor of cough syrup as a stand-in for the addictive pull of someone or something he can’t seem to shake. It’s emotional escapism – sweet, dangerous, and hard to let go.
Victony adds depth with his signature vocal style – airy, expressive, and just mysterious enough to pull you further into the fog. His verse complements BNXN’s, turning the song into a back-and-forth of emotional detachment disguised as chill.
Cough Syrup isn’t loud or dramatic – and that’s the power of it. As the final track, it leaves the listener suspended in a kind of sonic trance, asking questions BNXN never quite answers. It’s romantic, moody, and beautifully unresolved – like the feeling of still being high off a moment that’s already passed.
Don’t miss your chance to experience “Cough Syrup” – you can listen to it now and enjoy the track from your favourite music platforms. Join the conversation and let the rhythm take over!
You can listen to BNXN ft. Victony – Cough Syrup here.
