"Honey and the Bee" is the fifth track of Owl City's third studio album, All Things Bright and Beautiful. The song features Breanne Düren.
Background[]
Adam told Spin magazine in an interview when asked about "Honey and the Bee": "We do this kind of back and forth. It's a bit cheeky in a romantic kind of way. I knew if I was going to go in that direction, I would put it into one song. I didn't want to get too cheesy."
Lyrics[]
[Verse 1: Adam Young & Breanne Düren]
Don't remind me
That some days I'm a windshield
And other days I'm just a lucky bug
As cold iron rails leave
Old mossy trails through the countryside
The crow and the bean field
Are my best friends but
Boy, I need a hug (boy, I need a hug)
[Pre-Chorus: Adam Young]
'Cause my heart stops without you
There's something about you
That makes me feel alive
[Chorus: Adam Young & Breanne Düren]
If the green left the grass on the other side
I would make like a tree and leaveBut if I reached for your hand
Would your eyes get wide?
Who knew the other side could be so green?
[Verse 2: Breanne Düren]
Don't remind me
I'm a chickadee in love with the sky
But that's clearly not a lot to crow about
'Cause when the stars silhouette me
I'm scared they'll forget me
And flicker out
I taste honey but I haven't seen the hive
Yeah I didn't look, I didn't even try
[Pre-Chorus: Breanne Düren]
But still my heart stops without you
'Cause there's something about you
That makes me feel alive
[Chorus: Adam Young & Breanne Düren]
If the green left the grass on the other side
I would make like a tree and leaveBut if I reached for your hand
Would your eyes get wide?
Who knew the other side could be so green?
[Verse 3: Adam Young & Breanne Düren]
We are honey and the bee
Backyard of butterflies surrounded me
I fell in love with you
Like bees to honey
So let's up
And leave the weeping to the willow tree
And pour our tears in the sea
I swear there's a lot of vegetables out there
That crop up for air
And yet I never thought
We were two peas in a pod
Until you suddenly bloomed
Then I knew
That I'd always love you
Oh, I'll always love you too
[Chorus: Adam Young & Breanne Düren]
If the green left the grass on the other side
I would make like a tree and leave
But if I reached for your hand
Would your eyes get wide?
Who knew the other side could be so green?
If the green left the grass on the other side
I would make like a tree and leave
But if I reached for your hand
Would your eyes get wide?
Who knew the other side could be so green?
[Outro: Adam Young & Breanne Düren]
And if I reached for your hand
For the rest of my life
Who knew the other side could be so green?
Songs from All Things Bright and Beautiful |
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The Real World • Deer in the Headlights • Angels • Dreams Don't Turn to Dust • Honey and the Bee • Kamikaze • January 28, 1986 • Galaxies • Hospital Flowers • Alligator Sky • The Yacht Club • Plant Life • How I Became the Sea • Lonely Lullaby • Shy Violet • To the Sky |