Honey
Carey St Lyrics

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Oh isn′t it funny, that everyone thinks you're the honey
So sweet and nice but all I see is the sticky side
Blow my brains off if I′m wrong but we haven't spoken in a month
Am I not the flavour of the week
Or have you moved on completely?

Honey bunny, baby, oh mum she's always right
Did I go off by the day or was it overnight?

Did you lose your heart oh no oh
Or did you swallow it whole?
Fucking with my mind oh no
You′ve got me on a sugar high

Oh isn′t it funny you're changing all the time
Slow and steady I′ve got to read between the lines
All the time you said we were until the end
Where has your promise gone?
Did you leave it on your way home?

Honey bunny, baby, oh mum she's always right
Did I go off by the day
Or was it overnight?
Did you lose your heart oh no oh
Or did you swallow it whole?
Fucking with my mind oh no
You′ve got me on a sugar high

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Overall Meaning

The lyrics of "Honey" by Carey St are expressing how confusing and frustrating it can be when someone you care about is changing and you cannot keep up with their behavior. The song is an introspective reflection upon how the person that was sweet and charming as honey is now acting differently, revealing their sticky and not so pleasant side. The line “Blow my brains off if I'm wrong but we haven't spoken in a month” indicates that there has been a breakdown in communication, maybe due to the other person's change in personality. The singer is left to question if they are no longer the flavor of the week or if they have been completely forgotten.

As the song goes on, the questions become more poignant with lines such as “Did you lose your heart oh no oh, or did you swallow it whole? Fucking with my mind oh no” which show a level of desperation and pain. The sweet names used in the song, “Honey bunny, baby,” only add to the bitter frustration of the situation. The singer is feeling out of control, on a perpetual “sugar high” due to their constant thoughts of the changing relationship. The last lines, “Where has your promise gone? Did you leave it on your way home?” suggest that there was once a promise of commitment, of permanence, but that promise has been broken.

Overall, the song is a powerful ballad about the pain of losing someone who was once sweet to you, and not knowing what happened to them or where the relationship stood. The lyrics and melody evoke feelings of confusion, betrayal, and heartbreak.

Line by Line Meaning

Oh isn't it funny, that everyone thinks you're the honey
It's ironic how people perceive you as a sweet and approachable person.

So sweet and nice but all I see is the sticky side
Your facade of sweetness and kindness doesn't fool me, but rather repels me like a sticky residue.

Blow my brains off if I'm wrong but we haven't spoken in a month
Unless I'm mistaken, we haven't communicated in a month, and the silence is deafening.

Am I not the flavour of the week
Have your interests shifted and I'm no longer trendy or appealing to you?

Or have you moved on completely?
Perhaps you've not just lost interest but have completely let go of our association.

Did I go off by the day or was it overnight?
Did I upset you gradually over time or suddenly all at once without warning?

Did you lose your heart oh no oh, or did you swallow it whole?
Did you lose your capacity for compassion and love or did you just suppress it all in one go?

Fucking with my mind oh no, you've got me on a sugar high
You're messing with my thoughts and emotions even though you have me feeling ecstatic and euphoric like a sugar rush.

Oh isn't it funny you're changing all the time
It's amusing to see how you're always transforming yourself from one state to another.

Slow and steady I've got to read between the lines
I need to take my time and scrutinize your actions and words to understand your true intentions because they're not always obvious.

All the time you said we were until the end, where has your promise gone?
Didn't you promise to be by my side until the end? If so, where did that commitment go?

Did you leave it on your way home?
Did you disregard our promises along the way and abandon them like a discarded object on the road?

Honey bunny, baby, oh mum she's always right
These phrases may be teasingly endearing, but it exposes your lack of sincerity and their mother's righteousness as a deterrence.

Writer(s): Abby Taylor, Harris Guerin, Henry Confos

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