Honeybee
Steam-Powered Giraffe Lyrics


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You didn't have to look my way
Your eyes still haunt me to this day
But you did. Yes, you did

You didn't have to say my name
Ignite my circuits and start a flame
But you did
Oh, Turpentine erase me whole
('Cause I) don't want to live my life alone
(Well I) was waiting for you all my life
Oh
Why

Set me free, my, honey
Bee
Honey
Bee

You didn't have to smile at me
Your grin's the sweetest that I've ever seen
But you did, yes you did

You didn't have to offer your hand
'Cause since I've kissed it I am at your command
But you did

Oh, Turpentine erase me whole
('Cause I) don't want to live my life alone
(Well I) was waiting for you all my life
Oh
Why

Set me free, my, honey
Bee
Honey, bee

Hello Goodbye, twas nice to know you
How I find myself without you
That I'll never know
I let myself go

Hello Goodbye, I'm rather crazy
And I never thought I was crazy
But what do I know?
I let myself go

Honeybee
Honeybee

Hello Goodbye, twas nice to know you
How I find myself without you
That I'll never know
I let myself go

Hello Goodbye, I'm rather crazy
And I never thought I was crazy
But what do I know?
I let myself go

Hello Goodbye, twas nice to know you
How I find myself without you

Hello Goodbye, I'm rather crazy
And I never thought I was crazy

Hello Goodbye, twas nice to know you
How I find myself without you




Hello Goodbye, I'm rather crazy
And I never thought I was crazy

Overall Meaning

The Steam-Powered Giraffe's Honeybee is a love song that speaks about how Turpentine, which is a chemical used in making paint, can erase the singer's pain and loneliness because someone came into their life. The first verse says that the person didn't have to acknowledge the singer's presence, but they did so anyway by looking their way. The singer talks about how that sight haunts them, even to this day. The chorus repeats the phrase, "set me free, my honeybee," illustrating the comfort that the person brings to the singer's lonely life.


The second verse conveys the person's actions towards the singer, such as offering their hand and igniting circuits to create a spark between them. The lyrics during the second verse are quite metaphorical, assuming that the singer is a robot or other life form that operates with circuits, while the other is the one who starts the engine. In the third verse, the singer says goodbye to the person, and they "let themselves go," possibly indicating that they opened up and became vulnerable. In the end, the singer is still unsure why they're "rather crazy," but they "never thought" they were.


Line by Line Meaning

You didn't have to look my way
I didn't expect you to notice me


Your eyes still haunt me to this day
Your gaze still lingers in my mind


But you did. Yes, you did
But you looked at me, and I can't forget


You didn't have to say my name
I didn't expect you to know who I am


Ignite my circuits and start a flame
But you sparked something in me, and now I'm drawn to you


But you did
But you called my name, and now my heart is on fire


Oh, Turpentine erase me whole
I want to start over and forget all of this pain


('Cause I) don't want to live my life alone
I don't want to be alone anymore


(Well I) was waiting for you all my life
I've been waiting for someone like you my whole life


Oh


Why


Set me free, my, honey
Let me go, my darling


Bee


Honey


Bee


You didn't have to smile at me
I didn't expect you to be kind to me


Your grin's the sweetest that I've ever seen
But your smile was like honey, so sweet and warm


But you did, yes you did
But you smiled at me, and now I can't help but smile back


You didn't have to offer your hand
I didn't expect you to be so caring


'Cause since I've kissed it I am at your command
But your touch was so gentle, and now I'm under your spell


Oh, Turpentine erase me whole
I want to forget all the pain and sorrow


('Cause I) don't want to live my life alone
I don't want to be alone anymore


(Well I) was waiting for you all my life
I've been searching for love my whole life


Oh


Why


Set me free, my, honey
Let me go, my darling


Bee


Honey, bee


Hello Goodbye, twas nice to know you
I'm saying hello and goodbye to my old self


How I find myself without you
I don't know who I am without you


That I'll never know


I let myself go
I'm letting go of my old self to be with you


Hello Goodbye, I'm rather crazy
I feel like I'm losing my mind


And I never thought I was crazy
I never thought I could feel this way


But what do I know?
But maybe I don't know anything anymore


I let myself go
I'm letting go of all my fears and doubts


Honeybee


Honeybee


Hello Goodbye, twas nice to know you
I'm saying goodbye to my old self


How I find myself without you
I don't know who I am without you


Hello Goodbye, I'm rather crazy
I feel like I'm going insane


And I never thought I was crazy
I never thought I would feel this way


Hello Goodbye, twas nice to know you
I'm saying goodbye to my old self


How I find myself without you
I don't know who I am without you


Hello Goodbye, I'm rather crazy
I feel like I'm losing my mind


And I never thought I was crazy
I never thought I could feel this way




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Most interesting comments from YouTube:

@boomerpro87

i dont think people realize how talented these guys are.

humans are naturally very expressive and fluid in all of our motions.

its actually a bitch and a half to deliberately act very stiff, even then you'll be incredibly expressive in other ways.

so actually managing to pull off moving like a machine, deliberately making your body less fluid and expressive
requires both allot of talent
and allot of practice.

i for one really appreciate the amount of effort they put into something most people wont even realize the difficulty of.



@frankiethecat9065

I met you when we were kids. 7th grade. 12 years old. You smiled at me when others turned away. You laughed with me when others thought I was weird. We bickered and fought over nothing and when you hugged me it was unlike anything I ever experienced. I looked at you in the art room, the realist butterflies I ever felt. We sat together on the bus, we went to the beach together, we even survived abuse together. Going into 10th grade I saw you and was shocked, you were a girl now. I didn't want to admit how I felt - I didn't want to admit I fancied girls and not boys, so I pretended not to feel that way anymore. It was unavoidable though. We sat together everywhere all the time. We held hands in class and you kissed my cheek. The first time I said "I loved you" it was the most I'd ever meant those words. You kept me safe, stood up for me, held me, loved me. You told me about each partner you had and I smiled glad to see you happy, pretending I hadn't fallen in love all the way back in 7th grade. We became people together, we went to shows together, we had sleepovers, we played Super Smash Bros and shared music and anime and -

One day I texted you, I came out to you as nonbinary. You made me feel so loved... I knew you'd accept me whole heartedly... I wanted to tell you that day how I felt... how we were 20 years old and I'd loved you since we were 12... we said goodbye, you said you loved me, I said I loved you too, I said "we need to hang out soon" you said "yeah..."
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A week later a friend sent me a text...
"I wanted to see how you were holding up... I know you two were close..."
"... what do you mean...?"
"You didn't hear?... she died last night..."
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That was the night I shattered... I never felt so helpless and alone. My friends dropped what they were doing and ran home to me as I sobbed on their couch unable to stop for hours - days - weeks...
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11 months have gone by to date... not a single night has passed where I haven't cried... no matter what's going on in my life I feel empty and helpless... I don't eat, I stay up until 5am and sleep in until 3pm... I'm a shell of a person... I have to tell myself every night "she's not coming back" and every night my mind says "no no - she always comes back, we just have to be patient, she wouldn't leave us." I can't come to terms with it...
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I miss you so much.. I wish you knew what this did to me... I wish you could undo and come back. I wish once again you could walk through the auditorium doors and once again I'd tackle hug you and sob into you while you hold me and say "it's okay I'm here"... that moment lives forever in my mind and more than anything I want you to come back again...



@gspoiler

A heart tugging story about this song is that it's actually how I met my wife.

Back in 2015 when I went to a gaming group party by myself. I wanted to make new friends and I started talking to my wife and her friend. I had just started listening to SPG and was a bit obsessed. So I was trying to explain this music video of three people doing amazing pantomiming as steampunk animatronics. Her friend shut me down harshly thinking I was just trying to hook up with them.

I got pretty upset and was about to pack up my things and go back home. Out of a bit of kindness my wife came over and sat down next to me and asked me to clarify what I was trying to explain. So I showed her the song and she really liked it and understood. We instantly began bonding over other nerdy and geeky things. Zelda, Dnd, Star Wars, especially Tabletop games. We started hanging out to play board games and one thing led to another. Now we married each other in 2021 and just had our first kid at the beginning this year 2023.

She just bought us the Livestream pass as a fun date night surprise. We hope to one day be able to see you actually live in concert if you're ever on the east coast as it'll make finding a babysitter much easier. But I'm sure we'll have another SPG fan soon enough.

Lots of love from the Greenmoor Family.



All comments from YouTube:

@TheZizamie

"Hi, I play guitar."
"HI, I am the vocalist."
"Hi, I play with my suspenders."

@HauntedAshe

TheZizamie me tbh

@donweiss2326

Is there anything else to do with suspenders though? Plus they look like they might have been fairly elastic, and therefore, more fun to play with.

@Cookiejaytube

Actually it would be: "Hi, I ride quesadillas."

@knightingale1013

TheZizamie seems about right

@andreoropeza2789

He plays the bass he just doesn’t have it in this video

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@BobertIsKindaCool

When you're happy, the song sounds happy, but when you're sad, it knows your pain.

@threalismaradona9899

Wow yes

@insertlaughter

A moment of respect for the spine and rabbit, if you will, please. They've been making music for over a decade together.

@RavenEnfield

I mean it would suck to stop making music with your favorite sibling but it's still heartwarming nevertheless

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