the sad saga of the boy and the bee
The Gun Lyrics

Flower, flower...
The repetition highlights the central role flowers play in the sad tale of the bee's fate.

There was a little bee, who wanted to be free,
The bee desired freedom but felt bound to the inevitable fate that awaited him.

But he was very sad, because he had to die.
Knowing that his life would end after stinging someone made the bee very melancholic.

The story goes as said, once a bee has stung he's dead.
The bee's death post-sting is a well-known fact that permeates throughout the story.

But there's one thing bees all want, was to die in a flower bed.
Despite the inevitability of death, bees wish to pass away surrounded by the beauty of flowers.

There was a little boy, the bee came down to sting.
The boy encountered the bee, which ultimately led to its capture and subsequent impending doom.

He caught him in a jar, the bee known what this would mean.
The bee had an inkling of the boy's intentions when it was trapped in the jar.

The boy was going home, to put an end to him.
The boy intended to kill the bee once he reached home.

He wanted his revenge, for stinging him.
The boy sought retribution for the pain the bee had caused him.

On his journey home, he trips upon a stone.
An unfortunate accident occurs as the boy journeys home to exact his revenge.

The jar fell to the ground, the glass laid all around.
The jar containing the bee shattered into pieces as it hit the ground.

The bee was free to fly, to the place where he would die.
The bee finally had the chance to fly freely despite its ultimate destination being its place of death.

But suddenly fell down dead, upon a flower bed.
Despite its desire to die surrounded by blooms, the bee's demise was sudden and unexpected.

Flower, flower...
The repetition of the refrain bookends the sad saga, emphasizing the cyclical nature of life and death.