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Honey
The Jazz Butcher Lyrics
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What a sad bad messed up state of affairs
I've tried everything
I've tried everything
All that honey wants is to follow the instructions
She won't believe it doesn't work that way
I've got all the right questions but she doesn't want the answers
No she doesn't want to hear a word I say
Now she's feeling very lonely
Now she thinks that she's no good
Now she doesn't know where home is
And the cold November London weather
Burns her like no desert ever could
All that honey wants is someone to watch Twin Peaks with
She'll be kissing frogs from here to judgment day
It's like automatic writing, I don't mean to be impertinent
But she's gonna think what she's gonna think
Now she's as far away as China
Now I'm crying every day
She says she put it all behind her
I can't take it
How does a girl get ahead these days (x7)
All that honey ever wants is love (x7)
All she'll ever have to do without
These lyrics are from The Jazz Butcher's song Honey which is a commentary on a woman's search for love and her disillusionment with the men she meets. The opening lines depict the woman's tragic and degraded state. The singer has tried everything to help her, but all she wants is love - the one thing the singer cannot give her. Honey is portrayed as someone who follows instructions but struggles to find love in the way that she thinks it should work. The singer has questions and answers, but Honey is not interested in hearing them.
The second verse highlights Honey's loneliness and feelings of inadequacy. She is lost, and the November London weather only amplifies her misery. Honey is desperate for someone to watch Twin Peaks with, and she is willing to kiss frogs to find love. The singer is resigned to Honey's mindset and suggests that it is like automatic writing. He cannot change her views, and she is going to believe what she wants to believe.
The final verse shows how Honey has moved on, leaving the singer crying every day. She says that she has put everything behind her, but the singer cannot accept this. He asks how a girl can get ahead these days, indicating that he believes the world is cruel to women like Honey. The repeated line "all that honey ever wants is love" emphasizes Honey's desperation and need for affection, despite the pain it causes.
Line by Line Meaning
What a catalogue of degradation is here
The amount of deterioration that is present in this situation is extensive.
What a sad bad messed up state of affairs
This situation is pitiable, dreadful, and disorderly.
I've tried everything
I've attempted to fix this situation using a multitude of different methods.
I've tried everything
I've attempted to fix this situation using a multitude of different methods.
All that honey wants is to follow the instructions
The only thing that honey wants is to adhere to the given directions.
She won't believe it doesn't work that way
Despite evidence proving otherwise, she refuses to accept that the given method will not work.
I've got all the right questions but she doesn't want the answers
I am equipped with the correct inquiries, but she is not interested in obtaining the responses.
No she doesn't want to hear a word I say
She is not willing to listen to anything that I have to say.
Now she's feeling very lonely
At this moment in time, she is experiencing an intense feeling of solitude.
Now she thinks that she's no good
Currently, she has the belief that she is of no worth.
Now she doesn't know where home is
She has lost the sense of knowing where her home is located.
And the cold November London weather
The chilly London climate during November.
Burns her like no desert ever could
It causes her discomfort at an intensity greater than any desert temperature could inflict.
All that honey wants is someone to watch Twin Peaks with
Honey desires someone to watch the television program Twin Peaks with.
She'll be kissing frogs from here to judgment day
She plans to kiss an excessive amount of unsuitable partners.
It's like automatic writing, I don't mean to be impertinent
The situation is similar to automatic writing, and I do not intend to be discourteous.
But she's gonna think what she's gonna think
She will think and believe what she wants, regardless of input from others.
Now she's as far away as China
Currently, she is as distant as China is from here.
Now I'm crying every day
At this moment in time, I weep daily.
She says she put it all behind her
She claims to have left everything in the past and moved on.
I can't take it
I cannot endure the situation any longer.
How does a girl get ahead these days (x7)
The question of how a female can succeed in modern times is asked a total of seven times.
All that honey ever wants is love (x7)
Honey yearns for love, and this is expressed a total of seven times.
All she'll ever have to do without
She will have to live her life without the thing that she desires the most.
Contributed by Lauren L. Suggest a correction in the comments below.