Honey Bee
Zee Avi (SXSW Session) Lyrics
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Shut out from the coliney.
And they won't let me in,
So, I left the hive.
They took away all my stripes,
And broke off both my wings.
So I'll find another tree,
I'll just sing with the birds,
They'll tell me the secrets of the world.
But my other honey bee,
Is stuck where he doesn't wanna be.
But my darling honey bee,
I'll come save you even if it means,
I'd have to face the queen.
Ba da ba da da dumb,
Ba ba ba da da da dum.
So, I'll come prepared,
My new friends say they will help me,
Get my loved one back.
They say it isn't right,
The bee's have control of your mind,
And I choose not to believe them.
So we'll meet in the darkness of the night,
And I promise I will be there on time.
We'll be guilded by my new friends the butterflys,
Bring us back to our own little hive.
Oh, my darling honey bee,
No longer stuck where he doesn't wanna be.
Oh, my darling honey bee,
I have saved you and now that you're with me,
We can make our honey.
Ba da da ba dumb bum,
Ba da ba da da da dum.
The song "Honey Bee" by Zee Avi is a poignant portrayal of a honey bee who has been ostracized from her colony. The singer is portrayed as a victim, who is excluded from her community and is left to fend for herself. The first verse establishes that the bee has been stripped of her identity, and she is no longer allowed to live with her colony. The imagery of the bee being stripped of her stripes and losing both her wings is symbolic of being stripped of her identity and becoming powerless.
The second verse hints at a relationship between two honey bees. The singer's honey bee is trapped in a place he doesn't want to be, and she wants to rescue him no matter what it takes. The chorus, "Ba da ba da da dumb, Ba ba ba da da da dum," adds a lightheartedness to the song, bringing out the innocence and sincerity of the singer's love for her dear honey bee.
In the last verse, the singer embarks on a mission to rescue her lover, fueled by her determination and her new friends, the butterflies. Ultimately, after a long struggle, she succeeds in rescuing her loved one, and they can be reunited and create their own hive, a symbol of rebuilding their lives.
Line by Line Meaning
I am a honey bee,
I am a worker bee who contributes to my hive's honey production.
Shut out from the coliney.
I am excluded and not accepted by my hive community.
And they won't let me in,
The other bees do not allow me to join their hive and be accepted as part of the community.
So, I left the hive.
Feeling rejected, I left the hive to search for a place where I belong.
They took away all my stripes,
The bees in my former hive stripped me of my identity by removing my stripes.
And broke off both my wings.
To prevent me from flying back to their hive, the other bees broke my wings.
So I'll find another tree,
I will search for a new place to call home.
And make the wind my friend.
I will learn to rely on the elements of nature to guide me.
I'll just sing with the birds,
I'll embrace the new experiences and relationships I form outside of the hive.
They'll tell me the secrets of the world.
Through my friendship with the birds, I hope to unlock the mysteries of life.
But my other honey bee,
My partner, who I still love and miss.
Is stuck where he doesn't wanna be.
My partner is still trapped in the hive even though he feels unhappy there.
But my darling honey bee,
My beloved partner.
I'll come save you even if it means,
I will do whatever it takes to rescue my partner from the hive.
I'd have to face the queen.
I am willing to face the consequences of fighting against the hive's authority figure, the queen, to save my partner.
Ba da ba da da dumb,
Instrumental.
Ba ba ba da da da dum.
Instrumental.
So, I'll come prepared,
I will plan and equip myself for the challenge ahead.
My new friends say they will help me,
I have formed new alliances that will assist me in my rescue mission.
Get my loved one back.
My ultimate goal is to bring my partner back to freedom with me.
They say it isn't right,
My new friends believe that the hive's treatment of me and my partner is unfair and unjust.
The bee's have control of your mind,
The hive has brainwashed us into thinking that we cannot leave or survive without them.
And I choose not to believe them.
Despite hearing these claims against the hive, I am still hesitant to fully reject their ideology.
So we'll meet in the darkness of the night,
To avoid detection from the hive, we will carry out our plan under the cover of darkness.
And I promise I will be there on time.
I assure my partner that I will come to rescue them at the agreed time.
We'll be guilded by my new friends the butterflys,
The butterflies will serve as our guides and companions on this journey to freedom.
Bring us back to our own little hive.
Once we have safely escaped from the hive, we will make our own new home together.
Oh, my darling honey bee,
My love for my partner endures despite everything we've been through.
No longer stuck where he doesn't wanna be.
My partner is no longer trapped in a place where he feels unhappy and unfulfilled.
I have saved you and now that you're with me,
I successfully rescued my partner and we are finally reunited.
We can make our honey.
Now that we are together, we can create a new life and future for ourselves.
Ba da da ba dumb bum,
Instrumental.
Ba da ba da da da dum.
Instrumental.
Lyrics © Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: Izyan Binti Alirahman
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