Story Behind The Song
I was dating a co-worker in a place where everyone was involved in each other's personal life, and was very gossipy and judgemental. We had to hide the relationship and it eventually ended because the pressure made it too difficult.
Song Description
Funny, bluesy song with animal metaphors about the frustration involved in trying to start a relationship despite a gossipy group of friends, told with humor
| Song Length |
2:20 |
Genre |
Blues - Rock, Blues - Modern |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Female Vocal |
| Mood |
Charming, Welcoming |
Subject |
Insects, Attracted, Crush |
| Similar Artists |
Joan Osborne, Michelle Shocked |
Language |
English |
| Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
1. You look so sad on your lily pad
Wanna swim around the swamp with me?
We could splash around making joyful sounds
But we might upset the bees
and they?ll start
Buzzin?
Tearing up the hive
Buzzin?
Eating us alive
Honey, what we?ll be missing
If we listen to that buzzin?
2. Well I?m so alone in my honeycomb
I could use a little company
But cover up your tracks, look out for yellowjacks
?cause they answer to the queen, and they?ll start
Buzzin?
Tearing up the hive
Buzzin?
Eating us alive
Honey, what we?ll be missing
If we listen to that buzzin?
BRIDGE
Well I should?ve known better than to tell the breeze
?Cause it whispered to the owls high in the trees
Then the crickets started chirping, made the robins sing
And those bees they don?t miss a thing
3. Well, I know some day they?re gonna fly away
But that don?t ease the sting
I try to let you know that I love you so,
But you can?t hear a thing over all of that...
Buzzin?
Tearing up the hive
Buzzin?
Eating us alive
Honey, what we?ll be missing
If we listen to that buzzin?