honey is the ninth track off Halsey’s fourth album If I Can’t Have Love, I Want Power
Prior to the release of IICHLIWP, Halsey briefly mentioned after the release of the album tracklist that honey is about “A wild girl” to many curious fans on twitter.
In an Instagram live following the release of...
[Verse 1]
She told me, "Open your mouth," she said, "I got a surprise"
And so I opened it wide and then she crawled inside
She's on the tip of my tongue, she's on the top of my thighs
And if I searched a thousand miles, I'd be dyin' to find
[Pre-Chorus]
Between my fingers, she leaves, then she lingers
If she's gonna go, well, then I'm goin' with her
I know that I won't forget
[Chorus]
She was sweet like honey
But all I can taste is the blood in my mouth
And the bitterness in goodbyе
Drippin' like honey
Down the back of my throat and on thе front of my mind
And well, she's impatient and I'm complacent
With just a little taste of wastin' time
Lookin' for honey
Well, she stings like she means it, she's mean and she's mine
[Verse 2]
Out and about without a reason or rhyme
And now she's dancin' on a table and she spins on a dime
But she's hell in a basket, just makin' a racket
I love every second, it's fuckin' fantastic
[Pre-Chorus]
Good things aren't easy to get
I know that I won't regret
[Chorus]
She was sweet like honey
And all I can taste is the blood in my mouth
And the bitterness in goodbye
Drippin' like honey
Down the back of my throat and on the front of my mind
And well, she's impatient and I'm complacent
With just a little taste of wastin' time
Lookin' for honey
Well, she stings like she means it, she's mean and she's mine
[Pre-Chorus]
Between my fingers, she leaves, then she lingers
If she's gonna go, well, then I'm goin' with her
And I know that I won't forget
[Chorus]
She was sweet like honey
But all I can taste is the blood in my mouth
And the bitterness in goodbye
Drippin' like honey
Down the back of my throat and on the front of my mind
And well, she's impatient and I'm complacent
With just a little taste of wastin' time
Lookin' for honey
Well, she stings like she means it, she's mean and she's mine
honey was written by Jasper Sheff & John Cunningham & Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross & Halsey.
honey was produced by Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross.
Prior to the release of IICHLIWP, during the announcement of the album tracklist, Halsey quickly noted that honey is about
“A wild girl”
Halsey shared in an Instagram livestream:
My little brother Dante, he’s 16 and he makes music. He, like, writes and produces. And he was like, ‘I really wanna come to the studio with you,’ ‘cause he had never been to the studio with me. And he was like, 'Can I see how you make a song?’ So I invited...
On the week of September 11, 2021, “honey” debuted at #31 on the Hot Rock & Alternative Songs chart.