yeah, his voice changed a lot. This band's been around forever, you won't recognize the vocalist in their songs from 10 years ago, it's like 2 different people. Check out "red sky" by them
LYRICS: I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees 'cause I I want honey on my table I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees 'cause I I want honey on my table But I never get it right No, I never get it right I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees I can't understand why they're stingin' me But I'll do what I want, I'll do what I please I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need I'll rip and smash through the hornet's nest Do you understand I deserve the best? And I'll do what I want, I'll do what I please I'll do it again 'til I got what I need I try to stick this pin through a butterfly 'cause I I like all the pretty colors But it just fell apart, so I flung it in the fire To burn with all the others 'Cause I never get it right No, I never get it right I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees I can't understand why they're stingin' me But I'll do what I want, I'll do what I please I'll do it again 'til I got what I need I'll rip and smash through the hornet's nest Do you understand I deserve the best? 'Til you do what I want, I'll do what I please I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need And this time, I'll get it right This time, I'll get it right It's gonna be this time, I'll get it right God, let it be this time, I get it right So I'm cuttin' that branch off the cherry tree Singin' this will be my victory Then I See them comin' after me And they're followin' me across the sea And now they're stingin' my friends and my family And I I don't know why this is happening But I'll do what I want, I'll do what I please I'll do it again 'til I got what I need I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees 'cause I I want honey on my table
To me this song is about the vicious cycle of self-gratification of an individual making the same mistake(s) repeatedly and not having the presence/peace of mind to change their course of action, or seek treatment. Ultimately, their sins and infallibility will causally and negatively affect their loved ones - whether it be spouses, siblings, or more commonly, their offspring. Pathological selfishness can be very detrimental to those exposed to it, on so many levels.
Yeah, more specifically about the US aggressively pressing other countries for oil over and over again, resulting in terrorist attacks or other aggressive retaliation, before the US does it again, with the name of the song being a pretty heavy handed reference to oil
@@crisbavosi895 I mean, yeah, I do think it works on both of these levels. It's a general description of lack of self-awareness and its consequences, especially the "I don't understand why they're stinging me" line. But of course, then there's the "following me across the sea, stinging my friends and family" part, which is definitely a description of what's really going on any time an American politician is on TV talking about why we supposedly need to have our military permanently deployed all over the damn planet 24/7.
Every time I come back to this song, the energy just blows my mind. I must have watched this like 50 times. It hasn't lost any of its appeal at all. Just makes me want to watch and listen more. Just brilliant.
Absolutely agree. There is something magic about this song, it's almost spooky. A few years ago when I was going through some emotional stuff I used to listen to this song, and I don't consciously listen to lyrics in general, but my subconscious must, because I kept listening to it and it brings out something deep and emotional for me. There's a spiritual aspect to music as well, some of it can be so powerful..
Extremely powerful. Each person driving the car, represents a different person in power, driving the next generation towards the same outcome, and not learning the lesson. Hence the line "can't understand why they're stinging me". The kids going through the field, led to make the same wrong decision as the rest, because "this time we'll get it right, gotta let it be this time.. Get it right!". Love this song, and powerful video.
I honestly like your interpretation of the video, love the song and watched the video a couple times to try and figure out the correlation be the lyrics and the video, i like yours synapses. feel it fits very well
It's hard to learn to be diffrent when all your ever exposed to is the same thing. Not saying you cant be diffrent but of something is learned and passed down through generations usually change happens because of an external source. My wife likes to call them generational curses. Where the mistakes of our grand parents were passed to our parents and so forth. My father was abusive physically and verbally. My mother was dysfunctional and I grew up with trust issues insecurities and a mean vile temper. When I was younger I was on the path of ending up dead or on prison. God put my wife in my life and two beautiful children who gave me a purpose. My wife has so much patience and I swear she was the gun and I was the ammo and I constantly gave her reasons to shoot me. But she never pulled the trigger. She proved to me things can be diffrent and after 22 years we are still together. My son is grown employed no kids never been to jail. Blessed my daughter is my mini version of me. And she reminds me to keep an open mind in life. Sorry good music makes you think reflect feel.
This was one of my boyfriend's favorite songs. He passed away unexpectedly in May of 2018. This is the first time I've listened to it since he passed...I find it oddly comforting. Stay strong...it gets easier with time. Never easy, just easier.
I'm just reading this now and see that you posted it 6 months ago, that's exactly when my father passed as well, your statement really struck a chord with me watching this just now
With my meds, my adhd, the declining state of society, and half of my waking hours dedicated to mindless repetitive tasks on a computer for money, I dont really feel much of anything anymore. Occasionally I might feel a shred of the dreams and ambitions of my youth flash inside my mind, but it all just fades away bit by bit everday. That energy and enthusiasm I once felt in my chest and in my soul, watching the sunset with my friends, walking the streets on warm summer nights, wondering what great adventure life had in store for me; they were just memories of what was never meant to be. But when I play this music, I feel again. The energy of those summer nights, of my destiny, they come rushing back through me. I havent wanted to sing in so long, but for the first time in years i found myself singing along. You dont know how much this song, your music means to me right here, right now at 5pm on september 8th, 2021. I know what I need to do and now, you ignite the embers that were growing cold and stoked the flames that were dormant inside me. Thank you for this gift, Thrice. Thank you.
Every time i see another broken soul in this broken world, it makes me want to change it even more, i want to change it and make everyone's dreams come true.. i want us to be part of the nature we are made of, want this life to have amazing adventures and meaninfullness for everyone... not the world slowly dying around us. No matter how i word this, it sounds hollow, but it is a daydream of mine.. depression shouldn't be something what we feel daily, it should be an exception. We are no machines. Try to focus on what you reached, look back and forgive yourself, because you always gave your best and you always chose the way which seemed best at the time. Your past self would not be sad about what you did instead of having those adventures, instead it would be proud of who you are today despite everything that happened and took your motivation and clear vision,... it is never too late, everyone has a meaning, even when it is just to have the right mindset. All those bad times will make the good times shine even brighter, they are yet to come. The spark which you feel is real. I have this spark and my past inside me as well, and after forgiving myself, the monotony faded, the meaninglessness faded, the grey world got a little bit colourful. And i see possibilities where there was hopelessness before. No one despite you yourself tells you what you have to do and how you treat yourself. Look at what you accomplished lately, with your own hands.. always keep the circumstances in mind, you, we all, we always give our best. I wish you the best. - Infy
Don't worry about anything. Just live for you. It scares the hell out of you, It did for me. You will be happier for it. Just live and keep going. Life is not perfect and it never will be. All any of us can do is keep living to the best possible way we can. Keep going! Live well!
This song shows the timeless genius that Thrice has been able access over the past decades. The gut-wrenching honesty, and unflinching incisiveness calls for all to look at the root and effects of our toxic habits, unresolved trauma, and most damning of all; deceit of self.
Thank you for pointing that out! I missed that the first time I watched it several years ago. Rewatching it today I realized the people in the car can represent the people through generations who passed down t he trauma and toxic behaviors they learned to the generations after him. And how the guy in the hat "cuts the branch from the cherry tree" by facing those childhood traumas in the orchard, by acknowledging them and making the choice to do *better*.
@Aahzsome I always took this as an incredibly subversive political song. Mainly about the US involvement overseas and how we never get it right and it comes back to bite us in the ass. But I love how music speaks to people in different ways and there's an interpretation I'd never even considered. Cheers!
@@CrankyOldDave Yeah, it was pointed out to me more recently that it is, in fact a very pointed song about USA in conflict in the Middle East. I don't think the two are opposites though. Similar to generational trauma in a family expressing itself through abuse (sometimes differently, sometimes in the way), so too does the US keep meddling overseas! Like each generation of policy makers failing to learn from the ones before them, convinced that 'this time they'll get it right', similar to the way each generation in a family with a history of abuse may tell themselves 'this time I'll get it right' about disciplining their children or being a good partner to a spouse, etc, except they might not realize they need extra help to really avoid falling into the same tar pit.
To me this song is the definition of addiction. Doing the same thing over and over... thinking this time will be different... and then not understanding why everyone around you is getting “stung” so you just keep doing that cycle of addiction. It’s very sad but there is help. You don’t have to keep doing this. 💚💜
Songs about how people hurt others to get what they want, and then don't seem to understand when the ones they hurt retaliate. Like you piss off bees to get their honey and then you complain when they sting you. You want a beautiful butterfly to display but in the process of framing it, you kill it. You act like a child, getting what you want through destructive force and not understanding the consequence. More specifically, the song was about USA foreign policy. Black honey is oil. The USA invades and meddles in the middle east and around the world then doesn't understand why we get attacked or why we are hated. The most obvious line is, "They're following me across the sea and stinging my friends and my family". Basically referring to how we meddled in other countries to get "black honey" or whatever we wanted and then they attacked our friends and family i.e. 9/11.
That's the beauty of music, regardless of what the original artist meant by their lyrics you still get your own personal perspective. I just love how music helps you come to certain realizations, puts your thoughts into words when you couldnt and slowly but surely things finally start coming to light, seemingly out of nowhere. I am so thankful for music, without it I never would've grown to be the man that I am today. Much love and God bless!!
My dad is 68 this year....I still see his face looking at me screaming just like the dad in the video, nearly 30 years later. Be careful with how people will remember you.
Your dad screamed at you like that so you would understand the sacrifices and pain a man endures to feed and take care of his family, your probably a spoiled ass adult just like you probably were as a kid
I’m sure he did some good things for you as well. He did raise you after all. I’m not trying to lecture you. I’m working on forgiving my dad for the energy he spent making me feel bad for the energy he wasted on me. I’m trying to forgive myself for the times I have wasted my energy hurting others and myself over the energy I’ve wasted complaining about the energy I’ve lost. Sometimes we get it right. Sometimes the life we put into the world is enough.
I can relate to the both of you it's hard I know you want love but got something totally different . I wanted the approval . My father was a very violent man & still is some things you can't change 😢😢😢 no matter how hard you try. It's not our fault how things ended . Still I kmow it hurts I know from experience to . Just don't repeat thier mistakes.
Raised by two alcoholics, the shit we go through. If it were not for the Mothers in our lives, we would be more broken than we are now! Some poor fucks don't even have that!
Profound is an extreme exaggeration. It's very straight forward with the lyrical message and it"s been confirmed by Thrice that it's about American interventionalism.
@@Mattress1996 Eh, the metaphor and writing is sharp and the delivery is blunt in a way which enhances rather than detracts from the delivery and the emotions it evokes. Profound and straight forward aren't oppositional so I don't see how the ease of comprehension is evidence for the description being an "extreme exaggeration".
I was introduced to Thrice via The Artist in the Ambulance back when I was a kid getting my EMT in ‘05 & paramedic in ‘07. They’ve had a permanent spot on my playlists since. So underrated.
I'm so glad I finally found this band. I caught this song on the radio about a month ago. never heard the band name or song title.... I just stumbled on it by random here on RUclips! Hell Yea!!!!
Hoping their shows will get them into some of their other music. I never thought about that, how many people are gonna go to their show for black honey? This band is one of the best bands and hopefully people are receptive enough to realize something special other than something that reminded them of their hard rock favorites.
The first time I listened to this song, not catching all the lyrics, it resonated with me. Swinging my hand through a swarm of bees even though it'll hurt me, over and over again, because I deserve "the best" or, in the very least, better. That, to me, represented retaliation against mistreatment, knowing that it'll get you hurt in the end, because you love yourself and you know you deserve better. You won't stop fighting for better. And then, upon reading the lyrics in full, it almost reads like the opposite perspective. This person is childish and destructive, and they harm people for something that they feel they need (luxury, control, "honey") but they have no tact. They fucked up the bees' nest. And yet they don't understand why the bees retaliate because they're apathetic. They haven't thought about the bees, and frankly, care more for themselves than what they're destroying. Their untreated narcissism has affected innocent creatures and then ultimately their family and friends. People they love. One commenter pointed out the interpretation that this song is about the USA's relationship with the Middle East. "Black honey" is oil, and people are too blinded by nationalism to figure out why there's retaliation. What adds to that interpretation is the video, where a young boy is told this story over and over, angrily, by people much older than him. An angry old man, a father maybe, a blonde woman. They teach him this nationalism so repetitively and so matter-of-factly that he begins repeating it himself. It mirrors experiences a lot of young people have had, where their older relatives tell them what to believe. That's scary. All that being said, I'm not from the US and can't really comment further on that interpretation of this song
I truly admire and respect your take on this song's underlying themes and presentation! Personally, as a Christian, I always took this to be a retelling of the story of Samson, ancient Israel's worst judge (and, as my youth pastor put, "the life well wasted"). He was chosen by God before he was even born to be a Judge of Israel (which, in terms of biblical narrative and Mosaic law) meant that you were among one of the most revered individuals in the country. You were responsible for the preservation of God's text, and handing out righteous and authoritative justice on the people who revered God. He was also the guy who, at every opportunity, screwed it all up. He married a woman from a culture that didn't revere the God of the Israelites, and during his wedding feast, gambled away the clothes of 300 men; only to turn around and burn their houses to the ground by tying torches to the tails of foxes and letting them loose. He then broke one of God's laws that he was taught to protect by eating honey from the stomach of a lion he had killed a few days ago (which, the titular Black Honey may be referring to - honeycomb stained with coagulated blood). He murdered an entire battalion of men with the jawbone of a donkey just because he knew he had the physical strength to do so, with complete disregard for the political consequences of killing the soldiers of a neighboring hostile empire. Next, as my youth pastor put it, he was so bad at his job as a judge of Israel that the author of the Book of Judges was instructed by God to not jot anything down from the time of the slaughter to the time Samson met Delilah! And of course, most familiar with this Bible story knows where it goes from there - Samson (presumably) slept around with Delilah, was wooed by her into giving up the secrets to his colossal strength, and was then shaved and blinded (which I think is what the singer is mirroring during the bridge of the song - his helplessness and vulnerability, FINALLY turning his blinded eyes to the Lord for what seems like the first time in ages). .....Only for his ego to once again strike as he brings down the temple the heathenous Philistines had built with his bare hands using strength he never thanked God for, and dying in the process, leaving the era of the Judges of Israel at an unfulfilled end prior to the time of Ruth, King David, King Solomon, and the Babylonian exile - hence why the song ends so unfulfillingly, with the singer sounding as though he has ultimately learned nothing from where he started; sounding weaker, but nonetheless prideful and selfish. At least, that's just what I get from this song. :)
i learned early on it had to do with feelings a vet might have but to me it always meant addiction. through my battle i heard this song multiple times. probably has no similarity but i hear it still none the less.
@@The1WithoutFear I like the interpretation, I also invite a deeper look into it in terms of theology and ethical philosophy This man blinded by pride was destructive in the name of his god, and each time he was, this was illustrated as something that he'd done wrong. It makes sense to me that a loving God, as god is, has no desire to see suffering in his name. To bring down a temple, a feat of strength as unnecessary as it is ridiculous
I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees cause I I want honey on my table I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees cause I I want honey on my table But I never get it right No, I never get it right I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees I can't understand why they're stingin' me But I'll do what I want I'll do what I please I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need I'll rip and smash through the hornet's nest Do you understand I deserve the best? 'Til you do what I want I'll do what I please I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need I try to stick this pin through a butterfly cause I I like all the pretty colors It just fell apart, so I flung it in the fire To burn with all the others Cause I never get it right No, I never get it right I keep swinging my hand through a swarm of bees I can't understand why they're stinging me But I'll do what I want I'll do what I please I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need I'll rip and smash through the hornet's nest Do you understand I deserve the best? 'Til you do what I want I'll do what I please I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need This time, I'll get it right This time, I'll get it right It's gonna be this time I'll get it right God, let it be this time I get it right So I'm cuttin' that branch off the cherry tree Singin' this will be my victory Then I See them comin' after me And they're followin me across the sea And now they're stingin my friends and my family And I Don't know why this is happening But I'll do what I want I'll do what I please I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees cause I I want honey on my table.
When i first heard this song on the radio i didn't really pay too much attention but thought it was kinda stupid but had a cool track. It wasn't until i read the lyrics along with it that i was blown away. How utterly profound.
It's July 23rd, 2024 and this is the first time I've heard this...wow! Amazing!!! I've played it 3 times back to back and still feel like I need more I LOVE IT
This hit right to the middle of my chest!! Growing up with a narcissist mother and then marrying a narcissist husband I feel every bit of that kids pain. A narcissist doesn’t give 2 shits about your happiness, it’s all about them. Much love to all of those recovering from ever being in this type of relationship ❤️
@@C61Wolf i became a single mom something I said I never wanted to be. I have 2 grown children I’m so proud!! I’m so very sorry about the loss of your son, I can’t imagine that kind of pain.
At least part of it, i think, is about how we learn the habits of those who came before us. If you notice in the beginning the boy is just sitting there while the adults lecture him, and by the end of the ride hes saying the words in unison with them. I think the glowing eye bit is just supposed to symbolize that he is still innocent and is absorbing whats going on around him. When he finally leaves the car is right when Dustin is through singing "This time I'll get it right". I think this means he's out on his own. He walks past all of his elders as if to say they're in his past, he has their memory, but they are no longer directly influencing his decisions. The last scene is in a garden to me is symbolic that a choice must be made. Fruit is only ripe for a certain amount of time until it rots..it could also reference the garden of Eden. (ultimate choice was made) In the end he walks away without his shirt. I think this symbolizes that he chose to do things differently and is stripped of the baggage of those who came before him. Someone had said earlier they thought the song was about the US' pursuit of oil overseas. I could see that. Until we break the cycle we'll just keep experiencing the same things we have in the past.
+Not Debby The stuff dripping from the lemon branch is Black Honey, it falls from certain trees but is most commonly found from the interior of certain bee hives. However I think the resemblance of it looking like Oil is no mistake.
Saw them live for the first time. My teen favourite band. Thankyou for making me feel like 17 year old again. I missed me. Thank you music. Thank you Thrice!
I must say, reading through the comments, I have to conclude Thrice's music congregates the best group of people. You're all civil and open minded people compared to the greater RUclips community, or any online community for that matter. Thanks Thrice, and thank you guys for being awesome.
+NexLevel Dota it's still early on but, hopefully it remains this way :) I usually don't get caught going down the rabbit hole of RUclips comments but couldn't believe my eyes how civil it has been. Still my favorite band and I see a lot of like-minded people in here.
After 50 years of battling mental health struggles and addiction, all I feel now is a heavy weight of pain and regret. I’ve become a master of disguise-my smile is automatic, my laughter perfectly timed, and my compassionate nods and sympathetic responses come effortlessly. Yet, inside, I’m trapped in my own mind, overwhelmed by regrets, fears, and grief. When I listen to this song, it mirrors my pain and somehow, its hypnotic melody brings a strange sense of solace.
I’ve been trying to hit a functional vein for an hour, debating if I should just press that mfk’n plunger all the way. I’m close to your age… Lost everything. Amazing career wife kids 2🏠’s 3🚗’s hundreds of thousands. Not equity, liquid… Health is gone. Can’t even do my hobbies because my hands are missing 26 bones. Honorably lost those they tell me…. Along with half a stomach, spleen, lotta intestine that I’m told is not “essential”. The pain disagrees. I don’t even know how many felonies… I could go on. Wonder if I’ll make it as far as you. 🤔 Best of luck to you friend. I’m proud of you. Going that far isn’t easy. Living life in disguise is very difficult…. But worth it in my opinion. 👊🏻
@@7Pendragon I wish I could hold your hand and tell you everything will be ok but that would be a cruel lie all I can do is tell you my heart is with you and you are not alone my dear we are so much closer than you know. Hold on while there is still beauty left in this world please don't miss it don't let the demons steal what little happiness you could find.
@@cdawalin1819 Thank you so much… I’ve gotten help in the last few days. I see light for the first time. I am grateful for good people like you. I’m going to be ok I think…
+everadept I love it; I recommend just getting the 'Mostly Music' plan. it comes out to something like $12.57/mo. I went to BestBuy and got the Sirius radio kit with the docking boombox for $120 or so. I highly recommend the boombox if you want to listen to music in your home like I do.
I'm getting that the black honey is our vices. It's so sweet we are willing to put ourselves and others through so much pain for that sweet taste of honey. We feed our flesh with the black honey and it slowly destroys us and pulls us in.
+Tom Cornwall I think that definitely makes the most sense - I don't know why he'd choose to write "and they're following me across the sea" unless they were trying to intentionally reference global conflict.
It could be both, or neither. Dustin is a Christian, so it makes since if it's about a certain sin that he's trying to shake but is having a hard time since the temporary reward is so sweet.
The way my jaw hit the floor after the first 3 seconds...as my memory recalled every friggin last lyric being stuck so deep and plated inside my brain....i forgot about this song entirely until 2 mins ago. I love music.
I love this song. I found it because I read an interview with Shaun Morgan from Seether in some magazine. He said when he first heard this song he had to pull his car over to listen and take it in because the song was perfection. I have to agree. Awesome. Intriguing video, too. Thank you!
I found this song by accident (think it was suggested by Spotify) and I was totally blown away by it. It completely hooked me and I absolutely love it. His voice is so gritty. Amazing.
Check out Ghost by Clutch. The gritty voice gets me. Blacktop by Colton Wall, different genre but amazing rasp. We need more music and less television in our lives in my humble opinion.
@ Mateos Mind Just listened to your suggestion and I totally get it! So many underrated bands around. And yes, I wouldn't care if I never watched TV again!! It's total crap.
Allan Rabanales Art Bro, these guys have been highly underrated since the early 2000s. Check out: 1. Image of the Invisible 2. Red Sky 3. Of Dust and Nations 4. In Exile 5. All That's Left 6. Stare at the Sun Also, check out their Alchemy Index Vol I, II, III, IV. Every volume represents one of the four elements and additionally represents a music style. 1. Digital Sea 2. The Whaler 3. Broken Lungs 4. The Sky is Falling 5. Moving Mountains 6. Come All You Weary I could add so much more, but I don't want to over-saturate this message with so much good music XD.
@@cheesesteak983 For a time I swear they were. Everyone knew Artist In The Ambulance. I think what happened, is that the punk/emo/hardcore/post-hardcore scenes got so heavily saturated around the time(02-07), that when it faded out, it took a lot of bands that were just kind of scene-adjacent with them and while a lot of those bands, like Thrice, kept growing and making fantastic music, it just kind of got overlooked by the mainstream because the bankable demographic for rock music was just kind of...over the sound(in spite of how different and wonderful AI was) and had moved on to the pseudo-indie rock thing that was happening, and to a lesser extent, metalcore. And by the time this album came out, phenomenal as it is, there just wasn't going to be the marketable possibility of it hitting big as it deserved to.
Thrice is possibly the most underrated band of these last two decades! Their body of work is deep and their sound has changed many times but always for the best. Though, I still listen to Artist In The Ambulance and get chills every time. I’m just extremely appreciative that this band exists. The Alchemy Index meant more to me than just about any piece of music I’ve ever heard. Connection on a spiritual level... At this point in my adulthood, I heavily relate to Beggars and this new album as well lyrically. This song in particular. If this is your first time hearing Thrice, PLEASE go back into their catalog! You’ll thank me later.
People who like this version of Thrice might not like Artist in the Ambulance or Illusion of Safety, but I listened to those albums nonstop when I was in college. Metalcore Thrice is best Thrice.
I think they're referring more specifically to the US/West's imperialism abroad. You can hear these themes in other tracks to 'Death From Above', 'Cold Cash and Cold Hearts', and their more recent track 'Buried in the Sun', which literally opens with the lines: "I saw the fire on the television. The DOD or the CIA. If we're the cops then the world's our prison. 2, 4, 6, 8 USA!"
@@grady7420 The US/West has done nothing that wasn't done by someone else first, the world over. We just do it on a grander scale than our ancestors ever imagined possible. The first "modern" humans left Africa and they moved North, and colonised the world, stealing land from the Neanderthals. That's why Europeans have about 3% Neanderthal DNA, which decreases to 0% by the time you reach as far South as Sub-Saharan Africa.
@@grady7420the beautiful thing about music is individual interpretation. My meaning is much different than the writers, which is different from the next guy.
VAMPIREGIRL0121 first song I've heard by them even though it's exactly what I prefer out of music. Usually anyone who shares an opinion this inflammatory has done it before and the top doesn't like unique. Stifled talent is no rarity here in the land of the free. But man; what a sweet delicacy.
First time I heard this I thought I’d overlooked another Chris Cornell masterpiece. It’s been 3 weeks now since I first heard them and at least 50+ jams by Thrice without anything less than satisfying. Few bands have this level of talent & craftsmanship. 🤘
I just came across the song and although I'm not a native English speaker, I immediately understood the metaphor and got goosebumps all over my body. Wow, such powerful lyric! Love it!
For those looking for the bands meaning in the song: “Black Honey was built from one of the first ideas we started jamming on when we got back together to write this record,” vocalist Dustin Kensrue told NPR who premiered the track last night. “Lyrically the song spawned from an image that popped into my head; someone continually swatting at a swarm of bees to get their honey, but somehow not understanding why they would sting back in return. It seemed a fitting metaphor for much of U.S. foreign policy.”
interesting, I extrapolated the oil idea from the title and drew the conclusion of middle east interference to maintain hegemony over oil pricing and contracts. thanks for posting
Agree but means more for shep and goats...and g.. Mafia of entertainment.....mason and Pharisees will fall..depends which side you land on...faith hope love or choose a fallen arch named luis...will c kid...great song nevertheless
Thanks for ruining one of my favorite songs right now. It could have meant battling any painful, seemingly overwhelming situation trying to get a sweet ending but you want to go with politics? Foreign relations? That's disappointing.
@@terrieoneal7322 Music means whatever you want it to. Even if a song is meant to mean one thing, but strikes an emotion in you toward something different, the songs original meaning is irrelevant. The overall purpose in music is to speak to you, and if it was your favorite song, don't abandon your feelings because somebody else heard it differently.
I feel like this is one of those songs where the meaning will differ from person to person, and that that's okay... I can totally understand what people mean when they say this song is about drugs, or about making mistakes... For me, it always felt like it was about sacrifice. About constantly sacrificing your own well being and happiness for friends and family, and learning who was worth the sacrifice and who was using you... So you needed it "get it right" next time. I don't think any one person is wrong or right. I think it is amazing that one song has made so many people feel so many things. That is the torch of great music.
Brent Smith is one of those vocalists that even other vocalists envy. He is remarkably humble, a loving father, a loyal Christian, an absolute gentleman, and a devoted rock star who cherishes every last one of his fans as if they were part of his family. Anyone dare to disagree with that? Yah, I didn't think so... 🤘🏻🥁🎸🎤🔊🎶
I love music like this. Even though the songwriter had a specific interpretation of the lyrics in mind when they wrote it. There are so many ways to interpret it, to make it your own. For me the song is about my choices, my actions, how they affect everyone. Family, friends, people I just meet. How every time I try to get it right, I am still "swinging my hands through a swarm of bees". That as humans we will always do what we want, do what we please, and we will do it again till we got what we need. But maybe, just maybe. This time, we will get it right.
I turned 50 and the swarm showed up and Ive been swinging through the bees for a year now and the harder I try the faster it came apart Everything is gone the hardest and to be clear life is the bees but the hardest was my wife of 25 years the worst fear the one person I could count on who said as long as we had each other left but I keep swinging that us how I took this fucking amazing song .the other that hits home ghost by bad flower .
You and me I just need to stop trying to please other at my expense be it Monetary or emotionally it is the fault of my own to derive my happiness from the happiness of others so I jumped in my car I gassed it up $1,500 in my pocket and I'm road tripping no special destination I guess the destination would be to get my head right. Cuz at this moment would like to have the people buried up to their necks instead of swinging my hands for bees have you swing in a f****** Golf Club just never been this dark and f****** pissed off a people that were supposed to have loved me and I cared more about them than me now it's time to care about me and just get out of here she's cost me everything my house my family my job so she ain't going to get my car
@@davidj4673 well at least you had the guts to stand up for yourself.. whatever the situation is or was. Hopefully you will be able to get it right. Definitely
I went to college from 92-96. Best years ever for live shows. $5 for Green Day. I want to see these guys and Highly Suspect. So does my 12 year old. Life is good.
dustin i so agree i've been bitching about the phone thing for years as well as online dating that's why i love going to shows you make concert friends that are cool as shit. then they bitch that kids are getting fat so i say do what i do make them do other things besides sitting on their butts playing games lol people have gotten ridiculous these days and this politically correct shit is annoying too i'm indian not native american my people were here looooong before it was called america just saying lol
Including every genre I listen to, this is my absolute 100% no doubt favorite song. Can’t believe i slept on this for like 7 years lol I’m gonna be playing this on repeat. I’ve been a fan of Thrice since Artist in the Ambulance days. Some bands grow and change for the worse, Thrice is NOT that. And that rich soulful voice with tons of emotion in it. Absolute banger.
Reminds me of my life as a heroin addict. Doing the same shit over and over again despite all the “bees stinging me” which to me means trouble with the law, ruined relationships, ruined health, pretty much leaving a wake of destruction everywhere I go, and bringing everyone around me down with me just to satisfy my selfish needs.
i listened THRICE since 2002 is my favorite band =) Greetings from Venezuela! Escucho THRICE desde el 2002 es mi banda favorita =) Saludos desde Venezuela
Dustin Kensrue explains, “Lyrically the song spawned from an image that popped into my head; someone continually swatting at a swarm of bees to get their honey, but somehow not understanding why they would sting back in return. It seemed a fitting metaphor for much of U.S. foreign policy.”
It may be about foreign policy, but it's a powerful song because it's also, maybe primarily, about the fundamental blindness of the greed in each one of us. Thrice makes powerful art because they always depict universal human emotions and struggles. This is not just a self-righteous blame-anthem, it is also a reminder that all of us as sinful individual human beings are responsible for the sins of our society.
Still the best song Thrice has ever produced. The lyrics are gorgeous and so accurate. How is it we still don't understand that we're hurting ourselves with our own actions?
Can’t believe this is already 5 years old, Thank God my brother had tons of Thrice in the 2000s I could headband to while doing homework in middle school. Always been up there in the top of bands for me.
After a group goes on hiatus, you don't expect them to come back sounding even better than what they were before. Thrice's music has always been a part of my life, I hope they stay forever
Aw man, I keep coming back to this song over and over again, all through the years. :) Also love seeing all the interpretations of the song! I myself saw a comment when it came out that said it was about the oil wars, essentially. And seeing as petroleum's called black gold...
shooglechic A lot of these new up and coming bands just dont get it. They think its all about looking cool and getting laid. Thats good and all, but its mainly about reaching people through music.
most beautiful thing about music is that everybody has their own interpretation of lyrics, every single person is making his own picture when listening to a song. my conclusion is that he's telling about men's nature, especially if you're a "rock star", surrounded by many pretty women but men are never happy, we always think that in other's "nest" the "honey has better tasting" , we are never appreciating what we have but always think that the next one is better. men, especially famous ones that can easily have any women, like to play with their feelings, hurting them and then run away, leaving destroyed marriages and feelings. it just got me that way
Even though artists in the ambulance is my favorite and my first exposure to thrice these guys create the most incredible albums and continually evolve
For awhile, it felt like they set the tone for all of these major scenes during the 2000's. And then post-hardcore took waaaay off, and they said 'fuck it, let's make some slick dad rock' and they've been crushing their own niche ever since. Alchemy Index will forever be one of my favorite compilations
Such an awesome song, love the lyrics. We all screw things up like this all the time instead of just doing what's right to begin with. Live and learn my friends.
Lyrics I keep swinging my hand through a swarm of bees ‘cause I ... I want honey on my table I keep swinging my hand through a swarm of bees ‘cause I ... I want honey on my table But I never get it right no I never get it right I keep swinging my hand through a swarm of bees I can’t understand why they’re stinging me But I’ll do what I want, I’ll do what I please I’ll do it again till I got what I need I’ll rip and smash through the hornet’s nest Don’t they understand I deserve the best And I’ll do what I want, I’ll do what I please I’ll do it again till I got what I need I tried to stick this pin through a butterfly ‘cause I ... I like all the pretty colors But it just fell apart so I flung it in the fire to burn with all the others Cause I never get it right No, I never get it right I keep swinging my hand through a swarm of bees I can’t understand why they’re stinging me But I’ll do what I want, I’ll do what I please I’ll do it again till I got what I need I’ll rip and smash through the hornet’s nest Don’t they understand I deserve the best And I’ll do what I want, I’ll do what I please I’ll do it again till I got what I need And this time I’ll get it right yeah this time I’ll get it right It’s gonna be this time I’ll get it right Oh God let it be this time I get it right So I’m cutting that branch off the cherry tree I’m singing this will be my victory then I... I see them coming after me And they’re following me across the sea And now they’re stinging my friends and my family and I... I don’t know why this is happening But I’ll do what I want, I’ll do what I please I’ll do it again till I got what I need I keep swinging my hand through a swarm of bees ‘cause I ... I want honey on my table : )
What were some of your favorite songs they played? Listen to their entire discography, it's amazing. They're all over the place and each album brings something new.
The change up in the entire band's sound even all the way down to the vocals makes me feel like we all matured with this band. I stopped listening to this band back in high school like literally after middle school. I'm in my thirties now and my wife reintroduced me to these guys. This band's music found me again.
+Dimitris Vasileias I listened to this song in my earbud today while working my high stress nurse manager job. I hold in so much angst. this song blasting I'm my ear made me feel so much better. fuck yeah!
here for the pure epicness of the lyrics and the ridiculously amazing sound. i know that the lyrics are aimed at oil and how the US deals with such things, which i agree with the song. but it can also mean so many other things to the listener. its amazing
Devin Bigelow this is the most enlightened comment I have seen. Yes, political overtones abound. But this song is deeply relative to human nature. We do what makes us feel best. We are bent on making our own lives ideal through the supposedly unavoidable destruction of another person, culture, etc. The parallels are staggering. It speaks.
Hell yeah man! This band has got everything. They speak about real meaning in their songs, they do it poetically, and their music is proportionally deep and effortful.
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First time hearing this band and jesus this dudes voice is amazing. It's like smokey and painful.
yeah, his voice changed a lot. This band's been around forever, you won't recognize the vocalist in their songs from 10 years ago, it's like 2 different people.
Check out "red sky" by them
alright cool.
Unless they do that in the live versions too, because he sounds pretty much the same live. =)
he sounds like kurt cobain
listen to the acoustic ver.!!
LYRICS:
I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees 'cause I
I want honey on my table
I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees 'cause I
I want honey on my table
But I never get it right
No, I never get it right
I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees
I can't understand why they're stingin' me
But I'll do what I want, I'll do what I please
I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need
I'll rip and smash through the hornet's nest
Do you understand I deserve the best?
And I'll do what I want, I'll do what I please
I'll do it again 'til I got what I need
I try to stick this pin through a butterfly 'cause I
I like all the pretty colors
But it just fell apart, so I flung it in the fire
To burn with all the others
'Cause I never get it right
No, I never get it right
I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees
I can't understand why they're stingin' me
But I'll do what I want, I'll do what I please
I'll do it again 'til I got what I need
I'll rip and smash through the hornet's nest
Do you understand I deserve the best?
'Til you do what I want, I'll do what I please
I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need
And this time, I'll get it right
This time, I'll get it right
It's gonna be this time, I'll get it right
God, let it be this time, I get it right
So I'm cuttin' that branch off the cherry tree
Singin' this will be my victory
Then I
See them comin' after me
And they're followin' me across the sea
And now they're stingin' my friends and my family
And I
I don't know why this is happening
But I'll do what I want, I'll do what I please
I'll do it again 'til I got what I need
I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees 'cause I
I want honey on my table
… Thrice is beyond the best !!! But you need to listen to Whispering Wolf 🐺 by SLT right NOW!!! You’re missing out 🤘-//- !!! :)
Thanks!
I didn't know that these were the lyrics. How profound.
The guy who is driving when the chorus starts delivers a hell of a performance.
This is so good but you must hear "The Wave" or "Whispering Wolf" by SLT 🤘🐺
I could really feel his expressions.
rhay pretty much all do
i just want you to FKN know i stayed to watch because of your comment
That’s the lead singer of thrice 💯
To me this song is about the vicious cycle of self-gratification of an individual making the same mistake(s) repeatedly and not having the presence/peace of mind to change their course of action, or seek treatment. Ultimately, their sins and infallibility will causally and negatively affect their loved ones - whether it be spouses, siblings, or more commonly, their offspring. Pathological selfishness can be very detrimental to those exposed to it, on so many levels.
Yeah, more specifically about the US aggressively pressing other countries for oil over and over again, resulting in terrorist attacks or other aggressive retaliation, before the US does it again, with the name of the song being a pretty heavy handed reference to oil
To everyone else… oil.
I rarely see somome interpret a song the same way as me but you have. You worded it perfectly, I cannot word, I can only draw lolol
@@crisbavosi895 I mean, yeah, I do think it works on both of these levels. It's a general description of lack of self-awareness and its consequences, especially the "I don't understand why they're stinging me" line.
But of course, then there's the "following me across the sea, stinging my friends and family" part, which is definitely a description of what's really going on any time an American politician is on TV talking about why we supposedly need to have our military permanently deployed all over the damn planet 24/7.
Not understanding the problem of not understanding the problem.
I love this song more than life - which is very easily done - although please consult a beekeeper as a matter of urgency.
Black Honey is the song that made me a fan of Thrice. Great, gritty vocals and cool melody.
I’m into gritty vocals and cool melodies, if you have any recommendations let me know
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U gotta hear this !..!..!..!..!..!..!
Same, I heard hurricane first though and went looking for them
Their new record just dropped. The opening track, 'Colour of the Sky' is incredible.
@@normang3668 Yes, very cool, thanks Norman.
2023 and I’m still here listening to this masterpiece of a song, it’s a song I always go back to, never fails to hit!
Just heard this where the fuck have I been wow awesomeness song
This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave” by SLT 🤘
@@Awj781 thrice is the greatest band of all time … u got lots to catch up on
@@beezybeez5971 yes Ik them songs to there awesome 👏
@@beezybeez5971 just amazing
Every time I come back to this song, the energy just blows my mind. I must have watched this like 50 times. It hasn't lost any of its appeal at all. Just makes me want to watch and listen more. Just brilliant.
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u gotta hear this!!! :) :) !!!
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U gotta hear this !!!!!!!!!
I just found out Scott Vance passed away last year. He's on 1:07
Absolutely agree. There is something magic about this song, it's almost spooky. A few years ago when I was going through some emotional stuff I used to listen to this song, and I don't consciously listen to lyrics in general, but my subconscious must, because I kept listening to it and it brings out something deep and emotional for me. There's a spiritual aspect to music as well, some of it can be so powerful..
Yes it’s crazy !! I haven’t heard this song in over a year. Then it came on my Spotify and I had to play it 100xs
Extremely powerful. Each person driving the car, represents a different person in power, driving the next generation towards the same outcome, and not learning the lesson. Hence the line "can't understand why they're stinging me".
The kids going through the field, led to make the same wrong decision as the rest, because "this time we'll get it right, gotta let it be this time.. Get it right!".
Love this song, and powerful video.
I honestly like your interpretation of the video, love the song and watched the video a couple times to try and figure out the correlation be the lyrics and the video, i like yours synapses. feel it fits very well
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It's hard to learn to be diffrent when all your ever exposed to is the same thing. Not saying you cant be diffrent but of something is learned and passed down through generations usually change happens because of an external source. My wife likes to call them generational curses. Where the mistakes of our grand parents were passed to our parents and so forth. My father was abusive physically and verbally. My mother was dysfunctional and I grew up with trust issues insecurities and a mean vile temper. When I was younger I was on the path of ending up dead or on prison. God put my wife in my life and two beautiful children who gave me a purpose. My wife has so much patience and I swear she was the gun and I was the ammo and I constantly gave her reasons to shoot me. But she never pulled the trigger. She proved to me things can be diffrent and after 22 years we are still together. My son is grown employed no kids never been to jail. Blessed my daughter is my mini version of me. And she reminds me to keep an open mind in life. Sorry good music makes you think reflect feel.
Art is beautiful , but the interpretations of the art is what is more beautiful...
Holy shit. THatcomment of yours just made me see the video in such a new way. Much obliged @Relusion1388 Even if it's two years later.
My dad introduced me to this song. Makes me a little emotional to listen to it now. He passed away 2 weeks ago.
Condolences Clover. Stay strong.
Stay strong 💜
This was one of my boyfriend's favorite songs. He passed away unexpectedly in May of 2018. This is the first time I've listened to it since he passed...I find it oddly comforting.
Stay strong...it gets easier with time. Never easy, just easier.
I'm just reading this now and see that you posted it 6 months ago, that's exactly when my father passed as well, your statement really struck a chord with me watching this just now
Stay strong...
With my meds, my adhd, the declining state of society, and half of my waking hours dedicated to mindless repetitive tasks on a computer for money, I dont really feel much of anything anymore. Occasionally I might feel a shred of the dreams and ambitions of my youth flash inside my mind, but it all just fades away bit by bit everday.
That energy and enthusiasm I once felt in my chest and in my soul, watching the sunset with my friends, walking the streets on warm summer nights, wondering what great adventure life had in store for me; they were just memories of what was never meant to be.
But when I play this music, I feel again. The energy of those summer nights, of my destiny, they come rushing back through me. I havent wanted to sing in so long, but for the first time in years i found myself singing along.
You dont know how much this song, your music means to me right here, right now at 5pm on september 8th, 2021. I know what I need to do and now, you ignite the embers that were growing cold and stoked the flames that were dormant inside me.
Thank you for this gift, Thrice.
Thank you.
Very beautiful & thanks for sharing. Nothing surprises me anymore. I feel it as well man.
♥️ I feel you on all of this so-called life
Speakin’ truth
Every time i see another broken soul in this broken world, it makes me want to change it even more, i want to change it and make everyone's dreams come true.. i want us to be part of the nature we are made of, want this life to have amazing adventures and meaninfullness for everyone... not the world slowly dying around us. No matter how i word this, it sounds hollow, but it is a daydream of mine.. depression shouldn't be something what we feel daily, it should be an exception. We are no machines. Try to focus on what you reached, look back and forgive yourself, because you always gave your best and you always chose the way which seemed best at the time. Your past self would not be sad about what you did instead of having those adventures, instead it would be proud of who you are today despite everything that happened and took your motivation and clear vision,... it is never too late, everyone has a meaning, even when it is just to have the right mindset. All those bad times will make the good times shine even brighter, they are yet to come. The spark which you feel is real. I have this spark and my past inside me as well, and after forgiving myself, the monotony faded, the meaninglessness faded, the grey world got a little bit colourful. And i see possibilities where there was hopelessness before. No one despite you yourself tells you what you have to do and how you treat yourself. Look at what you accomplished lately, with your own hands.. always keep the circumstances in mind, you, we all, we always give our best.
I wish you the best. - Infy
Don't worry about anything. Just live for you. It scares the hell out of you, It did for me. You will be happier for it. Just live and keep going. Life is not perfect and it never will be. All any of us can do is keep living to the best possible way we can. Keep going! Live well!
This song shows the timeless genius that Thrice has been able access over the past decades. The gut-wrenching honesty, and unflinching incisiveness calls for all to look at the root and effects of our toxic habits, unresolved trauma, and most damning of all; deceit of self.
This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “Seen\Unseen” by SLT 🎸🎧🤘
Thank you for pointing that out! I missed that the first time I watched it several years ago. Rewatching it today I realized the people in the car can represent the people through generations who passed down t he trauma and toxic behaviors they learned to the generations after him. And how the guy in the hat "cuts the branch from the cherry tree" by facing those childhood traumas in the orchard, by acknowledging them and making the choice to do *better*.
@Aahzsome I always took this as an incredibly subversive political song. Mainly about the US involvement overseas and how we never get it right and it comes back to bite us in the ass. But I love how music speaks to people in different ways and there's an interpretation I'd never even considered. Cheers!
@@CrankyOldDave Yeah, it was pointed out to me more recently that it is, in fact a very pointed song about USA in conflict in the Middle East. I don't think the two are opposites though. Similar to generational trauma in a family expressing itself through abuse (sometimes differently, sometimes in the way), so too does the US keep meddling overseas!
Like each generation of policy makers failing to learn from the ones before them, convinced that 'this time they'll get it right', similar to the way each generation in a family with a history of abuse may tell themselves 'this time I'll get it right' about disciplining their children or being a good partner to a spouse, etc, except they might not realize they need extra help to really avoid falling into the same tar pit.
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To me this song is the definition of addiction. Doing the same thing over and over... thinking this time will be different... and then not understanding why everyone around you is getting “stung” so you just keep doing that cycle of addiction. It’s very sad but there is help. You don’t have to keep doing this. 💚💜
that s what I got from it too,perfect example of it
Or the swatted gets stung from doing the same shit over and over
Songs about how people hurt others to get what they want, and then don't seem to understand when the ones they hurt retaliate. Like you piss off bees to get their honey and then you complain when they sting you. You want a beautiful butterfly to display but in the process of framing it, you kill it. You act like a child, getting what you want through destructive force and not understanding the consequence.
More specifically, the song was about USA foreign policy. Black honey is oil. The USA invades and meddles in the middle east and around the world then doesn't understand why we get attacked or why we are hated. The most obvious line is, "They're following me across the sea and stinging my friends and my family". Basically referring to how we meddled in other countries to get "black honey" or whatever we wanted and then they attacked our friends and family i.e. 9/11.
people wrapped up in their own feelings lmao
That's the beauty of music, regardless of what the original artist meant by their lyrics you still get your own personal perspective. I just love how music helps you come to certain realizations, puts your thoughts into words when you couldnt and slowly but surely things finally start coming to light, seemingly out of nowhere. I am so thankful for music, without it I never would've grown to be the man that I am today. Much love and God bless!!
My dad is 68 this year....I still see his face looking at me screaming just like the dad in the video, nearly 30 years later. Be careful with how people will remember you.
Your dad screamed at you like that so you would understand the sacrifices and pain a man endures to feed and take care of his family, your probably a spoiled ass adult just like you probably were as a kid
@@jforrester9282 you probably attack others on RUclips comments because you have poor self esteem. I imagine you beat your poor family.
I’m sure he did some good things for you as well. He did raise you after all.
I’m not trying to lecture you. I’m working on forgiving my dad for the energy he spent making me feel bad for the energy he wasted on me.
I’m trying to forgive myself for the times I have wasted my energy hurting others and myself over the energy I’ve wasted complaining about the energy I’ve lost.
Sometimes we get it right. Sometimes the life we put into the world is enough.
I can relate to the both of you it's hard I know you want love but got something totally different . I wanted the approval . My father was a very violent man & still is some things you can't change 😢😢😢 no matter how hard you try. It's not our fault how things ended . Still I kmow it hurts I know from experience to . Just don't repeat thier mistakes.
Raised by two alcoholics, the shit we go through. If it were not for the Mothers in our lives, we would be more broken than we are now! Some poor fucks don't even have that!
Still think this is one of the more profound pieces of music I've heard for the last four years.
It's certianly better than most of the drivel that has come out since the last 2000's that's for sure.
exactly!!
Profound is an extreme exaggeration. It's very straight forward with the lyrical message and it"s been confirmed by Thrice that it's about American interventionalism.
@@Mattress1996 Eh, the metaphor and writing is sharp and the delivery is blunt in a way which enhances rather than detracts from the delivery and the emotions it evokes. Profound and straight forward aren't oppositional so I don't see how the ease of comprehension is evidence for the description being an "extreme exaggeration".
I was introduced to Thrice via The Artist in the Ambulance back when I was a kid getting my EMT in ‘05 & paramedic in ‘07. They’ve had a permanent spot on my playlists since. So underrated.
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I'm so glad I finally found this band. I caught this song on the radio about a month ago. never heard the band name or song title.... I just stumbled on it by random here on RUclips!
Hell Yea!!!!
Bro you've missed a lot. But catch up ,it's worth it.
Same here - like how have I never heard of them before? Been catching up on their stuff and I'm hooked
Connor Jinkins
check out alchemy index double album
The Alchemy Index is definitely one of my favorite albums. Hands down a work of art.
Hoping their shows will get them into some of their other music. I never thought about that, how many people are gonna go to their show for black honey?
This band is one of the best bands and hopefully people are receptive enough to realize something special other than something that reminded them of their hard rock favorites.
The first time I listened to this song, not catching all the lyrics, it resonated with me. Swinging my hand through a swarm of bees even though it'll hurt me, over and over again, because I deserve "the best" or, in the very least, better. That, to me, represented retaliation against mistreatment, knowing that it'll get you hurt in the end, because you love yourself and you know you deserve better. You won't stop fighting for better.
And then, upon reading the lyrics in full, it almost reads like the opposite perspective. This person is childish and destructive, and they harm people for something that they feel they need (luxury, control, "honey") but they have no tact. They fucked up the bees' nest. And yet they don't understand why the bees retaliate because they're apathetic. They haven't thought about the bees, and frankly, care more for themselves than what they're destroying.
Their untreated narcissism has affected innocent creatures and then ultimately their family and friends. People they love.
One commenter pointed out the interpretation that this song is about the USA's relationship with the Middle East. "Black honey" is oil, and people are too blinded by nationalism to figure out why there's retaliation. What adds to that interpretation is the video, where a young boy is told this story over and over, angrily, by people much older than him. An angry old man, a father maybe, a blonde woman. They teach him this nationalism so repetitively and so matter-of-factly that he begins repeating it himself. It mirrors experiences a lot of young people have had, where their older relatives tell them what to believe. That's scary.
All that being said, I'm not from the US and can't really comment further on that interpretation of this song
I truly admire and respect your take on this song's underlying themes and presentation! Personally, as a Christian, I always took this to be a retelling of the story of Samson, ancient Israel's worst judge (and, as my youth pastor put, "the life well wasted").
He was chosen by God before he was even born to be a Judge of Israel (which, in terms of biblical narrative and Mosaic law) meant that you were among one of the most revered individuals in the country. You were responsible for the preservation of God's text, and handing out righteous and authoritative justice on the people who revered God.
He was also the guy who, at every opportunity, screwed it all up. He married a woman from a culture that didn't revere the God of the Israelites, and during his wedding feast, gambled away the clothes of 300 men; only to turn around and burn their houses to the ground by tying torches to the tails of foxes and letting them loose.
He then broke one of God's laws that he was taught to protect by eating honey from the stomach of a lion he had killed a few days ago (which, the titular Black Honey may be referring to - honeycomb stained with coagulated blood).
He murdered an entire battalion of men with the jawbone of a donkey just because he knew he had the physical strength to do so, with complete disregard for the political consequences of killing the soldiers of a neighboring hostile empire.
Next, as my youth pastor put it, he was so bad at his job as a judge of Israel that the author of the Book of Judges was instructed by God to not jot anything down from the time of the slaughter to the time Samson met Delilah! And of course, most familiar with this Bible story knows where it goes from there - Samson (presumably) slept around with Delilah, was wooed by her into giving up the secrets to his colossal strength, and was then shaved and blinded (which I think is what the singer is mirroring during the bridge of the song - his helplessness and vulnerability, FINALLY turning his blinded eyes to the Lord for what seems like the first time in ages).
.....Only for his ego to once again strike as he brings down the temple the heathenous Philistines had built with his bare hands using strength he never thanked God for, and dying in the process, leaving the era of the Judges of Israel at an unfulfilled end prior to the time of Ruth, King David, King Solomon, and the Babylonian exile - hence why the song ends so unfulfillingly, with the singer sounding as though he has ultimately learned nothing from where he started; sounding weaker, but nonetheless prideful and selfish.
At least, that's just what I get from this song. :)
i learned early on it had to do with feelings a vet might have but to me it always meant addiction. through my battle i heard this song multiple times. probably has no similarity but i hear it still none the less.
@@The1WithoutFear I like the interpretation, I also invite a deeper look into it in terms of theology and ethical philosophy
This man blinded by pride was destructive in the name of his god, and each time he was, this was illustrated as something that he'd done wrong. It makes sense to me that a loving God, as god is, has no desire to see suffering in his name.
To bring down a temple, a feat of strength as unnecessary as it is ridiculous
So many parallels to the situation in Palestine.
This is exactly what I just thought, listening to this song again. Thank you for speaking out my thoughts.
I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees cause I
I want honey on my table
I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees cause I
I want honey on my table
But I never get it right
No, I never get it right
I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees
I can't understand why they're stingin' me
But I'll do what I want
I'll do what I please
I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need
I'll rip and smash through the hornet's nest
Do you understand I deserve the best?
'Til you do what I want
I'll do what I please
I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need
I try to stick this pin through a butterfly cause I
I like all the pretty colors
It just fell apart, so I flung it in the fire
To burn with all the others
Cause I never get it right
No, I never get it right
I keep swinging my hand through a swarm of bees
I can't understand why they're stinging me
But I'll do what I want
I'll do what I please
I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need
I'll rip and smash through the hornet's nest
Do you understand I deserve the best?
'Til you do what I want
I'll do what I please
I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need
This time, I'll get it right
This time, I'll get it right
It's gonna be this time
I'll get it right
God, let it be this time
I get it right
So I'm cuttin' that branch off the cherry tree
Singin' this will be my victory
Then I
See them comin' after me
And they're followin me across the sea
And now they're stingin my friends and my family
And I
Don't know why this is happening
But I'll do what I want
I'll do what I please
I'll do it again 'til I've got what I need
I keep swingin' my hand through a swarm of bees cause I
I want honey on my table.
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You gotta hear this!!!
these lyrics are wrong
When i first heard this song on the radio i didn't really pay too much attention but thought it was kinda stupid but had a cool track. It wasn't until i read the lyrics along with it that i was blown away. How utterly profound.
Talk About Discovering A Song Late, Yet Pleased You Discovered It All.
now you've got quite the discography to dig through :D
I would suggest Beggars and The Alchemy Index
It's July 23rd, 2024 and this is the first time I've heard this...wow! Amazing!!! I've played it 3 times back to back and still feel like I need more
I LOVE IT
Me just a few days ago
This hit right to the middle of my chest!! Growing up with a narcissist mother and then marrying a narcissist husband I feel every bit of that kids pain. A narcissist doesn’t give 2 shits about your happiness, it’s all about them. Much love to all of those recovering from ever being in this type of relationship ❤️
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Gotta hear this !!!
Damn this hit me hard
@@C61Wolf what an amazing story thank you for sharing ❤️💚
@@C61Wolf i became a single mom something I said I never wanted to be. I have 2 grown children I’m so proud!! I’m so very sorry about the loss of your son, I can’t imagine that kind of pain.
@@C61Wolf it’s horrible how broken the system is 💔
At least part of it, i think, is about how we learn the habits of those who came before us. If you notice in the beginning the boy is just sitting there while the adults lecture him, and by the end of the ride hes saying the words in unison with them. I think the glowing eye bit is just supposed to symbolize that he is still innocent and is absorbing whats going on around him.
When he finally leaves the car is right when Dustin is through singing "This time I'll get it right". I think this means he's out on his own. He walks past all of his elders as if to say they're in his past, he has their memory, but they are no longer directly influencing his decisions.
The last scene is in a garden to me is symbolic that a choice must be made. Fruit is only ripe for a certain amount of time until it rots..it could also reference the garden of Eden. (ultimate choice was made)
In the end he walks away without his shirt. I think this symbolizes that he chose to do things differently and is stripped of the baggage of those who came before him.
Someone had said earlier they thought the song was about the US' pursuit of oil overseas. I could see that. Until we break the cycle we'll just keep experiencing the same things we have in the past.
+Christopher Young I agree with you man, is something like this.
The branch with the oil-looking drops makes sense now!
+Not Debby The stuff dripping from the lemon branch is Black Honey, it falls from certain trees but is most commonly found from the interior of certain bee hives. However I think the resemblance of it looking like Oil is no mistake.
Blankface91 Ah, I should've figured with a title like that. Thanks for clearing that up! I also think it has to do with oil.
+Christopher Young Nice analysis.
Saw them live for the first time. My teen favourite band. Thankyou for making me feel like 17 year old again. I missed me. Thank you music. Thank you Thrice!
This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave” by SLT 🎶🤘🐺
This song never gets old. I can listen to it every day and still love it as much as I did when I first heard it years ago.
I must say, reading through the comments, I have to conclude Thrice's music congregates the best group of people. You're all civil and open minded people compared to the greater RUclips community, or any online community for that matter. Thanks Thrice, and thank you guys for being awesome.
+NexLevel Dota it's still early on but, hopefully it remains this way :) I usually don't get caught going down the rabbit hole of RUclips comments but couldn't believe my eyes how civil it has been. Still my favorite band and I see a lot of like-minded people in here.
After 50 years of battling mental health struggles and addiction, all I feel now is a heavy weight of pain and regret. I’ve become a master of disguise-my smile is automatic, my laughter perfectly timed, and my compassionate nods and sympathetic responses come effortlessly. Yet, inside, I’m trapped in my own mind, overwhelmed by regrets, fears, and grief. When I listen to this song, it mirrors my pain and somehow, its hypnotic melody brings a strange sense of solace.
May the minutes of solace, turn into hours.
I’ve been trying to hit a functional vein for an hour, debating if I should just press that mfk’n plunger all the way. I’m close to your age… Lost everything. Amazing career wife kids 2🏠’s 3🚗’s hundreds of thousands. Not equity, liquid… Health is gone. Can’t even do my hobbies because my hands are missing 26 bones. Honorably lost those they tell me…. Along with half a stomach, spleen, lotta intestine that I’m told is not “essential”. The pain disagrees. I don’t even know how many felonies… I could go on. Wonder if I’ll make it as far as you. 🤔 Best of luck to you friend. I’m proud of you. Going that far isn’t easy. Living life in disguise is very difficult…. But worth it in my opinion. 👊🏻
@@7Pendragon I wish I could hold your hand and tell you everything will be ok but that would be a cruel lie all I can do is tell you my heart is with you and you are not alone my dear we are so much closer than you know. Hold on while there is still beauty left in this world please don't miss it don't let the demons steal what little happiness you could find.
@@cdawalin1819 Thank you so much… I’ve gotten help in the last few days. I see light for the first time. I am grateful for good people like you. I’m going to be ok I think…
I feel you're pain, much like my own pain
I love how he keeps swinging. He knows it going to hurt, still haven't healed up since last time. But you gotta have that honey 🔥
This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave” by SLT 🤘🎼🔥
I honestly think this should be one of the best rock songs this year. Absolutely incredible.
They play it a ton on SiriusXM Octane.
+Raz Fiasco literally why I am here. Off a free trial of it as well. What are your thoughts on subscribing?
+everadept I love it; I recommend just getting the 'Mostly Music' plan. it comes out to something like $12.57/mo. I went to BestBuy and got the Sirius radio kit with the docking boombox for $120 or so. I highly recommend the boombox if you want to listen to music in your home like I do.
Thanks for the info.
I think this is the best.
I'm getting that the black honey is our vices. It's so sweet we are willing to put ourselves and others through so much pain for that sweet taste of honey. We feed our flesh with the black honey and it slowly destroys us and pulls us in.
I think it's about US involvement in the Middle East. Black honey = oil.
+Tom Cornwall I think that definitely makes the most sense - I don't know why he'd choose to write "and they're following me across the sea" unless they were trying to intentionally reference global conflict.
+Matthew Trujillo Black honey = oil. Not that hard lol.
+georgebaggy haha maybe I read a little to much into this. 😂 that was my initial thought.
It could be both, or neither. Dustin is a Christian, so it makes since if it's about a certain sin that he's trying to shake but is having a hard time since the temporary reward is so sweet.
The way my jaw hit the floor after the first 3 seconds...as my memory recalled every friggin last lyric being stuck so deep and plated inside my brain....i forgot about this song entirely until 2 mins ago. I love music.
This is so good but you just hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave Acoustic” by SLT 🐺🌊🤘
I love this song. I found it because I read an interview with Shaun Morgan from Seether in some magazine. He said when he first heard this song he had to pull his car over to listen and take it in because the song was perfection. I have to agree. Awesome. Intriguing video, too. Thank you!
Funny you said that because I was introduced to this song from Seether. They played it live when I saw them
… Thrice is beyond the best !!! But you need to listen to Whispering Wolf 🐺 by SLT right NOW!!! You’re missing out 🤘!!! :) !!! …
@@EvolutionIX219 Oh, how cool! And lucky! I haven't seen them live yet. One of these days... (:
@@beezybeez7231 Lol. The urgency. Ok, ok. I gave it a listen. I like the way it builds. Love the guitars. Thanks for the rec.
@@floridanaturally thx for listening 🙏
I found this song by accident (think it was suggested by Spotify) and I was totally blown away by it. It completely hooked me and I absolutely love it.
His voice is so gritty. Amazing.
Check out Ghost by Clutch. The gritty voice gets me. Blacktop by Colton Wall, different genre but amazing rasp.
We need more music and less television in our lives in my humble opinion.
@ Mateos Mind Just listened to your suggestion and I totally get it!
So many underrated bands around.
And yes, I wouldn't care if I never watched TV again!! It's total crap.
Same
Promises is another good one they've got.
This is so good but you must hear “The Wave” or “Whispering Wolf” by SLT 🐺🤘
I just discovered this band today and they don't disappoint. Long life to Rock music.
Allan Rabanales Art check out their old song Artist in the Ambulance
Allan Rabanales Art Bro, these guys have been highly underrated since the early 2000s. Check out:
1. Image of the Invisible
2. Red Sky
3. Of Dust and Nations
4. In Exile
5. All That's Left
6. Stare at the Sun
Also, check out their Alchemy Index Vol I, II, III, IV. Every volume represents one of the four elements and additionally represents a music style.
1. Digital Sea
2. The Whaler
3. Broken Lungs
4. The Sky is Falling
5. Moving Mountains
6. Come All You Weary
I could add so much more, but I don't want to over-saturate this message with so much good music XD.
@@rustyshackleford4140 Thrice is my fav band of all time and I truly don’t understand why they aren’t more popular
@@cheesesteak983 For a time I swear they were. Everyone knew Artist In The Ambulance. I think what happened, is that the punk/emo/hardcore/post-hardcore scenes got so heavily saturated around the time(02-07), that when it faded out, it took a lot of bands that were just kind of scene-adjacent with them and while a lot of those bands, like Thrice, kept growing and making fantastic music, it just kind of got overlooked by the mainstream because the bankable demographic for rock music was just kind of...over the sound(in spite of how different and wonderful AI was) and had moved on to the pseudo-indie rock thing that was happening, and to a lesser extent, metalcore. And by the time this album came out, phenomenal as it is, there just wasn't going to be the marketable possibility of it hitting big as it deserved to.
Thrice is possibly the most underrated band of these last two decades! Their body of work is deep and their sound has changed many times but always for the best. Though, I still listen to Artist In The Ambulance and get chills every time. I’m just extremely appreciative that this band exists. The Alchemy Index meant more to me than just about any piece of music I’ve ever heard. Connection on a spiritual level... At this point in my adulthood, I heavily relate to Beggars and this new album as well lyrically. This song in particular. If this is your first time hearing Thrice, PLEASE go back into their catalog! You’ll thank me later.
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A must hear! :)
Thank you!
, Have you listened to Jester by badflower it's really powerful also
Top play in Phoenix.always welcome awaited.yep.
People who like this version of Thrice might not like Artist in the Ambulance or Illusion of Safety, but I listened to those albums nonstop when I was in college. Metalcore Thrice is best Thrice.
This song captures human nature in a bottle, absolutely brilliant.
I think they're referring more specifically to the US/West's imperialism abroad. You can hear these themes in other tracks to 'Death From Above', 'Cold Cash and Cold Hearts', and their more recent track 'Buried in the Sun', which literally opens with the lines:
"I saw the fire on the television. The DOD or the CIA. If we're the cops then the world's our prison. 2, 4, 6, 8 USA!"
Thrice is beyond the best !!! But you need to listen to Whispering Wolf 🐺 by SLT right NOW!!! You’re missing out 🤘
@@grady7420 The US/West has done nothing that wasn't done by someone else first, the world over. We just do it on a grander scale than our ancestors ever imagined possible.
The first "modern" humans left Africa and they moved North, and colonised the world, stealing land from the Neanderthals.
That's why Europeans have about 3% Neanderthal DNA, which decreases to 0% by the time you reach as far South as Sub-Saharan Africa.
@@grady7420the beautiful thing about music is individual interpretation. My meaning is much different than the writers, which is different from the next guy.
What kind of car is in the video?
I've loved Thrice since I was 13. I was so happy when I heard this song.
Defttonesp
cdtmburton
So two years ago.... lol
It's 2020 and this is still one of the best songs of all time.
one of the best bands with the best discography of all time
Lol. No.
@@happyfuntime7098 This is shit i have to agree with you. Like real bad.
And one of the least understandable music videos
@@rhys896 the song is good but the video is pretty bad
I have been a Thrice fan for a few years now and I love it how they experiment with different sounds & styles. Thrice is an underrated band.💓
VAMPIREGIRL0121 first song I've heard by them even though it's exactly what I prefer out of music. Usually anyone who shares an opinion this inflammatory has done it before and the top doesn't like unique. Stifled talent is no rarity here in the land of the free. But man; what a sweet delicacy.
WOW 😳😮 This is a Fkn amazing phenomenal song and priceless 🎸🎷 Instruments
This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave” by SLT 🎶🤘🐺
I would absolutely LOVE to hear these guys live! I'd feel all the emotion and music coming from them, and it would just be a helluva time.
Just saw them play this song live tonight in Houston. Best show I've ever seen in my entire life. Thank you so much Thrice.
First time I heard this I thought I’d overlooked another Chris Cornell masterpiece. It’s been 3 weeks now since I first heard them and at least 50+ jams by Thrice without anything less than satisfying. Few bands have this level of talent & craftsmanship. 🤘
I just came across the song and although I'm not a native English speaker, I immediately understood the metaphor and got goosebumps all over my body. Wow, such powerful lyric! Love it!
Thrice is the best 🤘 but you gotta listen to “ Seen / Unseen “ by SLT 🤘🎧🔥🎸… right away! U R missing out _!!!!!!
The angry old man driving and yelling the lyrics is me whenever this song comes on the radio.
SAME
How dare you make me laugh during sad and meaningful time! Just take your thumbs up and go. Pft.
Because I do what I want, I do what I please, And I’ll do it again till I get what I need.
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You gotta hear this!!!
imagine someone lip-syncing it like the kid
For those looking for the bands meaning in the song:
“Black Honey was built from one of the first ideas we started jamming on when we got back together to write this record,” vocalist Dustin Kensrue told NPR who premiered the track last night. “Lyrically the song spawned from an image that popped into my head; someone continually swatting at a swarm of bees to get their honey, but somehow not understanding why they would sting back in return. It seemed a fitting metaphor for much of U.S. foreign policy.”
interesting, I extrapolated the oil idea from the title and drew the conclusion of middle east interference to maintain hegemony over oil pricing and contracts. thanks for posting
Bad ass!
Agree but means more for shep and goats...and g.. Mafia of entertainment.....mason and Pharisees will fall..depends which side you land on...faith hope love or choose a fallen arch named luis...will c kid...great song nevertheless
Thanks for ruining one of my favorite songs right now. It could have meant battling any painful, seemingly overwhelming situation trying to get a sweet ending but you want to go with politics? Foreign relations? That's disappointing.
@@terrieoneal7322 Music means whatever you want it to. Even if a song is meant to mean one thing, but strikes an emotion in you toward something different, the songs original meaning is irrelevant. The overall purpose in music is to speak to you, and if it was your favorite song, don't abandon your feelings because somebody else heard it differently.
I feel like this is one of those songs where the meaning will differ from person to person, and that that's okay... I can totally understand what people mean when they say this song is about drugs, or about making mistakes... For me, it always felt like it was about sacrifice. About constantly sacrificing your own well being and happiness for friends and family, and learning who was worth the sacrifice and who was using you... So you needed it "get it right" next time.
I don't think any one person is wrong or right. I think it is amazing that one song has made so many people feel so many things. That is the torch of great music.
Brent Smith is one of those vocalists that even other vocalists envy. He is remarkably humble, a loving father, a loyal Christian, an absolute gentleman, and a devoted rock star who cherishes every last one of his fans as if they were part of his family. Anyone dare to disagree with that? Yah, I didn't think so...
🤘🏻🥁🎸🎤🔊🎶
This is so good but you must hear “The Wave” or “Whispering Wolf” by SLT 🐺🤘🎶🤘🐺
I love music like this. Even though the songwriter had a specific interpretation of the lyrics in mind when they wrote it. There are so many ways to interpret it, to make it your own. For me the song is about my choices, my actions, how they affect everyone. Family, friends, people I just meet. How every time I try to get it right, I am still "swinging my hands through a swarm of bees". That as humans we will always do what we want, do what we please, and we will do it again till we got what we need. But maybe, just maybe. This time, we will get it right.
I turned 50 and the swarm showed up and Ive been swinging through the bees for a year now and the harder I try the faster it came apart
Everything is gone the hardest and to be clear life is the bees but the hardest was my wife of 25 years the worst fear the one person I could count on who said as long as we had each other left but I keep swinging that us how I took this fucking amazing song .the other that hits home ghost by bad flower .
i love you for this comment buddy :D feel the same dude
You and me I just need to stop trying to please other at my expense be it Monetary or emotionally it is the fault of my own to derive my happiness from the happiness of others so I jumped in my car I gassed it up $1,500 in my pocket and I'm road tripping no special destination I guess the destination would be to get my head right. Cuz at this moment would like to have the people buried up to their necks instead of swinging my hands for bees have you swing in a f****** Golf Club just never been this dark and f****** pissed off a people that were supposed to have loved me and I cared more about them than me now it's time to care about me and just get out of here she's cost me everything my house my family my job so she ain't going to get my car
Me too!!! This music is my life!!! The lyrics, the beat, everything is awesome!!!
@@davidj4673 well at least you had the guts to stand up for yourself.. whatever the situation is or was. Hopefully you will be able to get it right. Definitely
Love this song, it sounds like it should have came out in the 90s, which was my fave generation for music.
The 90s were the best. No doubt about that. Lots of memories!!!
yes for sure 90s forever man
I went to college from 92-96. Best years ever for live shows. $5 for Green Day.
I want to see these guys and Highly Suspect. So does my 12 year old. Life is good.
Richie Herlinger Those were damn good times all around! People actually talked to each other face to face instead of being glued to a fucking phone!
dustin i so agree i've been bitching about the phone thing for years as well as online dating that's why i love going to shows you make concert friends that are cool as shit. then they bitch that kids are getting fat so i say do what i do make them do other things besides sitting on their butts playing games lol people have gotten ridiculous these days and this politically correct shit is annoying too i'm indian not native american my people were here looooong before it was called america just saying lol
That voice of Dustin O____O This is the best day of the year.
+Alejandrito Quezada Que te doy Alejandrito! xDDD Pero sí, con Thrice soy lo más fangirl que existe :DD
This song is tough!
+Keevanski Until may 27th when the album drops ;)
+Keevanski Its become so strong over the years its crazy
I liked thrice before. This album just put them in the love zone! His voice is so great!
Including every genre I listen to, this is my absolute 100% no doubt favorite song. Can’t believe i slept on this for like 7 years lol I’m gonna be playing this on repeat. I’ve been a fan of Thrice since Artist in the Ambulance days. Some bands grow and change for the worse, Thrice is NOT that. And that rich soulful voice with tons of emotion in it. Absolute banger.
This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf “ or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🐺🔥🐺🤘
i love this song from the first time i heared.
Same here.
me too awsome
Martin bei Nacht
Martin bei Nacht Same
Same bro
I'm very happy to be here with you all
+jccjproductions Me too, friend!
2023 and still listening to this like it’s my first time .. definitely hits something in the human soul
Same. Its that first line. Love it.
This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave” by SLT 🤘
Reminds me of my life as a heroin addict. Doing the same shit over and over again despite all the “bees stinging me” which to me means trouble with the law, ruined relationships, ruined health, pretty much leaving a wake of destruction everywhere I go, and bringing everyone around me down with me just to satisfy my selfish needs.
Agreed. Try out To whom it may / The great Filter. Perhaps you like it as well
Brilliant lyrics! So powerful, this is why we suffer as humans and do we ever learn? Sadly, no....
This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave” by SLT 🎶🤘🐺
Perfect song to train to.
Caleb Trevino I like Rage Against The Machine - Killing In The Name for training, especially when your hitting the slump and that tune comes on.
Caleb Trevino machinehead
Civalry hell yeah. thats😎👍👍
i listened THRICE since 2002 is my favorite band =) Greetings from Venezuela!
Escucho THRICE desde el 2002 es mi banda favorita =) Saludos desde Venezuela
Yo también soy de Venezuela y amo esta banda desde hace mas de una década. Saludos man!
Carlos Miguel ¡Que Brutal! Yo soy Fan de Thrice desde 2002 brother ¿De donde sos? Yo vivo en Punto Fijo
Vivo en Barquisimeto mi pana. Yo tambien soy fan mas o menos desde hace poco, cuando hacian punk! Jajaja
Carlos Miguel que brutal jajaja vamos a estar en contacto brother. Soy Capaz de ir a Barquisimeto para vacilarnos la Discografía de la banda
Si va! Como estas por Facebook?
Dustin Kensrue explains, “Lyrically the song spawned from an image that popped into my head; someone continually swatting at a swarm of bees to get their honey, but somehow not understanding why they would sting back in return. It seemed a fitting metaphor for much of U.S. foreign policy.”
thanks
True. But that is NOT what the video is about.
Well then explain how it's NOT about foreign policy/oil.
It may be about foreign policy, but it's a powerful song because it's also, maybe primarily, about the fundamental blindness of the greed in each one of us. Thrice makes powerful art because they always depict universal human emotions and struggles.
This is not just a self-righteous blame-anthem, it is also a reminder that all of us as sinful individual human beings are responsible for the sins of our society.
+Zachary Meckley Its literally about a hooker he met named honey
Still the best song Thrice has ever produced. The lyrics are gorgeous and so accurate. How is it we still don't understand that we're hurting ourselves with our own actions?
Can’t believe this is already 5 years old, Thank God my brother had tons of Thrice in the 2000s I could headband to while doing homework in middle school. Always been up there in the top of bands for me.
This is so good but you must hear “The Wave” or “Whispering Wolf” by SLT 🐺🤘
This song is my anthem! It explains my whole life in perfect detail. I absolutely love it.
After a group goes on hiatus, you don't expect them to come back sounding even better than what they were before. Thrice's music has always been a part of my life, I hope they stay forever
Aw man, I keep coming back to this song over and over again, all through the years. :)
Also love seeing all the interpretations of the song! I myself saw a comment when it came out that said it was about the oil wars, essentially. And seeing as petroleum's called black gold...
This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave” by SLT 🎶🤘🐺
I just found this song not too long ago and I am IN LOVE. Not with just this song but the band in its entirety
Glad that Seether was so impressed by this song so they covered it out of nowhere and help them to better success.
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Gotta hear this !!!
Back the f****** up
How the hell did I just find this song today? christ i got goose bumps
This songs sums up all the struggles within myself and with those love and care for. Addiction is an ugly disease
This is so good but you must hear “The Wave” or “Whispering Wolf” by SLT 🐺🤘🎶
The algorithm recommended me this song so many times and I ignored it and now here I am 2 years later and thrice is my favorite band
look into their discography, it's all gold
From A Great Height haha trust me I have and I’m glad I did
@@emekao502 what albums/songs are your fav?
From A Great Height my favorite album is definitely major/minor and my favorite song is words in water
Welcome! Been a Thrice fan for almost 20 years. Their sound has changed, but they've always kicked ass!
Been listening to you guys since before 2005. Still good.
me too, don't you think Dustin now sounds like a completely different person
lol
I was listening to earlier stuff just yesterday and thinking about how much his voice has grown since then.
Yeah man I saw them in 2006 with Deftones, Dredge, Atrayu, and some others... SOooo amazing...
Somehow I just heard this song today though! WTF?
Maaaaan, Deftones, Dredge, Atreyu, Thrice... I'd cut my arm to be there
dude taste of chaos 06 was the best lineup they ever had. so glad i got to go that show
I am so happy bands I love growing up are coming back with new singles. Radio has sucked for so long.
TRUE!
shooglechic A lot of these new up and coming bands just dont get it.
They think its all about looking cool and getting laid.
Thats good and all, but its mainly about reaching people through music.
xXEmbrace the MetalXx well hot groupies are a perk lol
corwin .r I wont debate that, but seriously... the younger generation is missing out.
There are exceptions, of course, but far too few.
Nice to know there are other people who think the airwaves are full of garbage. Thrice is awesome.
Will continue to be one of the best songs ever. The ability to bring the calm is amazing
This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave” by SLT 🎶🤘🔥🤘🎶
Thrice is freaking amazing....hell of a voice.❤️❤️
This holds so much actual meaning. I love it.
It's a sad song. Goood enough to comunicate some energy called HOPE. Don't loose yourself in pain dudes
This is so good but you must hear “The Wave” or “Whispering Wolf” by SLT 🐺🤘🎸🤘🐺
most beautiful thing about music is that everybody has their own interpretation of lyrics, every single person is making his own picture when listening to a song. my conclusion is that he's telling about men's nature, especially if you're a "rock star", surrounded by many pretty women but men are never happy, we always think that in other's "nest" the "honey has better tasting" , we are never appreciating what we have but always think that the next one is better. men, especially famous ones that can easily have any women, like to play with their feelings, hurting them and then run away, leaving destroyed marriages and feelings. it just got me that way
This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave” by SLT 🤘
Still all the founding members of the band, 18 years strong !!
Thirty Three Million views. Holy shit. Come a long way since Artist in The Ambulance. I love it.
Is sad to see that the most famous song of my favorite band is on his 8th album
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You gotta hear this!!!
Even though artists in the ambulance is my favorite and my first exposure to thrice these guys create the most incredible albums and continually evolve
Amazing how Thrice has managed to reinvent themselves time after time. This album was insane!
Was just listening to Music Box by them and thinking this same thing. Holy dynamics. They are like shapeshifters.
For awhile, it felt like they set the tone for all of these major scenes during the 2000's. And then post-hardcore took waaaay off, and they said 'fuck it, let's make some slick dad rock' and they've been crushing their own niche ever since. Alchemy Index will forever be one of my favorite compilations
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A must hear! :)
Such an awesome song, love the lyrics. We all screw things up like this all the time instead of just doing what's right to begin with. Live and learn my friends.
This is so good but you must hear “The Wave” or “Whispering Wolf” by SLT 🤘🐺🎶🐺🤘
I can't believe I am just hearing this now. Shame on me
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You gotta hear this!!!
Better late than never friend.
Me as well and its dope af!!
Fr tho, my crush just told me about the song awhile ago
Same here and its awesome.
JULY 10 2022 I still love this song. I play it constantly and Godspeed to you guys. Keep rockin
… Thrice is beyond the best !!! But you need to listen to Whispering Wolf 🐺 by SLT right NOW!!! You’re missing out 🤘!!! :) !!! :) !!! :) !!!
@@beezybeez7231 I'll check it out
@@randomvideogameplayer 🙏
FINALLY FOUND IT! I was searching for this song like an eternity T T
This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave” by SLT 🎶🤘🐺
A very deep song that I can relate too, great metaphors. Masterpiece
"Actually".
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U gotta hear this !..!..!..!..!..!
Lyrics
I keep swinging my hand through a swarm of bees ‘cause I ...
I want honey on my table
I keep swinging my hand through a swarm of bees ‘cause I ...
I want honey on my table
But I never get it right
no I never get it right
I keep swinging my hand through a swarm of bees
I can’t understand why they’re stinging me
But I’ll do what I want, I’ll do what I please
I’ll do it again till I got what I need
I’ll rip and smash through the hornet’s nest
Don’t they understand I deserve the best
And I’ll do what I want, I’ll do what I please
I’ll do it again till I got what I need
I tried to stick this pin through a butterfly ‘cause I ...
I like all the pretty colors
But it just fell apart so I flung it in the fire
to burn with all the others
Cause I never get it right
No, I never get it right
I keep swinging my hand through a swarm of bees
I can’t understand why they’re stinging me
But I’ll do what I want, I’ll do what I please
I’ll do it again till I got what I need
I’ll rip and smash through the hornet’s nest
Don’t they understand I deserve the best
And I’ll do what I want, I’ll do what I please
I’ll do it again till I got what I need
And this time I’ll get it right
yeah this time I’ll get it right
It’s gonna be this time I’ll get it right
Oh God let it be this time I get it right
So I’m cutting that branch off the cherry tree
I’m singing this will be my victory then I...
I see them coming after me
And they’re following me across the sea
And now they’re stinging my friends and my family and I...
I don’t know why this is happening
But I’ll do what I want, I’ll do what I please
I’ll do it again till I got what I need
I keep swinging my hand through a swarm of bees ‘cause I ...
I want honey on my table
: )
It’s in the description..
its "do you understand i deserve the best"
not "do they understand"
CHEVELLE your the reason humans kill other humans. This time get right..
EllieX Horizon thanks!
EllieX Horizon
Awesome
New fan here. Caught Thrice touring with Deftones last month.
What were some of your favorite songs they played? Listen to their entire discography, it's amazing. They're all over the place and each album brings something new.
Same!! Deftones were amazing!
Welcome! lol
No way I'm so jealous
Caught them in Miami, they were dope and Deftones killed it. It was a good night 🤘🏽
Been listening to Thrice since I was a teenager but this song is just beautiful. So powerful and relevant. ❤
This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf” or “The Wave” by SLT 🤘🐺🤘
one of the best songs ever made woo rock on!
I just found this piece of gold by my self ! So proud of My right Now.
Same
This is so good but you must hear “The Wave” or “Whispering Wolf” by SLT 🤘🐺🎶🎹🔥🤘🎧🎸🐺
I met this band because my dad gave me an album of "identity crisis" 3 years ago, I'm so glad it was like that 😔👊
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U gotta hear this !..!..!..!..!..!
The change up in the entire band's sound even all the way down to the vocals makes me feel like we all matured with this band. I stopped listening to this band back in high school like literally after middle school. I'm in my thirties now and my wife reintroduced me to these guys. This band's music found me again.
This is so good but you must hear “Whispering Wolf “ or “Live Not Survive” by SLT 🤘🐺🔥🐺🤘
The old guy really felt it lol love this so fuckin much!!
fuckin A he did, right?! love it
Guys I can't wait for the record to be released, I'm super excited!
+Dimitris Vasileias me too, right??!!
Stacey Colson Hell yes!
+Dimitris Vasileias I listened to this song in my earbud today while working my high stress nurse manager job. I hold in so much angst. this song blasting I'm my ear made me feel so much better. fuck yeah!
I love it when Alexa add this song to my playlist at work. I dont care who is in the store, I turn it so loud.. Love it.
Unless its a children's book store or something its really the only sensible thing to do. Hats off to you!
I love this song. When I’m having a bad day it helps me get through it
Likewise
2023. Still bangs, major. Most underrated and unknown bands who deserve stardom worldwide status.
This is so good but you must hear “The Wave” or “Whispering Wolf” by SLT 🐺🎶🐺🎶🐺
Thrice is da best
here for the pure epicness of the lyrics and the ridiculously amazing sound. i know that the lyrics are aimed at oil and how the US deals with such things, which i agree with the song. but it can also mean so many other things to the listener. its amazing
Devin Bigelow this is the most enlightened comment I have seen. Yes, political overtones abound. But this song is deeply relative to human nature. We do what makes us feel best. We are bent on making our own lives ideal through the supposedly unavoidable destruction of another person, culture, etc. The parallels are staggering. It speaks.
I wear glasses and have recommended this song to everyone, what a cool tune 3:02
This is so good but you must hear "The Wave" or "Whispering Wolf" by SLT 🤘🐺
Just started listening to Thrice, you guys are fuckin awesome.
Hell yeah man! This band has got everything. They speak about real meaning in their songs, they do it poetically, and their music is proportionally deep and effortful.
I know im so glad they are back I saw them at Riot fest last year live it was fuckin awesome!
I can't say anything else : WELCOME :)
Same.
My new favorite song!
Thank what ever God you believe in for Beautiful music!
This is so good but you must hear “The Wave” or “Whispering Wolf” by SLT 🐺🎶🤘
looks like i'm late to the party, but just heard this song for the first time on Pandora, today. i freaking love this song and the band.