honeybee – English Lyrics

• By: Olivia Rodrigo

Lyrics & Translation

Explore the nuances of romantic English through 'honeybee.' This song is perfect for learners wanting to master metaphorical language and descriptive adjectives used to express affection and longing in a modern pop context.

[English]

作词 : Olivia Rodrigo

作曲 : Olivia Rodrigo

So I guess that it’s true

Time can heal even the worst of wounds

And the cliches I knew

Seemed so commonplace when I saw you

Let’s just walk in the dark

Hop the fence in the park

Baby boy, honeybee

God I love the way you look at me

And it’s too hard to describe this

In a way that feels honest

But even when I’m quiet

I love you baby, I promise

And I hope I never see

What your face looks like going

A face I swear that I could

Spend my whole life knowing

Here’s to hoping

Pick me up, walk me home

And it feels like God threw me a bone

Sticky sweet, tangerine

Would you sit and keep me company

In the dark, I’m not scared

I just reach and you’re right there

Shooting stars, racing cars

Everything I own just feels like ours

It’s too hard to describe this

In a way that feels honest

But even when I’m quiet

I love you baby, I promise

And I hope I never see

What your face looks like going

A face I swear that I could

Spend my whole life knowing

Here’s to hoping

I hope I never see

What your face looks like going

A face I swear that I could

Spend my whole life knowing

Here’s to hoping

It’s too hard to describe this

In a way that feels honest

But even when I’m quiet

I promise

And I hope I never see

What your face looks like going

A face I swear that I could

Spend my whole life knowing

Here’s to hoping

Key Vocabulary

Vocabulary	Meanings
heal /hiːl/ B2	verb - To cause a wound or injury to become sound or healthy again.
cliches /ˈkliːʃeɪz/ C1	noun - Phrases or opinions that are overused and betray a lack of original thought.
commonplace /ˈkɒmənpleɪs/ B2	adjective - Not unusual; ordinary.
honeybee /ˈhʌnibii/ B1	noun - A social bee that creates honey and is often used as a term of endearment.
describe /dɪˈskraɪb/ A2	verb - Give an account in words of someone or something.
honest /ˈɒnɪst/ A2	adjective - Free of deceit and untruthfulness; sincere.
promise /ˈprɒmɪs/ A2	verb - Assure someone that one will do something.
swear /sweər/ B1	verb - To promise or make a solemn statement.
sticky /ˈstɪki/ A2	adjective - Tending or designed to stick to things on contact.
tangerine /ˌtændʒəˈriːn/ B2	noun - A small citrus fruit.
company /ˈkʌmpəni/ A2	noun - The fact or condition of being with another or others.
scared /skeəd/ A2	adjective - Fearful; frightened.
racing /ˈreɪsɪŋ/ A2	adjective - Used for a competition of speed.
wounds /wuːndz/ B2	noun - Injuries to living tissue.
hop /hɒp/ B1	verb - To jump over something.

Key Grammar Structures

• Time can heal even the worst of wounds

  ➔ Modal verb 'can' + bare infinitive

  ➔ The modal 'can' is used here to express possibility or ability, followed by the base form of the verb 'heal'.

• Seemed so commonplace when I saw you

  ➔ Past tense verb + Adjective complement

  ➔ The linking verb 'seemed' connects the subject to the adjective 'commonplace' to describe a past state.

• God I love the way you look at me

  ➔ Relative clause omitting 'that' or 'in which'

  ➔ The structure 'the way (that/in which) you look at me' is a common reduced relative clause.

• And it’s too hard to describe this

  ➔ Infinitive phrase acting as subject complement

  ➔ The phrase 'to describe this' complements the adjective 'hard' following the dummy subject 'it'.

• Even when I’m quiet

  ➔ Subordinating conjunction of time

  ➔ 'When' introduces a subordinate clause of time, modifying the action of 'loving'.

• I hope I never see what your face looks like going

  ➔ Noun clause as direct object

  ➔ The clause 'what your face looks like going' functions as the object of the verb 'see'.

• And it feels like God threw me a bone

  ➔ Subjunctive-like comparison using 'like'

  ➔ 'Like' is used here as a conjunction to introduce a clause describing the feeling.

• Everything I own just feels like ours

  ➔ Reduced relative clause

  ➔ 'Everything (that) I own' uses a reduced relative clause where the relative pronoun 'that' is omitted.