What is “Honey” about?
"Honey" is a flirtatious love song in which a new lover walks in "like summer on a Monday morning" and every detail turns sweet, from caramel and cinnamon to syrup on the beat. The second verse moves to a rooftop on a Saturday, where the narrator memorizes the other person's laugh like a favorite riff. Track eleven on Velvet, it extends the album's run of romantic songs and echoes the earlier "Sugar" in its imagery of sweetness.
Honey lyrics
Ooh, dripping sweet
Yeah, yeah
You walked in like summer on a Monday morning
Caramel and cinnamon without a warning
Got me spinning circles in my favorite dress
Every word you whisper is a sweet caress
Sticky situation but I don't mind staying
Got the record skipping from the games we're playing
Pour a little sugar on this melody
You and me together is a recipe
Honey, you're dripping on me
Sweet like a fantasy I can't shake free
Honey, come closer to me
Every drop got me feeling like a golden dream
Give me that honey
Saturday vibrations on a rooftop swaying
Bass line got us moving, no need for saying
Your laugh is like a riff I memorize
Sunlight dancing golden in your heavy eyes
Take me to the place where the tempo slows
Whisper something only your body knows
Syrup on the beat and you're on my mind
Leaving traces everywhere I find
Honey, you're dripping on me
Sweet like a fantasy I can't shake free
Honey, come closer to me
Every drop got me feeling like a golden dream
Give me that honey
Slow it down, let it breathe
You're the sweetest frequency
Wrap me up, don't let go
Let the sugar overflow
Honey, you're dripping on me
Sweet like a fantasy I can't shake free
Honey, come closer to me
Every drop got me feeling like a golden dream
Give me that honey
Mmm, honey
So sweet, so sweet
Give me that honey