I think much like another song “Anti-Matter” (that's also on the same album as this song), this one is also is inspired by a horrifying van crash the band experienced on Nov 3, 2022. This, much like the other track, sounds like it's an extension what they shared while huddled in the wreckage, as they helped frontman Garrett Russell stem the bleeding from his head wound while he was under the temporary effects of a concussion. The track speaks of where the mind goes at the most desperate & desolate of times, when it just about slips away to all but disconnect itself, and the aftermath.
Maybe I'm blind, maybe I'm blind
Oh, I couldn't see you shine
And shimmer right in front of my eyes
Front of my eyes, oh no
I never saw light, never saw light
All I saw were faded mirrors
And dim reflections but
You shine, you shine so much brighter, oh
So honey let me sing you a song
And listen to my words
As they come out wrong, but don't
Run away, run away, this time
And honey let me look in your eyes
You can open them one at a time, but don't
Look away, look away, this time
Open your mind, open your mind
To know that you don't have to hide
So please don't leave me
Don't meet me outside
Leave me outside, oh no
Oh, and honey I'll try, honey I'll try to hold you
Like the starry skies, we lie beneath tonight
'Cause you shine, you shine so much brighter
Oh, oh, oh, oh
So honey let me sing you a song
And listen to my words
As they come out wrong, but don't
Run away, run away, this time
And honey let me look in your eyes
You can open them one at a time, but don't
Look away, look away, this time
Oh, I'm walking on a wire, 'cause you're all I want now
So don't feed me to the fire, and I won't let you down
And please don't hide, these things we say tonight
Can help us get our feet back on the ground
So honey let me sing you a song
And listen to my words
As they come out wrong, but don't
Run away, run away, this time
And honey let me look in your eyes
You can open them one at a time, but don't
Look away, no, look away
No, look away, don't look away, oh
And honey let me sing you a song
And listen to my words
As they, come out wrong, but don't
Run away, run away this time
And honey let me look in your eyes
Oh, they burn like fire, but don't
Look away, look away, this time
And don't, look away, look away this time
Don't look away, look away, this time.
Oh, I couldn't see you shine
And shimmer right in front of my eyes
Front of my eyes, oh no
I never saw light, never saw light
All I saw were faded mirrors
And dim reflections but
You shine, you shine so much brighter, oh
So honey let me sing you a song
And listen to my words
As they come out wrong, but don't
Run away, run away, this time
And honey let me look in your eyes
You can open them one at a time, but don't
Look away, look away, this time
Open your mind, open your mind
To know that you don't have to hide
So please don't leave me
Don't meet me outside
Leave me outside, oh no
Oh, and honey I'll try, honey I'll try to hold you
Like the starry skies, we lie beneath tonight
'Cause you shine, you shine so much brighter
Oh, oh, oh, oh
So honey let me sing you a song
And listen to my words
As they come out wrong, but don't
Run away, run away, this time
And honey let me look in your eyes
You can open them one at a time, but don't
Look away, look away, this time
Oh, I'm walking on a wire, 'cause you're all I want now
So don't feed me to the fire, and I won't let you down
And please don't hide, these things we say tonight
Can help us get our feet back on the ground
So honey let me sing you a song
And listen to my words
As they come out wrong, but don't
Run away, run away, this time
And honey let me look in your eyes
You can open them one at a time, but don't
Look away, no, look away
No, look away, don't look away, oh
And honey let me sing you a song
And listen to my words
As they, come out wrong, but don't
Run away, run away this time
And honey let me look in your eyes
Oh, they burn like fire, but don't
Look away, look away, this time
And don't, look away, look away this time
Don't look away, look away, this time.
Lyrics submitted by LeSerpentMascara
Honey, Let Me Sing You a Song Lyrics as written by Eric Rosse Matt Hires
Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Spirit Music Group, Warner Chappell Music, Inc.
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