Lyric discussion by liquidus4 

Cover art for Honeycomb lyrics by Animal Collective

As far as meaning goes:

As far as meaning, I believe it's about never giving up, love, and working together. Honeycomb is the world/community/people. You'll go through hardships, repeating past mistakes, not being able to see things through to the end, etc. But, if you fill up your heart, it spills outside, meaning if your needs are met and your happy, you will help other people, or even just positively influence them by your attitude.

So not only are you taking care of yourself and loving yourself, but as you do that it affects those around you. That love, happiness, and value that you have is spreading, and it starts to fill up, until it reaches the top of the hive.

It's about having a fulfilling life, because your being positive has spread to all those around you. Hence the Life/Hive interchanging at the end.