I think she described her meaning in this song very clearly in the post that quotes her words on it. Sometimes even her explanation leaves you with more questions than the song itself did. But not this time. It seems pretty straightforward.
Prior to reading those words, I always thought she was referring to all of us as bees. Busy little lives, busy working and making honey, doing what bees do, etc. And the Beekeeper is the angel of death that comes to us all to collect us.
Somebody thought the Beekeeper was God. From any angle I can see, I really don't think so, but there are no thought police here. Almost all of the major religions depict God as having Angels that do his work, especially to collect us, or guide us, or give us messages, etc. That same poster thought that Michael was referring to her father. I'm pretty sure Michael was referring to Archangel Michael (whom I thought was the Beekeeper in this song). He is referred to as a prince among angels and has been attributed many tasks, not least of which is defeating Satan. A couple among them was to care for and heal the sick. Another is to blow the trumpet that wakes the dead (sleeping) back to life at the time of revelation. I believe she was appealing to him to spare the life of her mother (heal her) or bring her back to life if need be (raise her from the dead), and if he had to come back with a bee, take her instead of her mother. Michael (The Beekeeper) just said to her not to worry, he'll be taking her too...in time.
That same person said she thinks Tori is peeking in her window to write directly to her. Her whole post shows the magic of Tori. The poster was wrong about Tori's meaning in these words, but even though they were on two different meanings, this poster thought that Tori was writing the meaning that was most specific to the poster's situation. The way Tori writes, she leaves it open for you to take your meaning and feel like she gave it to you. It feels personal to us all, ironically in a meaning that we concluded, not Tori. But she let's us have that by her skillful lyrics with deep meaning, that are somehow simultaneously undefined. To accomplish both of those in the same words is the ultimate goal of song writing. Tori is among the very best at it.
I think she described her meaning in this song very clearly in the post that quotes her words on it. Sometimes even her explanation leaves you with more questions than the song itself did. But not this time. It seems pretty straightforward.
Prior to reading those words, I always thought she was referring to all of us as bees. Busy little lives, busy working and making honey, doing what bees do, etc. And the Beekeeper is the angel of death that comes to us all to collect us.
Somebody thought the Beekeeper was God. From any angle I can see, I really don't think so, but there are no thought police here. Almost all of the major religions depict God as having Angels that do his work, especially to collect us, or guide us, or give us messages, etc. That same poster thought that Michael was referring to her father. I'm pretty sure Michael was referring to Archangel Michael (whom I thought was the Beekeeper in this song). He is referred to as a prince among angels and has been attributed many tasks, not least of which is defeating Satan. A couple among them was to care for and heal the sick. Another is to blow the trumpet that wakes the dead (sleeping) back to life at the time of revelation. I believe she was appealing to him to spare the life of her mother (heal her) or bring her back to life if need be (raise her from the dead), and if he had to come back with a bee, take her instead of her mother. Michael (The Beekeeper) just said to her not to worry, he'll be taking her too...in time.
That same person said she thinks Tori is peeking in her window to write directly to her. Her whole post shows the magic of Tori. The poster was wrong about Tori's meaning in these words, but even though they were on two different meanings, this poster thought that Tori was writing the meaning that was most specific to the poster's situation. The way Tori writes, she leaves it open for you to take your meaning and feel like she gave it to you. It feels personal to us all, ironically in a meaning that we concluded, not Tori. But she let's us have that by her skillful lyrics with deep meaning, that are somehow simultaneously undefined. To accomplish both of those in the same words is the ultimate goal of song writing. Tori is among the very best at it.