Brian mentioned this song as being inspired by some weird events that all happened when he was visiting the area where he grew up:
"A bunch of people with clean automobile records got into car wrecks. In a two week span there was three car wrecks. Two were me. I was driving back to Silver Lake, where we live, which is about 40 minutes from the Canyon. There was this truck on the freeway and its straps broke loose and these wooden pallets fell off. I didn’t get hit that bad; other people in front of me got hit pretty bad. That was scary. Then about two weeks later, I was driving alone in the Canyon and there was rain and leaves and brush all over the road. I slipped and hit a tree at night. I was pretty shaken at that point. Then somebody who worked with us on the album flipped over driving home. There is a song on the record called “Busy Bees” that explains all those moments. All that transferred into intensity in the studio." (Source:http://www.fuse.tv/2012/04/fuse-friday-q-a-silversun-pickups-brian-aubert)
You can easily see the connection between the lyrics and some of the details he mentions. For example: "trees are blinking bright" describes the trees illuminated by the headlights as he is about to crash.
SoapManpv has made a very good point regarding the first three lines. The narrator is trying to get over something, namely the car crashes, with alcohol and metal music.
If I could just slow down
And scribble on missing pages
Who would I write it for
And who would write it for me
For me
For me now
To me this part describes what went through his mind during one of those accidents. He wished for some time to at least write a note, probably to leave a message if the accident should turn out to be fatal. And he can't quite make up his mind who to write to and is wondering if someone would write to him in such a situation. Basically he is asking himself who is most important to him and if there is someone to whom he is the most important person.
Some people wait just for a little bit
Why can’t I wait just for a little bit?
That part is probably expressing his regrets: Why did I drive so fast / why have I been in such a rush? Maybe he is also taking a jab at his temper in this regard. A similar message can be found in this part:
The back road findings
Could change my mind
Busy bees don’t really fly
If you are too busy, rushed and in a hurry, you won't come very far or reach your destination. You won't be able to "fly" under these circumstances. That is what he learned from the crashes.
Brian mentioned this song as being inspired by some weird events that all happened when he was visiting the area where he grew up:
"A bunch of people with clean automobile records got into car wrecks. In a two week span there was three car wrecks. Two were me. I was driving back to Silver Lake, where we live, which is about 40 minutes from the Canyon. There was this truck on the freeway and its straps broke loose and these wooden pallets fell off. I didn’t get hit that bad; other people in front of me got hit pretty bad. That was scary. Then about two weeks later, I was driving alone in the Canyon and there was rain and leaves and brush all over the road. I slipped and hit a tree at night. I was pretty shaken at that point. Then somebody who worked with us on the album flipped over driving home. There is a song on the record called “Busy Bees” that explains all those moments. All that transferred into intensity in the studio." (Source:http://www.fuse.tv/2012/04/fuse-friday-q-a-silversun-pickups-brian-aubert)
You can easily see the connection between the lyrics and some of the details he mentions. For example: "trees are blinking bright" describes the trees illuminated by the headlights as he is about to crash.
SoapManpv has made a very good point regarding the first three lines. The narrator is trying to get over something, namely the car crashes, with alcohol and metal music.
If I could just slow down And scribble on missing pages Who would I write it for And who would write it for me For me For me now
To me this part describes what went through his mind during one of those accidents. He wished for some time to at least write a note, probably to leave a message if the accident should turn out to be fatal. And he can't quite make up his mind who to write to and is wondering if someone would write to him in such a situation. Basically he is asking himself who is most important to him and if there is someone to whom he is the most important person.
Some people wait just for a little bit Why can’t I wait just for a little bit?
That part is probably expressing his regrets: Why did I drive so fast / why have I been in such a rush? Maybe he is also taking a jab at his temper in this regard. A similar message can be found in this part:
The back road findings Could change my mind Busy bees don’t really fly
If you are too busy, rushed and in a hurry, you won't come very far or reach your destination. You won't be able to "fly" under these circumstances. That is what he learned from the crashes.