Sweet Like Honey

[Verse 1] You call me sugar Sip me in slow Your laugh on my shoulder Sun on the window But under my ribcage Old hives still hum Names I don't mention Still taste on my tongue [Chorus] Sweet like honey You’re working on a brand‑new love But my heart’s taking flight Every time you reach me I jump My past still stings like a bee Like a bee Baby can you hold me Till the honey drowns the memory [Verse 2] You kiss my wrist Where the bruises once bloomed Trace all the places I used to consume I flinched at your kindness You stayed anyway Pulled out the splinters From old summer times [Chorus] [Bridge] I was chasing every flower Never letting roots sink in Leaving pieces in the clover Gathering a garden full of sin Now I’m learning how to linger On your porch in the spring air If I buzz when I’m frightened Promise you’ll still be there [Chorus]