**[Verse 1 – Her (gravelly, low, raspy, like she’s been drinking smoke and regret)]** I been stingin’ every flower in this town Chasin’ honey that just drags me back down You walk in, all sugar and that sideways smile Cut through the bullshit like you been here a while **[Verse 1 – Her (soft, soulful, a little weepy but with steel underneath)]** I been runnin’ from the hive, from the hurt Buildin’ walls outta wax just to keep from gettin’ burned But you buzz around, all trouble in your eyes Act like you don’t need me, but you’re buzzin’ ‘round my light **[Pre-Chorus – Both, trading lines, tension rising, voices starting to tangle]** Her: You think you see me? Her: I see right through that armor, baby Her: You think you know me? Her: I know every crack, and I still want you maybe **[Chorus – Together, harmonizing raw and powerful, slow-burning build from piano/guitar into swelling band]** Honey Bee, why you gotta sting me like that? Honey Bee, why you make it feel so good when you fight back? We’re dancin’ on the edge of a broken wing You’re the sweetest poison, the sharpest thing Honey Bee… come on and sting me again **[Verse 2 – Her, softer at first, then fire creeping in, playful push]** You talk tough, but your hands shake when I get close Like you’re scared I’ll see the boy behind the ghost I got my own scars, baby, don’t you pretend You’re just another drifter tryin’ to land where the hurt ends **[Verse 2 – Him, gravel turning to ache, meeting her fire]** Yeah, I’m broken, but you like the way I break You poke the bear just to watch the thunder wake We’re two fools in a barroom full of smoke and sin You call me trouble… but you keep lettin’ me in **[Pre-Chorus – Both, voices rising, playful tension snapping like a rubber band]** Her: You think you own me? Him: I own every damn look you’re givin’ Her: You think you’ll break me? Him: I already did… and you’re still livin’ **[Chorus – Together, full emotional swell, raw and stadium-sized but intimate]** Honey Bee, why you gotta sting me like that? Honey Bee, why you make it feel so good when you fight back? We’re dancin’ on the edge of a broken wing You’re the sweetest poison, the sharpest thing Honey Bee… come on and sting me again **[Bridge – Slow burn, almost whispered then exploding, trading lines with raw harmony]** Her (soft, gravel in throat): I ain’t good for you… Her (weeping fire): Then why do I keep comin’ back? Him: This hive’s on fire… Her: Then let it burn, let it burn black **[Final Chorus – Both, voices cracking with soul, full band roaring but still intimate, harmonizing like they’re seeing straight through each other]** Honey Bee, sting me harder, make it last Honey Bee, turn this pain into something that we can’t outrun fast We’re flyin’ too close, wings catchin’ flame But I’d rather burn with you than live the same Honey Bee… Honey Bee… Come on and sting me… One more time… **[Outro – Fading piano and acoustic guitar, voices soft and raspy, almost spoken-sung in harmony]** Yeah… you see right through me And I see right through you too Honey Bee… We’re gonna get stung But damn… it feels like truth. *(End on a single sustained note, raw and unresolved, like the tension never really breaks.)*
