Lyrics for Bees as interpreted by couldBanyone

Bees Lyrics
So sudden
The bees
They came flying
So violent
The bees
They came sly
So scary
The bees
They came wide
So wild
The bees
They came crying
They said: "I take my time"
You take your time
Please take your time
I take my time
I take my time
You take your time
Just take your time
I take my time

And if you need us
And if you neeeeeed
The bees (x6)
*garbled sounds*
And if you need us
Or If you neeeeed
The bees (x6)
*garbled sounds*
And if you need us
Or if you neeeeed
The bees (x6)
*garbled sounds*




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couldBanyone
02-17-2006

Rated +1 
I was surprised this song wasn't added earlier to the list. I think it is probably an underrated track from Feels. This conveys a wide-eyed wonderment at a simple creature: the bee. In the mind of a child it inspires feelings of fear and violence (those stings hurt!). The repeated mantra "I take my time/you take your time" is probably just as simple as it sounds. The bees, while being scary, remind this child/man to live in nature at a slowed tempo, not to rush about in the hustle and bustle of society. It is a general statement of simply feeling at rest.

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whj247
04-13-2006

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couldBanyone, u have shone a light on my previous darkness as to wtf this song was on. thanks bra.

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couldBanyone
04-14-2006

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whj247, no problem. That is what this site is designed for. Enjoy the Collective :)

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doloreaesthetic
04-16-2006

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the bees the bees the bees the bees the bees the bees reerurureerruuuuurrr.

That's what this song means to me.

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tdamcbigity
05-23-2006

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hahaha. bees indeed. slow down all of us slow reerurueerurrrr...

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Timoty
05-31-2006

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At first this song bored me, but if I'm just relaxed and chilling I can listen to the whole thing and it's great. I have a short attention span, so that's quite a feat for me.

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slow_down_the_world
10-11-2006

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on of my most favorite songs, some how i always attract these creatures(the bees).Possibly in this song the bees "think", their taking their time but from our perspective they move *violently,so sudden- so scary,so wild -yet so articulate.

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peacenlove1239
04-08-2007

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BEES! AHH! :)

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blueofthesky
06-17-2007

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i watched my girl last night, and as thomas j was being attacked by the bees this song came to mind

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alice_d
08-09-2007

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i enjoy how "the bees" sounds like "the beast" when said several times in a row.. not sure if it was intentional, though

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heyheyhey111
08-11-2007

Rated 0 
This song's okay... but Fickle Cycle is way better and should have replaced it. We already have a long, drawn-out song in Daffy Duck.

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rabashinko
09-14-2007

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In the context of the whole album, which is filled with songs about love, I'm pretty sure this song represents an initial reaction to a breakup. The approaching "bees" are the moment of realization of what's happening. It's a great parallel - if you've never been broken up with unexpectedly, there's an initial feeling of fear when you first see what's coming at you. It's a volatile moment. With this in mind, I think the rest of the lyrics make a little more sense - "I take my time / You take your time" and "And if you need us." are the feelings most people have in this situation, wanting to cling to the relationship ("Let's just take some time and see what happens...").

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artformsnow
09-30-2007

Rated 0 
If you knew a summer rainstorm one afternoon on the Gulf coast of Florida, you know this song by heart.

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HEY scenesters
09-30-2007

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i really enjoy the relationship concept, rabashinko

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DauAlSet
10-30-2007

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me and my boyfriend dropped acid recently and the day after it still was in his system and he decided that Bees was a song he had never understood or gave time to understand. Once he started listening to it he told me it was obvious that the song was about love, how it swarms like the bees.

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willlliw
01-01-2008

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did anyone notice that this song has no tempo?

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summeradolescence
01-08-2008

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I like what Slow Down the World said:
"Possibly in this song the bees think they're taking their time but from our perspective they move *violently, so sudden- so scary, so wild -yet so articulate."
At first I was wondering why the song was so slow in the beginning because it didn't sound "sudden", "violent", "scary", or "wild" at all. But it makes more sense when you put it that way because then the bees are the ones speaking. "I'll take my time" then makes more sense with how slow the song is.

Kudos to Rabashinko as well.

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kevinthemessia
01-23-2008

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I fucking love Dolreaesthetic's comment. hahahahaha

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amongthetrees
01-28-2008

Rated +1 
I can imagine a drunken Winnie the Pooh singing this

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HimpthePimp
01-29-2008

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i liked this song more when i thought it was "beast" instead of bees

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HimpthePimp
01-29-2008

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I thought it was like one of those bedtime stories about some unimaginably horrible beast. i also like its lack of tempo

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panjialang
06-12-2008

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I find it ironic that they use bees as the animal to symbolize relaxation and slowness. Don't we say "busy as a bee?" In the animal kingdom, don't bees symbolize hastiness, serving as a parallel to the mad rush of everyday life?

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SkylinexBleedsxRed
07-12-2008

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Its bees people, not beast! The way that bees is being pronounced is not just simple as saying bees.. The S sticks out more instead of Z.. Like when you say bees it automatically sounds like bee'z..

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hey judddeeeeeee
08-09-2008

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this song is so great
in a normal mindset to me,
this song would be boring and actually a burden to listen to.
but it means so much
i cant really even think about it
but through my interpertation, it means a lot.
its so beautiful in the simpliest ways.
and it doesnt have a tempo, it portrays bees as the everyday world doesnt, and is "bees" is misunderstood for "beast"
all these things make it better
i love it so much

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birdberry
01-14-2009

Rated +1 
Hahhh a drunken winnie the pooh. Too good.

I love the dreamy tempo of this song

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