Honeycomb, a thousand rooms

[Verse — woody flute, bass pulse]
I store the sweetness through the cold
Keep little bodies safe from snow
You taste the honey, want it clear
And never ask what it costs here

[Pre-Chorus]
The meadow's calling from beyond
I've worked so long I've lost its song

[Chorus — bright, aching]
Honeycomb, a thousand rooms
I keep them warm, I lose my bloom
I'd split the hive and chase the spring
And feel the wildflowers on my wings
But all the young would face the frost
They shouldn't pay for what I've lost
(Buzz low, stay warm)

[Bridge — bass alone]
The sun will come. I tell myself
While summer gathers on the shelf

[Outro]
I taste one drop and close the lid
Who was I before all this?