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Lost Honeybee

by Conor Miley

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Third single from debut solo album, Thousand Yard Stare. Released on 15th September 2023.The single is accompanied by a video by Michael-David McKernan.

lyrics

Lyrics:

In my mind the devil rings a warning bell,
It echoes all around.
Beyond the point where lovers go,
Out to some failing theatre show,
It sounds.

Though her voice may call on me,
And feed my yearning,
Empathy catches like a melody in the ether,
Suddenly, I am back to where I stood,
Dangling on the edges of denial.

And it was me who saw the sweethearts in full flow,
Then watched affection come and go with the ease of a folding domino.

It would seem that she plays a mean, hard-hearted game for cruel sport,
But everything's confused.
Devoted words hang in the air,
Just residue, reshaped and reproduced.

And though she's just an anecdote of playful times and inner jokes,
Her memory lingers like a ghost next to me.
A baritone bellow from my bursting chest,
I'm babbling in a vacuum to no-one.

Saying, "it was me who saw the sweethearts come undone on a street in Babylon",
Where each girl has a place and a song in their name.

But, it seems that in the age of wannabies,
She's a ringer for the queen,
Or just a lost honeybee.

In my mind the devil sings a harmony,
It makes the bloody sound of a thousand tales of tragedy,
A million words all strewn across the ground.

And though my walls came crashing in a fit of love,
A mothering archangel came to take me in,
She soaked my feet and bathed my skin,
And I was calling out her name,
Singing to the heavens for a clue.

Singing, "it was me who saw the sweethearts in full flow,
Then watched my lover come and go like a thief",
At the end of it all,
She is free.

But, it seems that in the age of wannabies,
She's a ringer for the queen,
Or just a lost honeybee.

credits

released September 15, 2023
Credits:

Conor Miley: Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Electric Guitars, Effects, Piano, Synths, MPE Controller, Organs, Glockenspiel.

Additional Musicians:
Christian Best: Drums
Maria Ryan: Violin
Lucia MacPartlin: Violin
Yseult Cooper Stockdale: Cello

Lyrics and music by Conor Miley
Arranged and produced by Conor Miley

Recorded in various houses around Dublin
Except
Drums and Strings, recorded by Christian Best in Monique Studios
Mixed by Christian Best
Mastered by Stephen Ceresia at Stoneyfield Mastering
Artwork by Enagh Farrell

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Conor Miley Dublin, Ireland

Songwriter, singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer hailing from Dublin. His music draws from the well of folk, indie and electronica in expansive and intricate arrangements that deliver an emotive punch, while his lyrics explore the range of human emotions and experience in an original and dynamic way ... more

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