Released: August 27, 2021

Songwriter: John Cunningham Trent Reznor Atticus Ross Halsey

Producer: Atticus Ross Trent Reznor

[Verse 1]
She told me, "Open your mouth," she said, "I got a surprise"
And so I opened it wide and then she crawled inside
She's on the tip of my tongue, she's on the top of my thighs
And if I searched a thousand miles, I'd be dyin' to find

[Pre-Chorus]
Between my fingers, she leaves, then she lingers
If she's gonna go, well, then I'm goin' with her
I know that I won't forget

[Chorus]
She was sweet like honey
But all I can taste is the blood in my mouth
And the bitterness in goodbyе
Drippin' like honey
Down the back of my throat and on thе front of my mind
And well, she's impatient and I'm complacent
With just a little taste of wastin' time
Lookin' for honey
Well, she stings like she means it, she's mean and she's mine

[Verse 2]
Out and about without a reason or rhyme
And now she's dancin' on a table and she spins on a dime
But she's hell in a basket, just makin' a racket
I love every second, it's fuckin' fantastic

[Pre-Chorus]
Good things aren't easy to get
I know that I won't regret

[Chorus]
She was sweet like honey
And all I can taste is the blood in my mouth
And the bitterness in goodbye
Drippin' like honey
Down the back of my throat and on the front of my mind
And well, she's impatient and I'm complacent
With just a little taste of wastin' time
Lookin' for honey
Well, she stings like she means it, she's mean and she's mine

[Pre-Chorus]
Between my fingers, she leaves, then she lingers
If she's gonna go, well, then I'm goin' with her
And I know that I won't forget

[Chorus]
She was sweet like honey
But all I can taste is the blood in my mouth
And the bitterness in goodbye
Drippin' like honey
Down the back of my throat and on the front of my mind
And well, she's impatient and I'm complacent
With just a little taste of wastin' time
Lookin' for honey
Well, she stings like she means it, she's mean and she's mine

Halsey

Halsey is the stage name of New Jersey singer Ashley Nicolette Frangipane. It is an anagram of her first name and reference to the Halsey Street subway stop and street in Brooklyn where she used to live. The bio on her website

I am Halsey. I will never be anything but honest. I write songs about sex and being sad."

Halsey was diagnosed with bipolar disorder when she was 17. This has greatly influenced her creative process from the start of her career. Songs like “Control” and “Gasoline” explicitly delve into her psychological and emotional battles. Manic, Halsey’s third album and arguably her rawest and most emotionally vulnerable, was written in a fully manic state rather than a depressive one.