Honey In The Heart

Track 3 | Mother Medicine (3:52)

Mother Medicine - Sara Emmitt Album Cover

This song is about many things, but I started writing it when I was studying an Ayurvedic concept called Ojas; a sweet, thick nectar that lives within our being and is responsible for our body’s luster, joy and immunity. I likened it to honey, and my reverence for both Ojas and honey grew as I studied both adjacently. Of course, I couldn’t have an ode to honey without mention of our dear bees, so the song unfolded in several chapters. I consider it one of my best love songs.

Honey in the Heart Lyrics

written by Sara Emmitt

There is honey in the heart

and wings on the mind

but if you fly away

don’t leave your love behind

For if it’s sweetness you seek

then so you shall find

eight drops in the heart

bring you back to the divine

Sticky fingers on the cabinets

and all over the walls

for the nectar of this life is

messy and overflows

So catch it on your tongue

and hold it in your mouth

Let it saturate your bones

sweeten you from inside out

Oh honey I adore you

like the waves do love the shore

you are the keeper of the force

you are the echo of the source

and your healing brings us wellness

as your sweetness is contagious

In the light of all you offer

may you stay blessed by nature’s altar (2x)

Oh my queen bee

I bow to thee

creatress weave sweet majesty

in your kingdom home

of honeycomb

on your golden throne

medicine crone

with your workers and drones

you are fair

pheromones let your wishes be known

you are life’s backbone, ooo

you are life’s back bone, ooooo

Oh honey I adore you

like the waves do love the shore

you are the keeper of the force

you are the echo of the source

and your healing brings us wellness

as your sweetness is contagious

In the light of all you offer

may you stay blessed by nature’s altar

In the light of all you offer

may you stay blessed

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released June 20, 2021

Original songs, vocals and guitar by Sara Emmitt

Cello, Banjo, Violin, Second Guitar, Bass: Avery Johnson
Bass: Brian Ellison
Drums: Mike “Squid” Gullekson
Piano: Daniel Herman
Mandolin: Drew Emmitt
Harmonica: Dave Emmitt

Mixed by Daniel Herman (Mineral Sound)
Mastered by Jake Mackie
Cover art by Stepha Lawson (@thelanguageofbirth)

Recorded by Avery Johnson at Stone Cottage Studios in Boulder, Colorado.