On 'Honey,' Robyn Dances Toward Stillness
Robyn songs feel like crying on the dancefloor. But Honey is, at its core, about moving towards something freer, softer, more honest.
On an emotional level, Robyn songs usually aren't interested in tidy conclusions. They're more inclined to sit in the warring, volatile parts of our inner lives, and then find some space in there to dance. She's desperately trying to get over someone while staring at them from her; she wants the object of her affection to leave his girlfriend but also wants him to; she wants to devote all her time to someone but also instructs that person not to. "Maybe we could make it happen,", "but things will never change." Robyn songs feel like crying on the dancefloor: being right in the
