Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Vocals
James Hetfield
James Hetfield
Vocals
Lars Ulrich
Lars Ulrich
Drums
Kirk Hammett
Kirk Hammett
Guitar
Robert Trujillo
Robert Trujillo
Bass
Sarth Calhoun
Sarth Calhoun
Electronics
Jenny Scheinman
Jenny Scheinman
Violin
Megan Gould
Megan Gould
Violin
Ron Lawrence
Ron Lawrence
Viola
Marika Hugues
Marika Hugues
Cello
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Composer
Metallica
Metallica
Composer
Jenny Scheinman
Jenny Scheinman
String Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Lou Reed
Lou Reed
Producer
Metallica
Metallica
Producer
Hal Willner
Hal Willner
Producer
Greg Fidelman
Greg Fidelman
Mixing Engineer
Mike Gillies
Mike Gillies
Recording Engineer
Jim Monti
Jim Monti
Engineer
Dan Monti
Dan Monti
Engineer
Sara Lyn Killion
Sara Lyn Killion
Engineer
Kent Matcke
Kent Matcke
Engineer
Geoff Neal
Geoff Neal
Assistant Mixing Engineer
Vlado Meller
Vlado Meller
Mastering Engineer

Lyrics

You can't put a butterfly in a jar
If the effort's too high, no matter who you are
You can't catch the moon or the sun or the stars
It doesn't matter who you are
Iced honey
Iced honey
Now me, I've tried a million tricks
To make life cold and make it stick
Not running heat that flames then out
But the proud piece of ice that always floats
Iced honey
Iced honey
If I can't trap a butterfly or a bee
If I can't keep my heart where I want it to be
If no matter how much soul and heart I put to the wood
If a flaming heart is not that good
Iced honey
If you can't put a butterfly in a jar
If violence mars your final hour
If you make others feel like jam
Poured on a piece of charbroiled lamb
If it's all mixed up and you cannot shout
And your oxygen starts to run out
If your final gasp has the recipe wrong
And instead of hello you say, "So long"
If your energy starts to leak out
And people wonder what you're all about
A heartbreaker with an unattached heart
The story of love gives them all a start
And me, I've always been this way
Not by choice, just this way
I can't put my honey pot in a jar
Or a heart or a fist of some young boy
If you can't put a butterfly in a jar
No wonder, no need to wonder where you are
It might seem like hell, the River Styx
Your affection never sticks
No matter what you say, no matter what you do
A butterfly heart flies right past you
There's nothing to say, nothing to do
See if the ice will melt for you
See if the ice will melt for you
See if the ice will melt for you
See if the ice will melt for you
See if the ice will melt for you
Iced honey
Ah-ah-ah-ah, iced honey
Ooh-ooh, iced honey
Iced honey
See if the ice will melt for you
See if the ice will melt for you
See if the ice will melt for you
See if the ice will melt for you
Iced honey
Ay, yeah, iced honey
Ooh, iced honey
See if the, see if the ice will melt for you
Oh-oh-oh, iced honey
Ooh-oh-whoo, iced honey
Ah-ah-ah-ah, iced honey
Written by: James Hetfield, Kirk Hammett, Lars Ulrich, Lou Reed, Robert Trujillo
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