Folk ◆ Defiant · Yearning

Multifaceted

by John Osinga

30 August 2026

Verse 1

As far as the multifaceted can see

Seed grains of desolation haunt my dreams

I don't know how this can be

My peewee brain can't even ask why

Little me is blue sky hungry

But even I know this ain't fly

Chorus

In the endless fields of corn and grains

Those of your green and gold aplenty

There's a desert of famine

As far as the multifaceted can see

Verse 2

So you know how Hive Ruin came to bee

Well, there was a time when life was kind

When wildflowers played with the four winds

When clear nectar was easy to find

Verse 3

Now in fields of plenty we go hungry

Flying over the monoculture farms

We starve for diversity

And of all those who set out to toil

Those millions who used to bee

Now quietly feeding your rich soil

Chorus

In the endless fields of corn and grains

Those of your green and gold aplenty

There's a desert of famine

As far as the multifaceted can see

Bridge

Easy now before you say buzz-off

We hope your eyes are stinging to see

When plowing down the pollen field of dreams

This land was made for you and for bee

Verse 4

Let it come to bee in a row or two

In these fields of seed grain plenty

To fly once more to the nectar of life

As far as these five eyes of mine can see

Outro

As far as the multifaceted can see

Genre: Eco-Folk | Mood: Defiant, Yearning

A note from the lyricist

Eco-Folk | Defiant, Yearning | Bee colony collapse, monoculture --- I was driving with my wife, Edle, a few years ago when we came upon a huge cornfield. And I casually said to her that to a bee, this is a vast desert to fly over; not a single flower. And gosh, this hit her hard. Not long ago, we were on a drive, and she said, "There is another field that bees only know as a desert. John — that is so damn sad. Don't tell me stuff like this."

— John Osinga