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Hozier – Take Me to Church
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“Take Me to Church” is the debut single by Irish recording artist Hozier. It has become an international hit, reaching #1 in 12 countries, and has been certified five times
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Read All The Lyrics To Hozier’s New Album ’Unreal Unearth’
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The LP includes singles “Eat Your Young” and “De Selby (Part 2).”
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Hozier – Eat Your Young
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“Eat Your Young” sees Hozier describe a feast being prepared and served together with the chaos that comes with it. According to the artist, the track is a taste of the 9 Circles
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Hozier – Unknown / Nth
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In “Unknown / Nth”, Hozier expresses themes of distance, betrayal, and the feeling of being unknown or misunderstood in a relationship. The track takes inspiration from Dante
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Hozier – All Things End
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In “All Things End,” the surface interpretation leans toward the end of a romantic relationship, where the finite nature of such things is seen and understood without any cynicism
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Hozier – Run
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Hozier, in Birmingham at The Institute on 23/01/15:
[James Joyce] famously had a quote about Ireland in which he lovingly said […] that Ireland is the sow that eats its farrow
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Hozier – Better Love
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“Better Love,” the first new song from Hozier since his acclaimed self-titled debut album in 2014, is a single he wrote for the 2016 film The Legend of Tarzan.
Hozier attended an
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Hozier – Cherry Wine (Live)
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This song details an emotionally and physically abusive relationship that is excused and lovingly described by the victim because of his attachment to his abuser. The tone of the
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Hozier – From Eden
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“From Eden” is the title song of Hozier’s second EP. He says he wrote it in a tongue-in-cheek way from the point of view of the devil looking at something innocent and seeing it as
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Hozier – Francesca
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“Francesca” is the debut single from Hozier’s third studio album, Unreal Unearth. The track is inspired by Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, particularly the story of Francesca da
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Noah Kahan & Hozier – Northern Attitude
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In a TikTok video, Noah Kahan, the artist known for “Dial Drunk” shared a snippet of an upcoming collaboration with Hozier in a new rendition of his song “Northern Attitude,” off
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Hozier – Nobody
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“Nobody” is, in Hozier’s words, a song “about the limitations of love between flawed people.” In it, Hozier describes his lover as someone who is not exactly “a saint,” and how he
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Hozier – Work Song
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This is the only song on Hozier’s self titled album to have a title that is not entirely composed of lyrics from the song.
The song is about the love of a worker’s life lending
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Hozier – Movement
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The song was played live first September 4th, 2018 at a rehearsal show in Dublin, Ireland.
It is confirmed to be on the sophomore album, which is expected to arrive early 2019.
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Hozier – My Love Will Never Die
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[Verse 1] / You've done me wrong / For a long, long time / But after all you've done / I never changed my mind / [Chorus] / Honey, please, try to love me / Honey, please, honey
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Hozier – De Selby (Part 2)
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“De Selby (Part 2)” is the third and final single and the sequel to the opening track on Hozier’s third studio album, Unreal Unearth. The track takes inspiration from De Selby, an
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Hozier – To Noise Making (Sing)
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“To Noise Making (Sing)” is a celebration of the act of singing and what it offers us. The main message of the song is found in the chorus: it doesn’t matter how talented a person
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Hozier – Almost (Sweet Music)
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Hozier pays homage to some of the greatest jazz musicians who came before him by referencing them and their song titles throughout the lyrics. A playlist of the songs referenced
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Hozier – Sedated
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Hozier has stated that this song is about escapism. Given the lyrics, the song is most likely about escapism through drugs (“sedated”) and sex (“slaves to any semblance of touch”).
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Hozier – No Plan
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“No Plan” is a disco-y stomper inspired by physicist Lawrence M. Krauss' belief that we should rejoice at being so lucky to even have this relatively brief moment on Earth, are
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Hozier – Dinner & Diatribes
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“Dinner and Diatribes” was released on February 14th, 2019. Hozier posted about it on Twitter before its release, stating,
This one is about the crushing tedium of social
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Hozier – Would That I
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“Would That I” is about love, and the destruction of love. It describes past romances as trees the protagonist used as shelter, and then a new interest as a fire that burns down
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Hozier – Say My Name
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[Verse 1] / Any other day, I would call, you would say / "Baby, how's your day?" / But today, it ain't the same / Every other word is "uh-huh". “yeah ok" / Could it be that you are
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Hozier – Jackie and Wilson
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This is the third song from Hozier’s eponymous debut. Below is a video from Hozier’s facebook page, where he talks about the song.
https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=
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Hozier (Ft. Mavis Staples) – Nina Cried Power
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Nina Cried Power is a classic look on protest songs. The song is a bit of a tribute to Nina Simone and mentions other artists such as Marvin Gaye, John Lennon, B.B. King and Curtis
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Hozier – Do I Wanna Know? (Live at the BBC)
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[Verse] / Have you got colour in your cheeks? / Do you ever get that fear that you can't shift / The tide that sticks around / Like somethin' in your teeth? / Are there some aces
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Hozier – Through Me (The Flood)
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In “Through Me (The Flood),” Hozier contemplates loss and death, both of which had flooded the world back during the COVID-19 pandemic. He also views the strength at which people
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Hozier – Shrike
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“Shrike” is about a relationship that has been lost, and the frustration and sadness that comes with the regret of not appreciating what was had when he had it. The relationship
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Hozier – As It Was
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[Verse 1] / There is a roadway, muddy and foxgloved / Whenever I'd have life enough, my heart is screamin' of / And in a few days I will be there, love / Whatever here that's left
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Hozier – To Be Alone
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[Verse 1] / Never feel too good in crowds / With folks around when they're playing / The anthems of rape culture loud / Crude and proud, creatures baying / All I've ever done is
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Hozier – Angel of Small Death & the Codeine Scene
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The song is primarily about codeine (an opiate drug), but Hozier draws a parallel to a hard-to-get sometimes heartless woman and the drug.
The Angel of Small Death refers to ‘la
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Hozier – In the Woods Somewhere
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This song draws strong parallels to the first Canto of Dante’s Inferno, which begins as follows:
Midway upon the journey of our life
I found myself within a forest dark,
For the
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Hozier – Arsonist's Lullabye
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[Intro] / Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm / Mmm, mmm, mmm, mmm / [Verse 1] / When I was a child, I heard voices / Some would sing and some would scream / You soon find you have few choices / I
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Hozier – I, Carrion (Icarian)
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[Intro] / If the wind turns, if I hit a squall / Allow the ground to find its brutal way to me / [Verse 1] / I feel lighter than I have in so much time / I've crossed the border
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Hozier – Wasteland, Baby!
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“Wasteland, Baby!” is about falling in love. Hozier compares it to an apocalyptic event, but frames it in a way that is not necessarily negative, but more a new beginning. Falling
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Hozier – Son of Nyx
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This song represents Dante’s first steps toward the light, on his journey through Hell. In an interview for EW, Hozier revealed that, although the song is also about Nyx, the Greek
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Hozier – Blood
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“Blood” is a song listed for Hozier’s catalogue on BMI.
The songs has been performed live before, at least three times.
June 2011:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8aZdSSCP8xM
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Hozier – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (BBC Radio 1 Live Lounge)
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[Verse 1] / God rest ye merry, gentlemen / Let nothing you dismay / Remember, Christ, our Savior / Was born on Christmas Day / To save us all from Satan's power / When we were gone
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Hozier – Jackboot Jump (Live)
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[Verse 1] / At Standing Rock the Jackboot Jump / You'd swear was all the rage / Whether tearing up old treaties / Or just tearing up the place / It's always corporate
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Hozier – Moment's Silence (Common Tongue)
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Moment’s Silence is the third track on the Nina Cried Power EP. Here Hozier repeatedly revels in enjoying physical pleasure with the one he loves, and the shrugging off of the
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Hozier – Be
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“Be” is about “loving somebody as an increasingly radical act, or looking at love as a transgressive act.” Hozier describes a myriad of terrible happenings, being cast out of
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Hozier – De Selby (Part 1)
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“De Selby (Part 1)” is the opening act on Hozier’s third studio album, Unreal Unearth, Taking inspiration from De Selby, an eccentric fictional philosopher, and scientist featured
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Hozier – Cosmic Love (Instagram Live)
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[Verse] / A falling star fell from your heart and landed in my eyes / I screamed aloud, as it tore through them, and now it's left me blind / The stars, the moon, they have all
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Hozier – Butchered Tongue
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In “Butchered Tongue”, Hozier tackles the 7th Circle of Hell Canto XII to XVII, known as the ‘Circle of Violence or Hell of the Violent and Bestial’ which is one of the lower
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Hozier – The Parting Glass (Live from the Late Late Show)
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Of all the money that e'er I had / I spent it in good company / And of all the harm that e'er I done / Alas it was to none but me / For all I've done for want of wit / To memory
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