 Genius Lyrics
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Hozier – It Will Come Back
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“It’s quite a sad song to me and it’s about asking somebody to do the right- the merciful thing and to cut all the ropes, cut all the ties.”
The lyrics of this song evoke the
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Hozier - It Will Come Back (Traducciones al Español)
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[Verso 1] / Lo sabes mejor, nena, lo sabes mejor, nena / Que mirarlo, mirarlo así / Lo sabes mejor, nena, lo sabes mejor, nena / Que hablarle, hablarle así / [Pre coro] / No le des
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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 – 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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Genius Traductions françaises – Hozier - It Will Come Back (Traductions Françaises)
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[Verset 1] / Tu sais mieux, bébé, tu sais mieux, bébé / Que de le regarder, de le regarder comme ça / Tu sais mieux, bébé, tu sais mieux, bébé / Que de lui parler, lui parler comme
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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 – 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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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 (Ft. Karen Cowley) – In a Week
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In the album’s only duet, Hozier and Karen Cowley sing about being two corpses rotting together. Even death can be romantic.
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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 – 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 – 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 – Problem / Regulate (BBC Live Lounge)
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[Intro] / Oh, oh / Oh, oh / Oh, oh / Oh, oh / Oh / [Verse 1] / Baby, even though I hate ya, I really love you / I want you / Even though I can't forgive ya, I really want to / I
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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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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Abstract (Psychopomp)
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“Abstract (Psychopomp)” according to the artist in an interview for Belfast Telegraph is written by a person who is Sphinx-like from an autobiographical point of view and is a
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Hozier – First Light
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“First Light” was chosen by Hozier to be the final song of the album as it represents the end of Dante’s odyssey through Hell, Purgatory, and Heaven. In the song, he feels the
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Hozier – Like Real People Do
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This song is a metaphor. Hozier uses “bog bodies” in Ireland, bodies which are exhumed after centuries of natural mummification, to describe a new relationship.
Hozier explained
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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 – 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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Tim Schou – Comeback
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[Verse 1] / I could barely recognize your face / Something about it must have changed since then / I remember when you moved away / You grew up in a darker place my friend / [Pre-
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Hozier – First Time
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On July 28th, Hozier sent out an autographed letter to a fan previewing the lyrics of the song, revealing it was track 3.
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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 – Talk
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“Talk” is a song about seduction. During the album release party, Hozier described the protagonist as an “unreliable narrator” who has “not the best intentions in mind,” as well as
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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 – Someone New
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[Verse 1] / Go and take this the wrong way / You knew who I was with every step that I ran to you / Only blue or black days / Electin' strange perfections in any stranger I choose
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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 – Jackie and Wilson (Live)
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[Verse 1] / So tired trying to see from behind the red in my eyes / No better version of me I could pretend to be tonight / Soul deep in this swill with the most familiar of swine
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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 (Ft. Brandi Carlile) – Damage Gets Done
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In “Damage Gets Done” Hozier recruits Brandi Carlile to reflect on the negative space between being young and silly and being reckless, and the actual harm that is done in the long
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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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Color Theory – Wishing I Had An Umbrella
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It's rained for forty days and forty windy nights / In artificial light the storm has paled my skin / And flooded out my eyes / There needs to be a pair of every animal / When will
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Noah Kahan – She Calls Me Back
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[Chorus] / Oh, there was heaven in your eyes / I was not baptized / Everything's alright when / She calls me back, she calls me back / Lost for a long time / Two parallel lines
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