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Artist: Hozier
Track: To Be Alone

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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 hide
From our times
When you're near me
Honey, when you kill the lights
And kiss my eyes
I feel like a person for a moment of my life

But you don't know what hell you put me through
To have someone kiss the skin that crawls from you
To feel your weight in arms I'd never use
It's the god that heroin prays to

It feels good, girl, it feels good
It feels good, girl, it feels good
It feels good, girl, it feels good
Oh to be alone with you

There are questions I can't ask
Now at last
The worst is over
See the way you hold yourself
Reel against
Your body's borders
I know that you hate this place
Not a trace
Of me would argue
Honey, we should run away
Oh someday
Our baby and her momma
And the damaged love she make

But I don't know what else that I would give
Than try to kiss the skin that crawls from you
Then feel your weight in arms I'd never use
It's the god that heroin prays to

It feels good, girl, it feels good
It feels good, girl, it feels good
It feels good, girl, it feels good
Oh to be alone with you

It feels good, girl, it feels good
It feels good, girl, it feels good
It feels good, girl, it feels good
Oh to be alone with you
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Genius Q&A
Q:Who produced “To Be Alone” by Hozier?
“To Be Alone” by Hozier was produced by Rob Kirwan & Hozier.
Q:Who wrote “To Be Alone” by Hozier?
“To Be Alone” by Hozier was written by Hozier.
Q:When did Genius Traducciones al Español release “Hozier - To Be Alone (Traducciones al Español)”?
Genius Traducciones al Español released “Hozier - To Be Alone (Traducciones al Español)” on March 9, 2014.
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Genius Artists
Rob Kirwan
Born 14 January 1970 in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, Ireland. Educated at St. Columba’s College, Dublin.Rob Kirwan is record producer, mixing engineer and audio engineer based in Dublin
Rory Doyle
Rory Doyle provides drums & backing vocals. He toured with Hozier since 2013 who often referred to him as “the heart and soul of the tour”. Rory is an established session drummer