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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Sunlight
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[Verse 1] / I would shun the light, share in evening's cool and quiet / Who would trade that hum of night / For sunlight, sunlight, sunlight? / But whose heart would not take
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Anything But
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In “Anything But,” the upbeat claps and drums portray a story of someone attempting and yearning to distance themselves from their partner. Using metaphors like riptides, stampedes
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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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Genius Traducciones al Español – Hozier - Would That I (Traducciones al Español)
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[Verso 1] / Cierto que vi su cabello como la rama de un árbol / Un sauce bailando en el aire antes de cubrirme / Bajo algodón y percal / Sobre el dosel moteado hace mucho tiempo
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – Bridge Over Troubled Water (RTÉ Does Comic Relief)
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When you're weary, feeling small / When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all, all / I'll take your part, oh, when times get rough / And friends just can't be found / Like a
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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 – Devil
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I’d walk on cloven hoof if you were the home I was walking to / I’d burn every soul I knew if I thought the fire was warming you / I’d be what men fear in the woods / I’d piss on
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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 – Swan Upon Leda
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“Swan Upon Leda” is a track inspired by Hozier’s interest in exploring the struggles and injustices that women face in politically charged settings. The lyrics were influenced by
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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 – 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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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 – 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 – 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 – Work Song (City Sessions (Amazon Music Live))
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[Intro] / One, two, three, four / [Verse 1] / Boys workin' on empty / Is that the kinda way to face the burnin' heat? / I just think about my baby / I'm so full of love, I could
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Genius Traductions françaises – Hozier - Would That I (Traductions Françaises)
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[Verset 1] / C'est vrai que j'ai vu ses cheveux comme la branche d'un arbre / Un saule dansant sur l'air avant de me couvrir / Sous coton et calicots / Au-dessus de la canopée
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 (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 (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 – 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 – 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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