Artist: Hozier
Track: Sunlight
Lyrics
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 flight
Betray the moon as acolyte
On first and fierce affirming sight
Sunlight, sunlight, sunlight
I had been lost to you, sunlight
Flew like a moth to you, sunlight oh sunlight
Oh, your love is sunlight
Oh, your love is sunlight (sunlight, sunlight)
But it is sunlight
All the tales the same
Told before and told again
A soul that's born in cold and rain knows
Sunlight, sunlight, sunlight
At last can grant a name
To a buried and a burning flame
As love and its decisive pain, oh my
Sunlight, sunlight, sunlight
All that was shown to me, sunlight
Was something foreknown to me, sunlight oh sunlight
Oh, your love is sunlight
Oh, your love is sunlight (sunlight, sunlight)
But it is sunlight
Oh, your love is sunlight
Oh, your love is sunlight (sunlight, sunlight)
But it is sunlight, sunlight
All these colors fade for you
Hold me, carry me slowly, my sunlight
All these colors fade for you
Hold me, carry me slowly, my sunlight
Each day you'd rise with me
Know that I would gladly be
The Icarus to your certainty
Oh my sunlight, sunlight, sunlight
Strap the wing to me
Death trap clad happily
With wax melted, I'd meet the sea
Under sunlight, sunlight, sunlight
Oh, your love is sunlight
Oh, your love is sunlight (sunlight, sunlight)
But it is sunlight
Oh, your love is sunlight
Oh, your love is sunlight (sunlight, sunlight)
But it is sunlight
Oh, your love is sunlight
Oh, your love is sunlight (sunlight, sunlight)
But it is sunlight
Oh, your love is sunlight
Oh, your love is sunlight (sunlight, sunlight)
But it is sunlight
Sunlight, sunlight, sunlight, sunlight, sunlight
Full Lyrics and Meaning
Genius Lyrics
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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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Genius Traducciones al Español – Hozier - Sunlight (Traducciones al Español)
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[Verso 1] / Evitaría la luz, compartiría la noche fresca y tranquila / ¿Quién cambiaría ese zumbido de la noche? / Por la luz del sol, la luz del sol, la luz del sol / ¿Pero el
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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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Genius Traductions françaises – Hozier - Sunlight (Traductions Françaises)
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[Verset 1] / Je fuirais la lumière, partagerais la fraîcheur et la tranquillité du soir / Qui échangerait ce bourdonnement de la nuit / Pour la lumière du soleil, la lumière du
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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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David Kushner – Daylight
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On April 14, 2023, David Kushner unveiled his eagerly anticipated single, “Daylight.” In the pensive ballad, the singer-songwriter reflects on the paradox of desires that may be
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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 (One World: Together At Home)
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[Verse 1] / My lover's got humor / She's the giggle at a funeral / Knows everybody's disapproval / I should've worshiped her sooner / If the heavens ever did speak / She's the last
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Read All The Lyrics To Hozier’s New Album ‘Wasteland, Baby!’
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The LP is thematically influenced by the political climate over the past few years.
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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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Do (NLD) – Take Me to Church
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[Verse 1] / My lover's got humour / She's the giggle at a funeral / Knows everybody's disapproval / I should've worshipped her sooner / If the heavens ever did speak / She's the
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Hozier - Shrike (Traducciones al Español)
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[Verso 1] / No pude pronunciar mi amor cuando contaba / Ah, pero estoy cantando como un pájaro sobre eso ahora / Y no pude susurrar cuando lo necesitabas gritar / Ah, pero estoy
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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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Bear McCreary (Ft. Hozier) – Blood Upon the Snow
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[Intro] / To all things housed in her silence / Nature offers a violence / The bear that keeps to his own line / The wolf that seeks always his own kind / The world that hardens as
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AZ Lyrics
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Hozier - Sunlight Lyrics
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Hozier "Sunlight": I would shun the light Share in evening's cool and quiet Who would trade that hum of night For sunli...
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Hozier - Take Me To Church Lyrics
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My lover's the sunlight. To keep the Goddess on my side. She demands a sacrifice. Drain the whole sea. Get something shiny. Something meaty for the main course
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Hozier - No Plan Lyrics
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Sit in and watch the sunlight fade. Honey, enjoy, it's gettin' late. There's no plan. There's no hand on the rein. As Mack explained, there will be darkness ...
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Radio Company - Jump On Into The Fire Lyrics
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Hozier - "Sunlight" I would shun the light Share in evening's cool and quiet Who would trade that hum of night For sunlight, sunlight, sunlight Whose heart ...
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Hozier - First Time Lyrics
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Hozier Lyrics. "First Time". Remember once I told you about. How before I heard ... 'Til reachin' up for sunlight just to be ripped out by the stem. Sensing only ...
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dodie - Air So Sweet Lyrics
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dodie Lyrics. "Air So Sweet". I run barefoot. Shoes at the door. The air so ... Hozier - "Sunlight" I would shun the light Share in evening's cool and quiet ...
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Genius Q&A
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Q:Who wrote “Sunlight” by Hozier?
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“Sunlight” by Hozier was written by Hozier.
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Q:When did Hozier release “Sunlight”?
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Hozier released “Sunlight” on March 1, 2019.
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