 Genius Meanings
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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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Genius Traducciones al Español – Hozier - Arsonist’s Lullabye (Traducciones al Español)
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[Zumbador] / [Verso 1] / Cuando era niño, escuchaba voces / Algunos cantarían y otros gritarían / Pronto descubre que tiene pocas opciones / Aprendí que las voces morían conmigo
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Pitch Hawk – Arsonist's Lullabye
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[Verse 1] / When I was a child, I heard voices / Some would sing and some would scream / You'll soon find you have few choices / I learned the voices died with me / When I was a
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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 – 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 – 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 – Foreigner's God
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Hozier explores his feelings of alienation from his own culture through his love of a woman who doesn’t conform to society’s edicts. Similar to “Take Me to Church,” he mixes the
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 (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 – 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 – 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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Fredo – Blood in My Eyes
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“Blood In My Eyes”, Fredo’s ninth cut on Money Can’t Buy Happiness, he keeps the theme of vulnerability and being open in his music. Specifically touching on the birth of his
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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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Fredo – Blood in My Eyes
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“Blood In My Eyes”, Fredo’s ninth cut on Money Can’t Buy Happiness, he keeps the theme of vulnerability and being open in his music. Specifically touching on the birth of his
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Hozier - Like Real People Do (Traducciones al Español)
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[Verso 1] / Tuve un pensamiento, querida, por muy aterradora que fuera / Sobre esa noche, los bichos y la suciedad / ¿Por qué estabas cavando? que enterraste / ¿Antes de que esas
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Hozier – Work Song (Live)
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[Intro] / Hm, hm, hm / Hm, hm / Hm, hm / Hm, hm, hm / Hm, hm / Hm, hm / [Verse 1] / Boys, workin' on empty / Is that the kinda way to face the burning heat? / I just think about my
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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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Genius Traducciones al Español – Hozier - Cherry Wine (Traducciones al Español)
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[Verso 1] / Sus ojos y palabras son tan helados / Oh, pero ella quema / Como ron en un fuego / Caliente, rápida y enojada como puede ser / Camino mis días en un alambre / [Pre-Coro
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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 – From Eden (Live)
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[Verse 1] / Babe / There's something tragic about you / Something so magic about you / Don't you agree? / Babe / There's something lonesome about you / Something so wholesome about
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Hozier - Sedated (Traducciones al Español)
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[Verso 1] / Solo un poco de prisa, cariño, para sentirte mareado / Para descarrilar la mente de mí / Solo un poco de silencio, nena; mis venas están ocupadas / Pero mi corazón está
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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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Genius Traducciones al Español – Hozier - Jackie and Wilson (Traducciones al Español)
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[Verso 1] / Tan cansada tratando de ver detrás del rojo en mis ojos / No hay mejor versión de mí que pueda pretender ser esta noche / Alma profunda en esta basura con el más
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Twisted Insane – The Leash
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In this track Twisted is explaining how he grew up with the bare minimum and how him and his family never had much. Now that he is gaining a huge fan base, he can count on his fans
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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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Genius Traductions françaises – Hozier - Like Real People Do (Traduction Française)
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[Couplet 1] / J'ai eu une idée, chérie, si effrayante soit-elle / À propos de cette nuit-là, les insectes et la terre / Pourquoi tu creusais ? Qu'est-ce que t'as enterré / Avant
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Hozier – Lay Me Down (BBC Live Lounge)
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[Verse 1] / Yes, I do, I believe / One day that I will be / Where I was, right there / Right next to you / And it's hard / These days just seem so dark / The moon, the stars / Are
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Hozier – Someone New (Live)
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[Verse 1] / Go take this the wrong way / You knew who I was with every step that I ran to you / Only blue or black days / Electing strange perfections in any stranger I choose / [
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Genius Traducciones al Español – Hozier - Take Me to Church (Traducción al Español)
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[Letra de "Hozier - Take Me to Church (Traducción al Español)"] / [Verso 1] / Mi amante tiene gracia / Ella hace reír en los funerales / Conoce la desaprobación de todos / Debí de
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Hozier – Take Me to Church (Live)
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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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