Genius Meanings
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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. 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 – 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 – 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 – De Selby (Part 1)
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“De Selby (Part 1)” is the opening act on Hozier’s third studio album, Unreal Unearth, Taking inspiration from De Selby, an eccentric fictional philosopher, and scientist featured
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Hozier – Son of Nyx
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This song represents Dante’s first steps toward the light, on his journey through Hell. In an interview for EW, Hozier revealed that, although the song is also about Nyx, the Greek
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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 – 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 – 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 – NFWMB
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“NFWMB”, or “Nothing Fucks With My Baby”, is a “love song for the end of the world”, sonically tender and reflective.
When introducing “NFWMB” at his London concert on December
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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 – 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 Laments The Oppression Of Women On New Song “Swan Upon Leda”
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It’s the first single off his forthcoming album ‘Unreal Unearth.’
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Hozier – Butchered Tongue
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In “Butchered Tongue”, Hozier tackles the 7th Circle of Hell Canto XII to XVII, known as the ‘Circle of Violence or Hell of the Violent and Bestial’ which is one of the lower
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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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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 – 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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