hozier: existing everyone: please marry me oh god of the forests, bogs and marshes, oh lost king of Ireland, grace us with your vocals and glorious presence
This man haunts me...I simply don't know why he doesn't have zillions of views...he's a genius!...passionate, sensitive, vulnerable, and talented beyond measure
I am consistently shocked at the quality of his voice. He keeps getting better. And this song is so phenomenally written. His artistic choices when he performs are just so smart! I cannot speak highly enough of this man and his talent.
@@PattyDiague you don’t have to understand the lyrics, as long as you’re enjoying yourself with some hozier music you’re all set. Vibing is always good
Forever stunned at artists who can really sing....they speak softly, then have this huge voice singing, but look like they barely drew a breath to get it out.
I'd say it has a lot to do as well with his complexion. He's really tall, so his thoracic space is bigger, he's got bigger head too and his face shape (elongated, strong jaw, big mouth in general and probably a lot of room for sound to expand) helps him resonate hugely without much effort. I've seen him sing incredibly loud with his mic practically out of the voice projection area, and that's training and diaphragm control but also complexion, my friend :)
@@lauracrimsonmusic I don't think so. Great singers come in all shapes and sizes. Look at Mavis Staples : tiny woman, huge voice. Actually he has a smaller head than many people who are shorter than him.
This song is ethereal. I love listening to this in the morning when the sunlight is just in the right angle while walking to school:) Edit: happy 5th anniversary to Wasteland, Baby😊 I still listen to this song in morning every now and then. Not as an undergrad like then but now as a PhD student👍 thanks to this man for my English reading skill😂
I had the perfect image to fit this description come to my mind reading this, I think it's rare when music can create such a sense of beauty in the listener.
And here it is, that classic Hozier gold standard live recording. The one that makes you ask how could he make that song sound even better. He never ceases to impress!
Just thinking that the gift that a person has to be able to play as well as the time and practice it's taken to be able to play with such beautiful effort as well written each song with passion creativity in his tone of voice. Just very relaxing this song is.
🌿lyrics🌿 [Instrumental] [Verse 1] I couldn't utter my love when it counted But I'm singing like a bird about it now And I couldn't whisper when you needed it shouted But I'm singing like a bird about it now [Chorus 1] Words hung above, but never would form Like a cry at the final breath that is drawn Remember me, love when I'm reborn As a shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn [Verse 2] I'd no idea on what ground I was founded All of that goodness is going with you now Then when met you, my virtues uncounted All of my goodness is going with you now [Chorus 2] Dragging along, following your form Hung like the pelt of some prey you had worn Remember me love, when I'm reborn As the shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn [Verse 3] I fled to the city with so much discounted But I'm flying like a bird to you now Back to the hedgerows where bodies are mounted Ah but I'm flying like a bird to you now [Chorus 3] I was housed by your warmth But I was transformed By your grounded and giving And darkening scorn Remember me love, when I'm reborn As the shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn
thank you!! i'm currently learning english and listening to sung words is not my strong suit, but the lyrics u put here helped me to appreciate the song better :-)
Like a cry at the final Breath that is drawn Having worked in hospice, this happens more often than you'd think. A stream of tears falling as the patient takes their final breath. Not many things get me emotional anymore, working in healthcare will do that to you. But some things stick with you, those moments...tug at the heart strings. To follow that line with rebirthing as a shrike...this man is simply unearthly. unreal.
Because of this song, I have discovered that shrikes (a type of bird) impale their prey upon thorns. Hozier's music continues with the trend of the dark and the captivating.
I'm 75 and yes this is certainly one of the darkest but hopeful songs written in my lifetime. "I was housed by your warmth, thus transformed By your grounded and giving and darkening scorn Remember me love, when I'm reborn As the shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn"
Can we talk about the lyrics!? His delivery starts unassumingly in the first verse and as it builds you just feel the feels because he is superb at delivering excellence, seemingly effortlessly. Power House song, Master Class artist.
Francesca agreed, although I do love the fact still that we can go to a gig and feel that we aren’t a million miles away :-). Xxx Mj was the last person to move me like he does voice wise
He's been nominated for a Grammy, wouldnt call him underrated. But i agree on his brilliance, when he sings the last "I'll fly like a bird to your now" haunts my soul, it's amazing.
@@InternetheroxD This song if you know the history of what it means to him in his own words makes a lot of sense. you may want to check it out it's pretty interesting actually... Enjoy 🎶🎸❤️✌️🎶😘❤️🎸🎶❤️✌️
Living here in Idaho we have beautiful meadows high up in the remote mountains. This song captures the feeling of walking along the crystal clear streams in late May, resurected grasses surrounding the banks blowing in the breeze after Winter released it's hand. The puffy clouds moving swiftly above to the music of the pines and water below... I cannot be more grateful to have a musician like Hozier writing within my lifetime and sharing the beautiful music of his own which has accompanied my greatest memories over these last few years. I hope he continues for years to come, nobody compares.
Nick, can you please tell me which part of Idaho are you talking about? I'm planning a trip to the States, and that sounds like a place I'd like to visit.
+Davor Radulovic if you like out of the way places to visit look up Leadmine Conservation Area in Missouri, or Ha Ha Tonka in Camdenton, Missouri. Both are gorgeous.
@@davidradulovic5897 I would be more than happy to, I have grown up here my entire life and I could tell you every special place to go that you could ask for. If you are coming this way I highly recommend visiting in the springtime especially in April in May or even early June. The exact place that my mind thinks of with this particular song is called Stolle Meadows, you can Google some images but I promise out of the few that are there none of them quite do it justice for how they feel in person. That entire country of the Warm Lake area is filled with clear running streams in solitude, may I ask where you are from? If you are from a heavily populated area then this will be a very different world. If you go back on the right roads it can be miles and miles and every direction without seeing anyone at all but that is the beauty of it. Those who you will run into are very likely to be friendly and willing to help if you needed it. If you want to experience solitude at its absolute finest then I recommended the vast lands of the Owyhee Wilderness, that is a place where you literally will be miles and miles away without anyone or any town. Endless canyonlands that intertwine with aroma from sagebrush and juniper forests, the stars here are brighter than ever. I apologize for the long messages but I would be more than happy to list everything I know personally in great detail. I'm very fortunate to be raised where I was and I've spent my entire life adventuring on a regular basis.
I'm from Serbia (southeastern Europe, next to Croatia). I've spent my youth in the countryside, so I'm not unfamiliar with meadows and beautiful landscapes. Right now I'm living in the capital, so solitude and stretches of forest or canyons ripe for adventuring are very welcome. :) I'm always on a search for places that can compliment this kind of music, or vice versa. What you described sounds like the environment I'd like to spend most of my time in, when I come. Spring is actually the season I was thinking of, not sure about the date. Can I ask, what is the best mode of transportation between the places you mentioned? If I can see correctly at Google Maps, there's a fair bit of distance between them (between Owyhee river and Stolle meadows, to be exact). I made pins for the places you've listed so far, and now I have to see if I'll be able to visit them. If it turns out that I have the resources for more places, I'll come here and ask you for the ones you haven't told me about. Thank you for the heartfelt reply. You really sound like you're in love with where you live, to say the least, and that's very reassuring (and hard to come by). And please, don't apologize. There's too few replies like this circling around youtube these days.
not me discovering this song after 5 years, it breaks my heart just listening to his voice ❤. Andrew Hozier Bryne the gentleman that you are, your entire existence is a bliss to mankind 🤎
My 10 year old son enjoys this song as much as I do. Often times i'll hear him humming it, and then we HAVE to listen to it in order to "move on and get it out of our heads".. but then it turns into Wasteland, baby or No Plan, or Like Real People Do, or his spectacular cover of Van Morrison's Sweet Thing.
I can’t even describe what it felt like to hear this song for the first time. absolutely ethereal. it filled an empty place in my heart that I didn’t even know was there. maybe my favorite song of 2018.
The tone of his voice is beyond words. Like having warm honey and a cup of tea near a fireplace, comforted by someone you care about. You don’t know quite why, but there’s nothing else you’d rather be doing.
This song has literally BLOWN me away from the emotion and the words and the passion into which hozier delivers with... truly stunning and mind blowing.
It's amazing how he looks so effortless and relax at 2:04 but the voice is so powerful. Most singers look like they're having to really strain to hit note but Hozier is just taking it in his stride. What talent.
Every single live performance he does has a unique magic to it, you can always tell where his emotional headspace is. Incredible skill. Hands down one of the most talented artists of our day.
My dream is to see Hozier live for at least once in my life. He's got me through so much. Stopped me from questioning my feelings when I'm stressed. His music's so calming and poetic. When one of his songs play randomly on Spotify I have to go on UA-cam to hear them all.
I love how he raises his voice for the second "remember me love" and even the female pianist is surprised and looks up. Seems they all kind of have a closer proximity to his plight than the rest of us, understand it as much they can, live some of it with him through the music they play together
This is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever listened to. Vocal, lyrics, guitar, violin... everything about this song is perfect. Hozier you're one of the best!
The lyrics are beyond anything, it's very special. Pure poetry. Raglan road comes close, but raglan road was written by an actual poet. Bravo to this man, as an Irishman living abroad, so emotions.
I love that Suzanne Santo from honeyhoney is a part of this tour. Another soulful musician. And I love that even though they had probably rehearsed this a thousand times over, they still look to each other to communicate and get the music just right.
My god this song just is so beautiful.. I can't stop crying each time I listen to it... " Remember me love when im REBORN ...As a shrike to your SHARP and GLORIOUS thorn" It is mystical and simply magnificent....
there arent really words to convey the range of emotions that one feels while listening to this live version, it's like a summoning of ancient things that takes the power from your body and carries it elsewhere
A not-so-happy- chapter of my life has ended.. And im ready for forgiveness and start a new life with my daughter... Starting to build myself piece by peice.. Sunshine is comming out.. 🙏 thank you hozier im reborn..
This gorgeous piece of music is like a lullaby to my ears... each time I listen, it's like I'm slipping into a beautifully content dream that only lasted a moment, and I really can't get enough. I've had it on repeat for two days... Its helped me more than my anxiety medication ever has. Damn, this man is great.
My six-year-old son, when I asked him why he was crying (we were listening to this song), he told me "I'm crying because of beauty. I can't explain. I'm crying from my throat and from my heart." I also cry to this song. Admittedly, I cried secretly. Now I don't have to hide from him when I cry because of a song. By the way, now we often sing this song in a duet. English is not our native language, but we both speak it. He asked me for a guitar. Thank you, Hozier. We listen to all your songs, but this one and Francesca are our favourites. 🖤
This song makes me feel something physical from how beautiful and heart-wrenching it is. So delicate and so immensely strong at the same time. It has so much weight.
My dear Hozier, I love your songs and your person, and I hope to be around following your career. When you can, make a tutorial on how to play your songs. Many hugs here from Brazil!
I have to keep pausing to take deep breaths and sometimes scream because I love this man and his beautiful lyrics and voice so much Also the guitar part in the beginning of this song specifically is my favorite thing everrr
Goosebumps. Absolute perfection....writing, composition, arrangements ... a piece of beauty, this song. I had the complete in-aww pleasure of hearing this song at his most recent concert here in Seattle live, and it was PURE heaven.
In our musical house he is known as the God of Guitar & Lyrics. I took my son, who is playing the bass and guitar in the school band to see Hozier in Oct. and he was blown away at his talent and thanked me for taking him along. Awesome evening.
I recently learned (from one of his previous videos) what a Shrike is and how the lyrics are inspired. I had no idea before. Highly recommend watching that video if you haven't already. Also, search for shrike in UA-cam search to see one in action...its an amazing thing to see. 🐦
I live right outside of NYC and everything is so chaotic all the time, however whenever I listen to Hozier everything just slows down. I feel like i'm in a meadow instead of hearing the sounds of sirens and screaming that pollute the city. God I needed this new EP.
Hozier is for sure, one of the most talented and best artists I've ever had the pleasure of listening too. Is not only the music, but every single thing, the lyrics, his voice... it just fills your soul completely. Absolutely love it!
This is the most beautiful song that I have ever heard and think I ever will hear...this song will be played at every major event for the remainder of my life. The love I have for this man can’t truly be expressed in words. He is everything that’s good in the world his parents did an outstanding job.
I just wanna say a big fat thank you to Hozier for existing
honey bum mood rn
HOZIER, you are one of the most beautiful people in existence on this planet. Graceful genious. Exuding love and talent. Loved.
And the church said amen
All in favour of buying Hozier's mum a present on Mother's Day
ME TOO
hozier: existing
everyone: please marry me oh god of the forests, bogs and marshes, oh lost king of Ireland, grace us with your vocals and glorious presence
m ood
And rightfully so
Everyone = me 🥰
Hahahahahahaha its true 🤣🤣🤣🤣
☘️☘️☘️
This man haunts me...I simply don't know why he doesn't have zillions of views...he's a genius!...passionate, sensitive, vulnerable, and talented beyond measure
I don’t think enough people know about him. I think the same every time I hear his songs.
We are on the same page
people tell me he is "a bit too pop" for their taste. I LAUGH IN THEIR FACES FOR THEY KNOW NOTHING OF THE DEPTH OF SOUL OF HOZIER.
His vulnerability is an echo of my own and echoes within me without finding a place to rest...because I'm so haunted and he is my exorcist
I AGREE!!! HE IS AWESOME!!!
Imagine Hozier singing lullabies to his babies someday. It’s almost too unbearably, heart-achingly precious to think about.
Wish he would record some lullabies, so that we non-musical.mere mortals can play them for our kids...
Oh how I wish he’d sing me lullabies
If he ever has kids they will be such lovely little humans full of love and creativity and soul.
Beautiful always a go to
Id kill myself if i were guaranteed to be reborn as his child. 👋
Shrike is one of the most beautiful songs of our generation. Hozier is a wizard.
God please let me see this live in person at least once in my life.
Astriana D. Basuki ok you will
He is incredible live
Its phenomenal, going to my 4th show in 3 weeks and taking my 7 year old daughter. Gonna be epic!
Just saw him in November. This song makes you want to shout and cry and rejoice and feel every emotion possible when he’s live. It’s beautiful
Got to see him last March. Doubt I'll ever get to see an artist with a voice as good as his in my lifetime
I am consistently shocked at the quality of his voice. He keeps getting better. And this song is so phenomenally written. His artistic choices when he performs are just so smart! I cannot speak highly enough of this man and his talent.
Charmbiscuit Hè deserves Noble Prize 👑
only thing that comes to mind is his work is spiritual and thats why the lyrics is not for everybody to understand.
What I'm really trying to say is , you understand his lyrics only on a spiritual level:)
@@PattyDiague you don’t have to understand the lyrics, as long as you’re enjoying yourself with some hozier music you’re all set. Vibing is always good
totally with you.
Forever stunned at artists who can really sing....they speak softly, then have this huge voice singing, but look like they barely drew a breath to get it out.
I'd say it has a lot to do as well with his complexion. He's really tall, so his thoracic space is bigger, he's got bigger head too and his face shape (elongated, strong jaw, big mouth in general and probably a lot of room for sound to expand) helps him resonate hugely without much effort. I've seen him sing incredibly loud with his mic practically out of the voice projection area, and that's training and diaphragm control but also complexion, my friend :)
florence welch is a good example of it
@@lauracrimsonmusic I don't think so. Great singers come in all shapes and sizes. Look at Mavis Staples : tiny woman, huge voice.
Actually he has a smaller head than many people who are shorter than him.
@@lauracrimsonmusic his head seems bigger because of his hair, he has like a average head size
He’s got that soul in him❤️💯
This song is ethereal. I love listening to this in the morning when the sunlight is just in the right angle while walking to school:)
Edit: happy 5th anniversary to Wasteland, Baby😊 I still listen to this song in morning every now and then. Not as an undergrad like then but now as a PhD student👍 thanks to this man for my English reading skill😂
mine was Cage the Elephant - Trouble walking to school under the trees.
One of the most beautiful comments ever
Same but i walk to work
get yourself some john martyn, nick drake, van morrison, fleet foxes.
I had the perfect image to fit this description come to my mind reading this, I think it's rare when music can create such a sense of beauty in the listener.
And here it is, that classic Hozier gold standard live recording. The one that makes you ask how could he make that song sound even better. He never ceases to impress!
Very true. There's something about his live recordings that can take an already amazing record to another level.
The entire group is unbelievable. Kjp Jacksonville...Florida...I listen every day♏💛❇️✳️❇️✳️❇️
His live performances are even better!!! (Yes, somehow, it apparently is possible)
for real
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I’m so grateful for the amount of close ups of his hands, they’re absolutely gorgeous
They know what we want
I am obsessed with his hands and his teeth for years now hahaha
Just thinking that the gift that a person has to be able to play as well as the time and practice it's taken to be able to play with such beautiful effort as well written each song with passion creativity in his tone of voice. Just very relaxing this song is.
This is weird.....
I’m somewhat obsessed with his nose :)
The way he says "remember me love", damn.
🌿lyrics🌿
[Instrumental]
[Verse 1]
I couldn't utter my love when it counted
But I'm singing like a bird about it now
And I couldn't whisper when you needed it shouted
But I'm singing like a bird about it now
[Chorus 1]
Words hung above, but never would form
Like a cry at the final breath that is drawn
Remember me, love when I'm reborn
As a shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn
[Verse 2]
I'd no idea on what ground I was founded
All of that goodness is going with you now
Then when met you, my virtues uncounted
All of my goodness is going with you now
[Chorus 2]
Dragging along, following your form
Hung like the pelt of some prey you had worn
Remember me love, when I'm reborn
As the shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn
[Verse 3]
I fled to the city with so much discounted
But I'm flying like a bird to you now
Back to the hedgerows where bodies are mounted
Ah but I'm flying like a bird to you now
[Chorus 3]
I was housed by your warmth
But I was transformed
By your grounded and giving
And darkening scorn
Remember me love, when I'm reborn
As the shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn
The bard is alive and kicking..
Ty
thank you!! i'm currently learning english and listening to sung words is not my strong suit, but the lyrics u put here helped me to appreciate the song better :-)
Like a cry at the final
Breath that is drawn
Having worked in hospice, this happens more often than you'd think. A stream of tears falling as the patient takes their final breath. Not many things get me emotional anymore, working in healthcare will do that to you. But some things stick with you, those moments...tug at the heart strings. To follow that line with rebirthing as a shrike...this man is simply unearthly. unreal.
This song makes me feel like I'm making love to Ireland.
Yeesss!!!
😂 👏🏻👏🏻
🤣🤣🤣🤣 you just made me laugh so hard
Because of this song, I have discovered that shrikes (a type of bird) impale their prey upon thorns. Hozier's music continues with the trend of the dark and the captivating.
His parents raised a gifted and beautiful human
i rly don’t mean to sound dramatic but i’m not sure i’ve ever loved a song as much as this one
me too girl me too
No your not dramatic. Your just right. This songs fucking gorgeous.
I was just literally thinking “is this actually the best song ever?!” And yes, it is. This version. His voice. Omg can I be buried to this song?
To this day, I am in love with this song
I am 34 years old. This is the most beautiful thing I've heard in my life.
Amen brother
I’m 62 and likewise.
Hatched when I heard this, and same. 🐣
I'm 75 and yes this is certainly one of the darkest but hopeful songs written in my lifetime. "I was housed by your warmth, thus transformed
By your grounded and giving and darkening scorn
Remember me love, when I'm reborn
As the shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn"
Before hearing this song, I knew who Hozier was but never really dove into his music much. That has now been corrected. This song is a freight train.
This song ripped my soul from my body
In the best way possible
@@khloeg1649 AS
Shrikes do when they kill their prey. : )
Can we talk about the lyrics!? His delivery starts unassumingly in the first verse and as it builds you just feel the feels because he is superb at delivering excellence, seemingly effortlessly. Power House song, Master Class artist.
Hozier's exsistence is the true meaning of poetry in motion
He's so underrated... His voice is absolute everything, I could spend the whole day listening to his songs.
Francesca agreed, although I do love the fact still that we can go to a gig and feel that we aren’t a million miles away :-). Xxx Mj was the last person to move me like he does voice wise
I do, all the time lmao
He's been nominated for a Grammy, wouldnt call him underrated.
But i agree on his brilliance, when he sings the last "I'll fly like a bird to your now" haunts my soul, it's amazing.
@@InternetheroxD This song if you know the history of what it means to him in his own words makes a lot of sense. you may want to check it out it's pretty interesting actually... Enjoy 🎶🎸❤️✌️🎶😘❤️🎸🎶❤️✌️
But arent we just blessed we kinda still have him all to ourselvest
That wink at the end looks like a signal to the sound engineers or something. Oh to be that sound engineer.
Hahahaha
I think it’s a nod to Suzanne Santo & her violin performance.
Calls me crazy but I was thinking the same thing, minus the part I thought he was winking at me!
Oh to be his guitar...…..mmmmm
I think the same too. I also noticed the wink and a thumbs up to his engineers on his video for Movement live at UA-cam
that's what good husband looks like
That's what a great husband can be. Not look like there is a difference between the two.✌️❤️
@@natashabenitez7650 Maybe she meant that.
Hozier is husband shaped
I cannot disagree
maybe that's part of the reason every woman seems to hugely crush on him? (present company included of course)
That little wink and smirk at the end. 🥲
Well, I can be laid to rest content. This is my favourite from the EP.
Ugh it's soo good 👍
Mine as well. Simply gorgeous!
Living here in Idaho we have beautiful meadows high up in the remote mountains. This song captures the feeling of walking along the crystal clear streams in late May, resurected grasses surrounding the banks blowing in the breeze after Winter released it's hand. The puffy clouds moving swiftly above to the music of the pines and water below... I cannot be more grateful to have a musician like Hozier writing within my lifetime and sharing the beautiful music of his own which has accompanied my greatest memories over these last few years. I hope he continues for years to come, nobody compares.
Nick, can you please tell me which part of Idaho are you talking about? I'm planning a trip to the States, and that sounds like a place I'd like to visit.
+Davor Radulovic if you like out of the way places to visit look up Leadmine Conservation Area in Missouri, or Ha Ha Tonka in Camdenton, Missouri. Both are gorgeous.
@@davidradulovic5897 I would be more than happy to, I have grown up here my entire life and I could tell you every special place to go that you could ask for. If you are coming this way I highly recommend visiting in the springtime especially in April in May or even early June. The exact place that my mind thinks of with this particular song is called Stolle Meadows, you can Google some images but I promise out of the few that are there none of them quite do it justice for how they feel in person. That entire country of the Warm Lake area is filled with clear running streams in solitude, may I ask where you are from? If you are from a heavily populated area then this will be a very different world. If you go back on the right roads it can be miles and miles and every direction without seeing anyone at all but that is the beauty of it. Those who you will run into are very likely to be friendly and willing to help if you needed it.
If you want to experience solitude at its absolute finest then I recommended the vast lands of the Owyhee Wilderness, that is a place where you literally will be miles and miles away without anyone or any town. Endless canyonlands that intertwine with aroma from sagebrush and juniper forests, the stars here are brighter than ever.
I apologize for the long messages but I would be more than happy to list everything I know personally in great detail. I'm very fortunate to be raised where I was and I've spent my entire life adventuring on a regular basis.
I'm from Serbia (southeastern Europe, next to Croatia). I've spent my youth in the countryside, so I'm not unfamiliar with meadows and beautiful landscapes. Right now I'm living in the capital, so solitude and stretches of forest or canyons ripe for adventuring are very welcome. :) I'm always on a search for places that can compliment this kind of music, or vice versa. What you described sounds like the environment I'd like to spend most of my time in, when I come. Spring is actually the season I was thinking of, not sure about the date. Can I ask, what is the best mode of transportation between the places you mentioned? If I can see correctly at Google Maps, there's a fair bit of distance between them (between Owyhee river and Stolle meadows, to be exact). I made pins for the places you've listed so far, and now I have to see if I'll be able to visit them. If it turns out that I have the resources for more places, I'll come here and ask you for the ones you haven't told me about.
Thank you for the heartfelt reply. You really sound like you're in love with where you live, to say the least, and that's very reassuring (and hard to come by). And please, don't apologize. There's too few replies like this circling around youtube these days.
@Rose Sanderson Thank you for the reply. I made pins at Google Maps for the places you mentioned. I'll try to visit them when I come. :)
not me discovering this song after 5 years, it breaks my heart just listening to his voice ❤. Andrew Hozier Bryne the gentleman that you are, your entire existence is a bliss to mankind 🤎
This dude has more talent than he even knows. An I hope it stays that way. The feeling and honesty in him is amazing.
Hozier is a great story teller. Thank you for transforming complex emotions into wonderful melodies.
The Irish ☘️ are born to be great storytellers and poets …☘️
the strings are truly something else
This song has broken me. I haven't cried this much in a long time. Absolutely gorgeous.
My 10 year old son enjoys this song as much as I do. Often times i'll hear him humming it, and then we HAVE to listen to it in order to "move on and get it out of our heads".. but then it turns into Wasteland, baby or No Plan, or Like Real People Do, or his spectacular cover of Van Morrison's Sweet Thing.
I can’t even describe what it felt like to hear this song for the first time. absolutely ethereal. it filled an empty place in my heart that I didn’t even know was there. maybe my favorite song of 2018.
It was DEFINITELY my favorite song of 2018 looking back
I'm forever thankful for being born on your era.
The tone of his voice is beyond words. Like having warm honey and a cup of tea near a fireplace, comforted by someone you care about. You don’t know quite why, but there’s nothing else you’d rather be doing.
This song has literally BLOWN me away from the emotion and the words and the passion into which hozier delivers with... truly stunning and mind blowing.
Music runs in his blood. Music is what he’s made of. What he smells. Amazing art in the airwaves
It's amazing how he looks so effortless and relax at 2:04 but the voice is so powerful. Most singers look like they're having to really strain to hit note but Hozier is just taking it in his stride. What talent.
I'll say it again...this song is masterpiece.
Every single live performance he does has a unique magic to it, you can always tell where his emotional headspace is. Incredible skill. Hands down one of the most talented artists of our day.
"...as a shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn"
Not in my entire life have I heard something so perfectly written
My dream is to see Hozier live for at least once in my life. He's got me through so much. Stopped me from questioning my feelings when I'm stressed. His music's so calming and poetic. When one of his songs play randomly on Spotify I have to go on UA-cam to hear them all.
Me too
I love how he raises his voice for the second "remember me love" and even the female pianist is surprised and looks up. Seems they all kind of have a closer proximity to his plight than the rest of us, understand it as much they can, live some of it with him through the music they play together
when he sings , I feel like I’m having red wine in the Ireland’s streets!!!!!
In all honesty, this is the most beautiful song I have ever heard.
This is one of the most beautiful songs I've ever listened to. Vocal, lyrics, guitar, violin... everything about this song is perfect. Hozier you're one of the best!
The lyrics are beyond anything, it's very special. Pure poetry. Raglan road comes close, but raglan road was written by an actual poet. Bravo to this man, as an Irishman living abroad, so emotions.
His band mates KNOW they are in the presence of greatness
I feel blessed to be alive at the same time as him.
The atmosphere on this track... just gorgeous
I love that Suzanne Santo from honeyhoney is a part of this tour. Another soulful musician. And I love that even though they had probably rehearsed this a thousand times over, they still look to each other to communicate and get the music just right.
Wow... just checked her out and she is a phenomenal artist herself.
Not only an amazing singer song writer but he is so passionate when he sings it makes me cry.
just squeezes emotions out of ya , even when you thought you were empty.
My god this song just is so beautiful.. I can't stop crying each time I listen to it...
" Remember me love when im REBORN ...As a shrike to your SHARP and GLORIOUS thorn"
It is mystical and simply magnificent....
this is possibly the best sound i have ever heard in my life
there arent really words to convey the range of emotions that one feels while listening to this live version, it's like a summoning of ancient things that takes the power from your body and carries it elsewhere
A not-so-happy- chapter of my life has ended.. And im ready for forgiveness and start a new life with my daughter... Starting to build myself piece by peice.. Sunshine is comming out.. 🙏 thank you hozier im reborn..
beautiful and lethal, just like the bird. ;)
5:05 that wink good grief my heart squeezed wow
Headphones on, laying on the sofa listening to this man sing and tears comes to my eyes wow 🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
Truly one of the most beautiful songs ever
Our first snow fell softly onto the trees outside our back door as this song was playing, it was pure magic.
You can always find the most lovingly & beautiful comments in songs from Hozier. Best artist to come from his generation for sure ❤️
This gorgeous piece of music is like a lullaby to my ears... each time I listen, it's like I'm slipping into a beautifully content dream that only lasted a moment, and I really can't get enough. I've had it on repeat for two days... Its helped me more than my anxiety medication ever has. Damn, this man is great.
Amazing. Not just from Hozier but from everyone. They all flow so smoothly, it’s brilliant.
This is heaven on earth 😢
My six-year-old son, when I asked him why he was crying (we were listening to this song), he told me "I'm crying because of beauty. I can't explain. I'm crying from my throat and from my heart."
I also cry to this song. Admittedly, I cried secretly. Now I don't have to hide from him when I cry because of a song.
By the way, now we often sing this song in a duet. English is not our native language, but we both speak it. He asked me for a guitar. Thank you, Hozier. We listen to all your songs, but this one and Francesca are our favourites. 🖤
This song makes me feel something physical from how beautiful and heart-wrenching it is. So delicate and so immensely strong at the same time. It has so much weight.
My dear Hozier, I love your songs and your person, and I hope to be around following your career. When you can, make a tutorial on how to play your songs. Many hugs here from Brazil!
I honestly think he's one of the best performers I've ever seen😊
The fact that he can sing with that volume and power with absolutely no strain on his face whatsoever is incredible
We stan (1) forest king!!!!
Haunting is the only way to describe him. I’m speechless. I can’t believe I never heard this. Can’t stop crying… :(
The only reason he doesn't have millions of views is that he actually makes meaningful music :)
Lets keep it that way... Fabulous music!
I have to keep pausing to take deep breaths and sometimes scream because I love this man and his beautiful lyrics and voice so much
Also the guitar part in the beginning of this song specifically is my favorite thing everrr
2:38-3:13 is the best I've ever heard him sing 😍😍
Goosebumps. Absolute perfection....writing, composition, arrangements ... a piece of beauty, this song. I had the complete in-aww pleasure of hearing this song at his most recent concert here in Seattle live, and it was PURE heaven.
This is the music that is played on the roadway to heaven.
smooth as a bird diving for its prey. Long live and sing such voices
In our musical house he is known as the God of Guitar & Lyrics. I took my son, who is playing the bass and guitar in the school band to see Hozier in Oct. and he was blown away at his talent and thanked me for taking him along. Awesome evening.
I recently learned (from one of his previous videos) what a Shrike is and how the lyrics are inspired. I had no idea before. Highly recommend watching that video if you haven't already. Also, search for shrike in UA-cam search to see one in action...its an amazing thing to see. 🐦
One of the most beautiful songs I've ever heard, composed and performed by the most beautiful man I've ever seen.
your hands, hozier.. your hands create magic , as does your voice.. i can see the soul and that is beautiful to me
I live right outside of NYC and everything is so chaotic all the time, however whenever I listen to Hozier everything just slows down. I feel like i'm in a meadow instead of hearing the sounds of sirens and screaming that pollute the city. God I needed this new EP.
His sound is memorizing and takes me somewhere else in my mind everytime
I haven't turned this song off since I heard it at midnight last night.
So bittersweet.
More bedtime lullaby 🖤 can’t sleep, listen to Hozier and drift off to sweet dream land 🌲.
This is probably the best live performance i have heard, unreal how good it is… miss u every day dad, thanks for showing this to me ❤️
Hozier is Something Special! Very special!
what a magnificent song.... I didn't know that was even possible, but Hozier improved himself... I feel blessed to be able to witness this....
everyone say thank you hozier
His music and voice constructs a bridge to the heavens..
thank you Hozier. your songs mean so much to me. definitely a blessing to my heart and ears. thank you.
forever grateful that they put this version on spotify
Hozier live is honestly even better than the recordings. He’s an incredibly powerful performer.
Hozier is for sure, one of the most talented and best artists I've ever had the pleasure of listening too. Is not only the music, but every single thing, the lyrics, his voice... it just fills your soul completely. Absolutely love it!
This is the most beautiful song that I have ever heard and think I ever will hear...this song will be played at every major event for the remainder of my life.
The love I have for this man can’t truly be expressed in words.
He is everything that’s good in the world his parents did an outstanding job.