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  • Опубліковано 16 лип 2025
  • Official lyric video for “Eat Your Young” by Hozier
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    Lyrics:
    I’m starving, Darling
    Let me put my lips to something
    Let me wrap my teeth around the world
    Start carving, Darling
    I want to smell the dinner cooking
    I want to feel the edges start to burn
    Honey, I
    Want to race you to the table
    If you hesitate
    The getting is gone
    I won’t lie
    If there’s something to be gained
    There’s money to be made
    Whatever's still to come
    Get some
    Pull up the ladder when the flood comes
    Throw enough rope until the legs have swung
    Seven new ways that you can eat your young
    Come and get some
    Skinning the children for a war-drum
    Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns;
    It's quicker and easier to eat your young
    You can’t buy this fineness
    Let me see the heat get to it
    Let me watch the dressing start to peel
    It’s a kindness, Highness
    Crumbs enough for everyone
    Old and young are welcome to the meal
    Honey, I'm
    Making sure the table’s made
    We can celebrate
    The good that we’ve done
    I won’t lie
    If there’s something still to take
    There is ground to break
    Whatever's still to come
    Get some
    Pull up the ladder when the flood comes
    Throw enough rope until the legs have swung
    Seven new ways that you can eat your young
    Come and get some
    Skinning the children for a war-drum
    Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns;
    It's quicker and easier to eat your young
    #Hozier #EatYourYoung

КОМЕНТАРІ •

  • @angelsmith7680
    @angelsmith7680 2 роки тому +8653

    This man doesn't have one bad song. Every single song of his is absolutely amazing

    • @mmelioniscrying
      @mmelioniscrying 2 роки тому +46

      YOURE SPEAKING FAX

    • @sayonichatterjee2721
      @sayonichatterjee2721 2 роки тому +28

      Couldn't have said it any better

    • @meredithellis1859
      @meredithellis1859 2 роки тому +58

      I was PANICKED to see comments on this but only good things

    • @mmelioniscrying
      @mmelioniscrying 2 роки тому +24

      @@meredithellis1859 why? His music is so good idk if there could be ANY hate tbh fr ong

    • @Xoxotho
      @Xoxotho 2 роки тому +12

      Literally like so good! 😢

  • @Naturetoa
    @Naturetoa 2 роки тому +4409

    Something that I adore about this is the use of the phrase "Come and Get Some" because based on tone and context it can mean either an invitation to dinner or a promise of violence

    • @myaduhart3370
      @myaduhart3370 2 роки тому +65

      YES

    • @XXSQUIDGLEYXX
      @XXSQUIDGLEYXX 2 роки тому +158

      I love how so many of his lyrics have double meanings. It just ads so many layers to the songs

    • @angelvollant864
      @angelvollant864 2 роки тому +195

      Or also sexual advances. The tone of this song, and the way Hozier sings is quite sensual

    • @vallivergano239
      @vallivergano239 Рік тому +12

      Both

    • @lenneti.s6277
      @lenneti.s6277 Рік тому

      or have sex

  • @notalexisnicole
    @notalexisnicole 2 роки тому +2820

    this man’s ability to conjure up such bewitching lyrics and vocally transmit each emotion is a feat not only of masterful musicianship, but also of magic.

    • @ayoolukoga9829
      @ayoolukoga9829 2 роки тому +3

      The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people. Lamentations 4:10

    • @Peter-uo9km
      @Peter-uo9km 2 роки тому +5

      Witchcraft

    • @videosbylex
      @videosbylex 2 роки тому +4

      @@Peter-uo9km period

    • @GhostEye31
      @GhostEye31 2 роки тому +10

      Well the man is Irish, he might very well be a bit Fae.

    • @MrKevmor
      @MrKevmor 2 роки тому

      God is a wo.....man

  • @KayMyselfPls
    @KayMyselfPls 2 роки тому +6971

    The marketing of this song, the one clip we were all obsessed with before this released, draws us in under this false pretense of sexuality and heat. Only for Hozier to hit us with yet another moral and political narrative. Drawing people in with the lure of sex (one of the 7 sins referenced in the song ;) ) to send them home with a message about exploitation and the abuse of power is genius. Hozier never ceases to be not only a musical mastermind, but an incredible representative of the people.

    • @BlackKoshka23
      @BlackKoshka23 2 роки тому +177

      That part of the song could very much represent the fact that some men are getting older and older, but their partner's ages remain the same (around their twenties), which leads to relationships with a huge power imbalance, and it can be another form of depredation, or "eating your young".

    • @albacarone7272
      @albacarone7272 2 роки тому +4

      😊😊😊

    • @mwilson7842
      @mwilson7842 2 роки тому +20

      Lust, not sex.

    • @peachyes19
      @peachyes19 2 роки тому +3

      👏👏👏

    • @ShesAaRebel
      @ShesAaRebel 2 роки тому +96

      The song being disguised as something tempting, while if you pay attention you see the true nature of it, is really clever. Shows how you never get the full picture of what is happening unless you've got context.
      It's supposed to represent Gluttony. To me he speaks from a politician's POV. How they keep wanting more and more but are never full. "If there's something still to take. There is ground to break".
      Also the title, which to me means they will screw over younger generations to make themselves more comfortable.
      And then going back to my first point. Politicians are really good at candy-coating their words, and never speak plainly. You have to look at the whole picture in order to form your own opinion. Same goes with the song.

  • @lizzisfruity3006
    @lizzisfruity3006 2 роки тому +1390

    He's a genius for releasing the thirsty part of the song forst to get people engaged with the song and then it has such a heavy message

    • @mwilson7842
      @mwilson7842 2 роки тому +52

      He is a genius in lots of ways. That's a good observation. That's why it had a shock effect, in a good and spooky way, on me.

    • @SuperLumianaire
      @SuperLumianaire 2 роки тому

      He's a fool and a deviant.

    • @shirin9452
      @shirin9452 Рік тому +7

      Wait what’s the thirsty part? lmao cause to me this sounded like some Gimme Shelter shit

  • @haileythomas7615
    @haileythomas7615 2 роки тому +4318

    He never fails to amaze me. In such a unique way, he talks about how the choices we make are harming and killing our children, that it would simply be easier to eat them than to have them suffer through the world

    • @zelbernil3790
      @zelbernil3790 2 роки тому +94

      in such a sexy club banger no less 🤣🤣

    • @cassie1969
      @cassie1969 2 роки тому +5

      Nicely put!

    • @swordofice890
      @swordofice890 2 роки тому +6

      idk man, i'd rather put up with all sorts of hell for my kids than eat them. if that was the case why didnt our parents turn un into drums and dinner at 6? you push through for those kids, not just treat them as a liability and decide to get rid of them

    • @amyswarbrick6251
      @amyswarbrick6251 2 роки тому +126

      ​@@swordofice890 that is really not the point that this person is making. They're saying that all the crap that the older generation is putting the younger generation is worse than a lack of existence, I.e. them eating us. It's a hyperbole to enhance effect

    • @meepmoopmeep1
      @meepmoopmeep1 2 роки тому +89

      A lot of animals eat their young and we see it as this horrific, beastly act (which it is) but the world that we have left our children just creates a long, drawn out version of the same act. I don’t think the song is saying that children would literally be better off not suffering through life- more so that we are no better than the animals who eat their young

  • @DonPasquale_
    @DonPasquale_ 2 роки тому +1650

    All 3 songs are genuinely incredible. If the rest of the album is this good, it's gonna easily be the best one yet

    • @korbaisblessed2562
      @korbaisblessed2562 2 роки тому +27

      I hope wasteland baby is a masterpiece

    • @tulipsbogman
      @tulipsbogman 2 роки тому +1

      Where can i listen to the 3rd one i could only find eat ur yound and through me

    • @ahmadh653
      @ahmadh653 2 роки тому

      @@tulipsbogman any streaming platforms

    • @ahmadh653
      @ahmadh653 2 роки тому +8

      It WILL be his best so far. I guarantee that

    • @Keanu.J
      @Keanu.J 2 роки тому +7

      Wait there’s gonna be a whole album of this? I thought it was just gonna be an ep

  • @congrate4100
    @congrate4100 2 роки тому +3327

    You don't see too many artists stepping out of the classic love ballads and writing what is just pure form of art and poetry! Hozier has done it again! Much love from Bangladesh

    • @Hayashi1987-f7g
      @Hayashi1987-f7g 2 роки тому +14

      Ah yes another fellow Bangladeshi hozier fan💖 I wasn't expecting it tbh XD

    • @MariaHossain
      @MariaHossain 2 роки тому +5

      ​@@Hayashi1987-f7g we exist, man

    • @SuperLumianaire
      @SuperLumianaire 2 роки тому

      Trash song.

    • @Hayashi1987-f7g
      @Hayashi1987-f7g 2 роки тому +3

      @@MariaHossain oh damn👀ami jni na ami kno surprised but i am-

    • @viniciuscorrea6828
      @viniciuscorrea6828 2 роки тому

      elas apareceram aqui

  • @jocelynlopez4149
    @jocelynlopez4149 2 роки тому +1196

    Hozier never disappoints. The timing and message of this song are impeccable. Reminds me of A Modest Proposal essay too

    • @zelbernil3790
      @zelbernil3790 2 роки тому +10

      It's a Provocative Proposal now modest goes unheard these days

    • @avacado5486
      @avacado5486 2 роки тому +50

      I had to read a modest proposal for my English class a few days before this song came out and it was the first thing I thought of when I heard this song. It’s sad how relevant that piece of literature remains today

    • @degreeinnerdology
      @degreeinnerdology 2 роки тому +18

      ​@@avacado5486 my english teacher assigned it right before Thanksgiving Break and swore us to not speak about it until after school on that Friday
      It's got such a good message and it's a shame that such similar methods need to be used in order to showcase the relevance it still holds

    • @obliviouscandybar
      @obliviouscandybar 2 роки тому +44

      The reference is intentional, Hozier is Irish.

    • @WeAreAirborne
      @WeAreAirborne 2 роки тому +41

      It's intentional. The song is literally about A Modest Proposal, which was written specifically to call out the English government on its horrific treatment of the Irish. Hozier is Irish and is making the exact same points. As for "seven new ways that you can eat your young," Jonathan Swift recommends that Irish children can be prepared in six ways: "...[W]hether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasie, or a ragoust." It's not an accident.

  • @isabelaconsolim4434
    @isabelaconsolim4434 2 роки тому +8833

    Hozier is the only person alive that can make gluttony sound like lust
    (Edit: things are heating up in the seven deadly sins fandom in the replies. Take this lightheartedly.)

    • @steveshadforth
      @steveshadforth 2 роки тому +67

      it's not about cannablism

    • @pasharighton
      @pasharighton 2 роки тому +758

      the sound is about lust
      the lyrics are about gluttony
      the theme is greed

    • @steveshadforth
      @steveshadforth 2 роки тому

      @@pasharighton is it fuck

    • @Catticus21
      @Catticus21 2 роки тому +310

      to be fair what is lust if not gluttony in another font, the 2 are pretty similar when put against the other

    • @literallynoonebb
      @literallynoonebb 2 роки тому +13

      ​@@steveshadforth really do be tt

  • @Invertedlamp
    @Invertedlamp 2 роки тому +24042

    Hozier releasing a song that sounds like the sexiest thing on the planet and it actually being about older generations exploiting the younger generation is so perfectly on brand. Fucking obsessed

    • @zelbernil3790
      @zelbernil3790 2 роки тому

      bad news in a pretty sexy mouth 😗👌

    • @campkoala
      @campkoala 2 роки тому +125

      nailed it!

    • @icymoons
      @icymoons 2 роки тому +852

      "I want to wrap my teeth around the world" agressively recontextualized by the rest of the song. the Imperial War Machine goes brrrr

    • @HitomiKitage
      @HitomiKitage 2 роки тому +40

      Oh even yesser!

    • @ayoolukoga9829
      @ayoolukoga9829 2 роки тому +122

      And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee. Deuteronomy 28:53

  • @ashandgold
    @ashandgold 2 роки тому +2759

    A masterful reflection on generational trauma. I've been listening to Hozier since Take Me to Church when I was young, and he's only been getting better since - Eat Your Young is nothing short of continuing that trend.

    • @cassie1969
      @cassie1969 2 роки тому +13

      Same. I started listening in 2014 and have been obsessed ever since.

    • @feywildyt
      @feywildyt 2 роки тому +1

      Saaame

    • @ayoolukoga9829
      @ayoolukoga9829 2 роки тому +6

      And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee. Deuteronomy 28:53

    • @shahrulnazri9004
      @shahrulnazri9004 2 роки тому

      ​@@cassie1969 ksn

    • @chiffymonroe5687
      @chiffymonroe5687 2 роки тому

      Wamenya bho

  • @hinrinn1788
    @hinrinn1788 2 роки тому +1290

    "It's quicker and easier to eat your young" is *incredible*

    • @luismanuelresendizolvera4234
      @luismanuelresendizolvera4234 2 роки тому +3

      what that does mean? His youth or his children?

    • @hinrinn1788
      @hinrinn1788 2 роки тому +112

      @@luismanuelresendizolvera4234 I've been interpreting it as children, or just the younger generation. The actions of the older generations which are inspired by greed and gluttony are causing the destruction of the younger generation, so it would be "quicker and easier" to just eat them.

    • @NGraceW
      @NGraceW 2 роки тому +27

      @@luismanuelresendizolvera4234 I propose you read "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift

    • @brynmcclennan973
      @brynmcclennan973 2 роки тому +46

      It's a reference to the satirical article "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift which was written during the Irish Famine (genocide) explaining numerous ways to resolve famine by eating your children.

    • @amygray5285
      @amygray5285 2 роки тому +19

      As mentioned I also think it could be in reference to Swift's satire (which I had to read in English when I didn't know what satire was, so believed Swift was being completely genuine)
      But (and this could be complete coincidence, and have nothing to do with the song) many animals will actually eat their young when under attack. I remember learning that hedgehogs will eat their own babies because in their minds their children will be eaten anyway by the creature attacking them, and the hedgehog doesn't want to waste a free meal.
      Lots of other species, like harpy eagles, will abandon their young if they can't fend for themselves, because it's easier to just start from scratch and raise a new chick.
      So what Swift was (satirically) suggesting, and what humans do (shift responsibilities onto the younger generations, or try to essentially trivialise their input and views on society) can be found in the natural world
      I'm sorry. This was a very long reply, but I love learning about the natural world.

  • @gaelled.8400
    @gaelled.8400 2 місяці тому +128

    I find it beautifully ironic that I got an ad to join the army before this song

  • @Karishma_Unspecified
    @Karishma_Unspecified 2 роки тому +818

    How can a song be both chill and chilling? Wow.

    • @sherrybentz3263
      @sherrybentz3263 2 роки тому +16

      Because it simply dares to speak the truth like a prayer from the depths of a gentle soul…..

    • @lolalolita3537
      @lolalolita3537 2 роки тому +16

      It leaves you an opening, welcoming feeling so that you listen but then slams you with chilling truth of your actions or what can be better if we stopped somethin

    • @MeltingMoonCG
      @MeltingMoonCG 10 місяців тому

      I love Hozier, but the lyric is kind of wierd no?

    • @crossfire7874
      @crossfire7874 23 дні тому

      Good way of putting it.

  • @fercabral4
    @fercabral4 2 роки тому +985

    hozier can never do ANYTHING wrong. the man’s an absolute gem

  • @tamyawaiters7078
    @tamyawaiters7078 2 роки тому +488

    How he’s able to evolve his sound and his voice fits always is amazing

  • @ZR-tc1ll
    @ZR-tc1ll 2 роки тому +491

    “It’s a kindness, Highness” actually took my breath away

  • @TheLawSystem
    @TheLawSystem 2 роки тому +487

    this hits different when you've just started therapy for all the generational trauma your family's had, and subsequently put you through. such an amazing song, could not have come at a better time. love hozier so much

    • @sharpeningtheaxe
      @sharpeningtheaxe 2 роки тому +14

      Congrats on starting therapy! It’s so worth it, and I hope you find so much healing ❤

  • @faisalliot
    @faisalliot Рік тому +145

    Honestly, the outro for this song that begins around 3:13, marked with that tense piano, is what really speaks to me the most about this song. I usually listen to it over and over again, because something about it strikes me as so... _sad._ I feel this deep wave of secondhand, stoic(?) solemness. The pulls of that violin, too...god, it's all just absolutely enchanting.

    • @av1718
      @av1718 Рік тому +22

      I love it for the same reason. You got this upbeat song with such a deep message and you think maybe there's going to be another chorus but he just lets you sit with it for like a full minute with just these sad strings. It all just falls away and you're only left with the message of the song, like pulling out the rug from underneath you.

    • @ZephyrusAsmodeus
      @ZephyrusAsmodeus Рік тому +3

      Enchanting is a great way to put it. It's uplifting and introspective. In the wake of the horrific imagery, it has a saccharine feel of inevitability, and regret. Be it human nature or not, it didn't have to be this way.
      All we had to do was make the world a better place for those who come after us. The most barebones of compassion. Believing humanity is capable of so much better tastes so much sweeter than the bitter reality that we allow every day.

  • @D1ZZYDRE4MER
    @D1ZZYDRE4MER 2 роки тому +412

    I’ve been so unbelievably excited for this song since I first heard the clip and god this mans music could never let me down

  • @TsvetaIvanova183
    @TsvetaIvanova183 2 роки тому +234

    Never waited more impatiently for a song to come out. I love it.

  • @asmrkat1491
    @asmrkat1491 2 роки тому +502

    Lyrics are so grotesque yet so poignant, while the music behind is so groovy - I LOVE IT

  • @emy_limeira
    @emy_limeira 2 роки тому +259

    Hozier's lyricis are unbeatable. They almost always have a melody that sounds sound like you could dance the bed-tango to it but the words in it are nothing to do with that, it's something deeper, darker. And I love him for that.

    • @maimoonakhan7203
      @maimoonakhan7203 3 місяці тому +1

      Your comment reminded me of Katy Perry's 'Chained to the Rhythm'. Both these songs have the same things- jolly melody and dark lyrics

    • @shortietiki
      @shortietiki Місяць тому

      Bed tango-😂😂😂😂

  • @Zer0Sympathy
    @Zer0Sympathy 2 роки тому +628

    This sounds so corny but I think I genuinely felt a shiver up my spine when the implications of these lyrics hit me. I am a young queer man who grew up in America and this hit home. Beautifully written and executed, much love Hozier! Thank you for writing for those who can't or don't know how.

    • @drownedtrashrat3501
      @drownedtrashrat3501 2 роки тому +27

      Aw same mate I'm a young queer transmasc who's currently unable to get out of America, and y e a h

    • @somethingcreativeprobably5160
      @somethingcreativeprobably5160 2 роки тому

      ​@@drownedtrashrat3501queer young woman unable to just exist in peace in a highly homophobic third world country

    • @artemis7496
      @artemis7496 2 роки тому +16

      I'm also a queer man and I FUCKING WISH i was born in America, i let you guess wish hell of a country i was born in.
      Hint: I'm using a vpn to access youtube

    • @rymacreeks2k07
      @rymacreeks2k07 2 роки тому +2

      @@artemis7496Pakistan? Iran? India? China?

    • @MegaMilenche
      @MegaMilenche 2 роки тому +2

      @@drownedtrashrat3501 What's could possibly be stopping you from leaving America?

  • @cantnv1
    @cantnv1 2 роки тому +1335

    Heard this song right after ANOTHER mass shooting at an elementary school in Tennessee, and that line "putting food on the table selling bombs and guns, skinnin' the children for a war drum" has been whirling around in my head ever since! What an amazing song, absolutely amazing.

    • @zelbernil3790
      @zelbernil3790 2 роки тому +86

      I was also thinking that. He just performed at an LGBTQ benefit in Tennessee barely 2 weeks ago. It's sick that the state's banning drag performances yet have not banned deadly weapons. So where's the concern for kids now?

    • @MyLondon4Life
      @MyLondon4Life 2 роки тому

      @@zelbernil3790what’s a “deadly” weapon? Are knives “deadly” as they kill 5 times more people per year than AR-15s. Oops, did I mess up your bullshit ?

    • @LawnPygmy
      @LawnPygmy 2 роки тому

      ​@@zelbernil3790 It's quicker and easier to eat your young.

    • @Nefariously_ignorant
      @Nefariously_ignorant 2 роки тому +2

      I'll be honest, this is poor taste

    • @MegaMilenche
      @MegaMilenche 2 роки тому +8

      @@zelbernil3790 Nobody is banning drag performances for adults. They want to put a stop to sexualised drag performances for kids under 18. So, don't spread lies.

  • @sethamederat5841
    @sethamederat5841 2 роки тому +321

    i dunno what crack this man puts in his music but *god damn* ive been unable to stop listening on loop since they released, im afraid its my new personality now

  • @MeowMeow-x5c
    @MeowMeow-x5c Рік тому +9

    THE WAY THIS IS MADE IS SO POWERFUL AND ELOQUENT AT THE SAME TIME ITS AMAZING

  • @kristinrad
    @kristinrad 2 роки тому +195

    What a modest proposal this is. Amazingly talented as always!

    • @zelbernil3790
      @zelbernil3790 2 роки тому

      What a sexy provocative proposal?

    • @BrideOfTheWind
      @BrideOfTheWind 2 роки тому +21

      We see what you did there...

    • @atroposblack9492
      @atroposblack9492 2 роки тому +9

      I have been thinking about this very thing. I was like.... wait, is he not referring to The Modest Proposal....

    • @ezraz.6335
      @ezraz.6335 2 роки тому +7

      How on earth did I get this joke, I feel so old but also so cool

    • @rosethaturtl_2812
      @rosethaturtl_2812 Рік тому +3

      Haha love the reference

  • @dawnmurray5126
    @dawnmurray5126 2 роки тому +86

    Very powerful lyrics once again...this guy just seems to understand what's happening in the world & writes a song about it in a way that is catchy but also eye-opening 10/10

  • @FraserFir
    @FraserFir 2 роки тому +363

    My God that chorus might actually be his best yet as far a catchy-ness goes. Combine that with the absolutely chilling lyrics and we have a contender for his best work yet!

    • @ayoolukoga9829
      @ayoolukoga9829 2 роки тому +3

      My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Matthew 27:46

    • @winnieitashi
      @winnieitashi 2 роки тому +2

      @@ayoolukoga9829 wait, that's actually from the bible? I though it was SOAD :-P

    • @ayoolukoga9829
      @ayoolukoga9829 2 роки тому +2

      @@winnieitashi SOAD Doesn't have the Intellect, unction nor Creativity to come up with Such Profound, Revelant or Resonant Lyrics.

    • @kyleo8688
      @kyleo8688 2 роки тому

      Dont use God's name

    • @FraserFir
      @FraserFir 2 роки тому +24

      @@kyleo8688 Friend, you're on a video called "Eat Your Young" by an Artist notoriously well known for calling out the hypocrisy of the Church. Admire your commitment to your cause but I can't say your strategy makes sense to me

  • @gothicxromantic
    @gothicxromantic 2 роки тому +13922

    “Come and get some, skinning the children for a war drum” is so horrifying and poignant these lyrics are incredible

    • @zelbernil3790
      @zelbernil3790 2 роки тому +380

      oh this is so tiktok ready in the best way like a thirst trap for a discourse on capitalism, exploited labor

    • @ayoolukoga9829
      @ayoolukoga9829 2 роки тому +160

      And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee. Deuteronomy 28:53

    • @jasmine24K
      @jasmine24K 2 роки тому +56

      can someone please explain the song to me

    • @saltstar7109
      @saltstar7109 2 роки тому +212

      "Throw enough rope until the legs have swung" is also a dark but perfect lyric, made my head snap to my phone when I first heard it

    • @gothicxromantic
      @gothicxromantic 2 роки тому +562

      @@jasmine24K it’s inspired by Dante’s 3rd Circle of Hell, or Gluttony. He uses a lot of food and feast imagery to reference different kinds of gluttony, specifically wealth at the expense of others, war profiteering, etc.
      The “Eat your young” and “skinning children” parts seem to be references to a famous Irish satirical writer named Jonathan Swift. He had an essay called “A Modest Proposal” where he satirically suggested cooking and eating children to solve the famine/poverty in Ireland. Swift suggests different ways to cook the children and use their skin for clothes and stuff, to not be wasteful. It’s an incredible essay but people were outraged by it at the time because I guess they either took it seriously or thought he was mocking the situation rather than criticizing the rich for their exploitation of the poor.

  • @majesticheartproductions85
    @majesticheartproductions85 2 роки тому +244

    It was released an hour ago, I think I’m on my 100th listen? We are witnessing greatness in the making with every new Hozier song. Congratulations Mr Andrew Hozier Burns, he’s done it again👌

    • @Rebecca-zf6ll
      @Rebecca-zf6ll 2 роки тому +11

      1 listen takes 4 minutes
      100 listens will take 400 minutes
      Which equals to 6.7 hours.

    • @Rebecca-zf6ll
      @Rebecca-zf6ll 2 роки тому +7

      You cannot listen more than approx 15 times in one hour 😢

    • @majesticheartproductions85
      @majesticheartproductions85 2 роки тому +4

      @@Rebecca-zf6ll Umm, maybe. Your completely oblivious to my point, sorry

    • @majesticheartproductions85
      @majesticheartproductions85 2 роки тому +3

      @@Rebecca-zf6ll great job. You completely misunderstood my comment and point, but there’s always one🙄

    • @Mani-xo8er
      @Mani-xo8er 2 роки тому +15

      @@Rebecca-zf6ll he put it on 6.7x speed.

  • @mikewright668
    @mikewright668 2 роки тому +32

    Hozier has always done a good job talking about issues and addressing them musically . I hope he can expand his sound a little and try to take risks with his voice , his greatest instrument

  • @kjlucky6501
    @kjlucky6501 2 роки тому +28

    My favorite artist ever. Hozier’s music has got me through a LOT. When I felt like I had nobody, I found comfort and belonging in his music and I will always be grateful for how much it has helped me over the years. I’ve been waiting all day to put my headphones on and sit back for my first listen and while I expected it to be amazing, I’m still blown away at how he just can’t miss. Thank you, Hozier, for blessing us with more of your beautiful music❤

  • @martssipan
    @martssipan 2 роки тому +136

    Happy birthday Andrew! Thank you for bringing these wonderful songs into our lives ❤
    I’ve been obsessed with Hozier’s music since 2019 and waited for new songs to come … it was definitely worth the wait !

  • @novemberaddams2779
    @novemberaddams2779 2 роки тому +732

    Listening to this song makes me feel like I've just drank water after 10 years of thirst

    • @bid84
      @bid84 2 роки тому +33

      I’m picturing a wet skeleton

    • @jaded_tofu
      @jaded_tofu 2 роки тому +10

      Ironically, this song makes me so thirsty i crave anything to quench it

    • @irissupercoolsy
      @irissupercoolsy 2 роки тому +2

      That probably means you can relate to the song, which is really sad in this case 😦😦

  • @Jinx.Blues_7
    @Jinx.Blues_7 2 роки тому +61

    I fall in love with this man a little more every time he released a new song 💛

  • @charlinavalso
    @charlinavalso Рік тому +43

    its that the sound of stomach rumbling at 2:07, cuz if it is, its genius

  • @Sunshine-rk5zl
    @Sunshine-rk5zl 6 місяців тому +5

    His voice is angelic in every song. He's amazing. Lyrics are out of this world.

  • @emilyburton7829
    @emilyburton7829 2 роки тому +1902

    38 mins straight of just this song over and over as I drove to work. Started with: omg how he says darling, “get some” frick that’s hot.
    Then on the third time I really listened to the lyrics and was like “oh….OH” of course Hozier makes a song about for profit war and my animal brain thinks it’s hot. I’ve now listened to it like 15 times and it’s so powerful. Why spend time raising your kids just to let them die in a war for money when you can just eat your young.

    • @modestMousse
      @modestMousse 2 роки тому +231

      Ah, yes. The classic Hozier "I'll turn you on, babe, but also, let's recall the horrific implications of unchecked late stage capitalism. All my love to you. Back to being sexy."
      You know, that Hozier.

    • @AuditoryOdditor
      @AuditoryOdditor Рік тому +17

      I had a very similar reaction to this song. I was turned on by the first part, thinking sexy foreplay, but upon further inspection was rewarded with a deeper meaning.
      Also, my fiancé remarked about the title and looked up the lyrics to prove a point. He read the lyrics and commented how they made no sense. I told him it's poetic.

    • @MrGamelover23
      @MrGamelover23 Рік тому

      ​@@AuditoryOdditoryour fiance is denser than a black hole.

  • @fire_fire829
    @fire_fire829 2 роки тому +55

    In Hozier we Trust 🙏🏼

  • @sabisgambi3818
    @sabisgambi3818 2 роки тому +18

    He just… never misses. Thank you for sharing your gifts with us.

  • @maysilversi8253
    @maysilversi8253 2 роки тому +71

    “skinning the children for a war drum” made my jaws drop omg Hozier I love you

  • @uclday
    @uclday 9 місяців тому +8

    Just come out of four months of being in i c u treatment where things were very touch and go and along with having incredible rehab for two months with not hearing any real good music … I arrive home to hearing this god like music from hozier… I feel blessed

  • @sophiahannahsobrepena2740
    @sophiahannahsobrepena2740 2 роки тому +60

    Hozier's style of music and how he wrote his lyrics make me want to write an entire book about it

  • @ApeironSound
    @ApeironSound 2 роки тому +59

    I've been having this on repeat since the first seconds on TikTok appeared and I CAN'T AND WON'T stop listening to this.
    Wonderful writing and vocal's are so on point.

  • @_ovi_nian_
    @_ovi_nian_ 2 роки тому +66

    Oh my goodness, that meal was an absolute delight! Every bite was bursting with flavor and my taste buds were dancing with joy. From the appetizer to the dessert, I was in a state of pure culinary bliss. I couldn't help but savor every morsel and even closed my eyes to fully immerse myself in the experience. Thank you so much for such a wonderful dining experience!*****
    ****** I always enjoy your true meaningful songs. *******

  • @namida-lm1km
    @namida-lm1km 2 роки тому +48

    Perfect. So powerful with such a deep yet morbid meaning. I passed my dance examination with this song . My choreography got 82 / 100

  • @ajfjwoandoqkskphantom1702
    @ajfjwoandoqkskphantom1702 2 роки тому +5

    EVERY HOZIER SONG GIVES ME SUCH GENDER ENVY I CANTTTTT

  • @локатока
    @локатока 2 роки тому +87

    I am in love with those lyrics, Hozier is as poetic as always, but can we also take a moment to appreciate that chorus? the only singer who can make me jam to a song about eating children

  • @alexiaevellyn
    @alexiaevellyn 2 роки тому +4

    love youuuu

  • @sleepysloth5185
    @sleepysloth5185 Рік тому +8

    Every part of this song is incredible. Even the lyrics "Come and get some" jas so many meanings. It can be seen as an invitation to dinner, a threat of violence and its sung in a way that sounds like a mother calling to her children to "come and get some" dinner. This leads to the idea that the older generation has the power over the younger generations to get them to obey them blindly.

  • @adarklana
    @adarklana 2 роки тому +29

    I love that in almost every song Hozier sweetly invites you to dine together

  • @ivannastorms-thompson3538
    @ivannastorms-thompson3538 10 місяців тому +3

    If you ever doubted or didnt know, good music is timeless. There's a reason why we sample so many oldies but goodies and can almost guarantee it to be a hit.

  • @cherrykkura
    @cherrykkura 10 місяців тому +3

    Hozier is just a poet who happens to have an amazing voice.

  • @crystallight808
    @crystallight808 2 місяці тому +16

    "Nothing ever ends poetically. It ends and we turn it into poetry. All that blood was never once beautiful. It was just red."
    -
    Kait Rokowski

  • @cosmicwanderer2912
    @cosmicwanderer2912 2 роки тому +8

    When the world needed him most, he came back.🤧

  • @lettuceforlife4827
    @lettuceforlife4827 11 днів тому +7

    The big beautiful bill has me listening to this song again. God I’m terrified for my country

  • @julis.1373
    @julis.1373 2 роки тому +14

    thirst trapped and teased us into dealing with the pressing issues, genius

  • @TheBillNye
    @TheBillNye 2 роки тому +43

    I can't express how ready I am for this EP

    • @daniabarajas5160
      @daniabarajas5160 2 роки тому +5

      I didn't know that Bill Nye was such a big Hozier fan 😂

  • @grandmasarmchair2000
    @grandmasarmchair2000 2 роки тому +47

    I’m so excited for this album 💓

  • @blackstag9366
    @blackstag9366 2 роки тому +37

    What provocative truth... there's so many ways this song can be interpreted and none of them are right, yet none of them are wrong either. Fascinating

    • @thepiousskull
      @thepiousskull 2 роки тому +6

      Say you don't understand the meaning of the song without saying you don't understand the meaning of the song.

    • @blackstag9366
      @blackstag9366 2 роки тому

      @@thepiousskull It's obviously about the exploitation of younger generations for wealth and power. But all I was saying is that it has the potential of meaning far more to different people. But yes, keep being an ignorant jackass and speaking as if your entire personality was made from TikTok videos 😂

    • @moondustcompliments5329
      @moondustcompliments5329 2 роки тому

      Poetry

  • @PRINCENOIR-t2c
    @PRINCENOIR-t2c 8 місяців тому +3

    His way to sing is sooo sexy. The lyrics shows his heart and dedication. What a man!

  • @JacksonPierce
    @JacksonPierce 2 роки тому +1

    Dope song!!

  • @anna_banana414
    @anna_banana414 2 роки тому +12

    hozier and taylor swift releasing songs at the same time actually criminal but also a dream come true.

  • @HalcyonoftheAurora
    @HalcyonoftheAurora 2 роки тому +5

    What deep and transformative times, ( as a younger generation) we live in. As a weary old soul despite my age, this grief resonates. Thank you again Hozier for speaking up for Us all when it hurts too bad to speak. Another deep step towards World Peace, here.

  • @Emmsies_OuO
    @Emmsies_OuO 2 роки тому +29

    Hozier never fails to impress! Amazing musical performance and a pertinent, shrewd message.

  • @annadavis8494
    @annadavis8494 Рік тому +7

    He will go down as one of the best lyricist ever.

  • @moonn7ght
    @moonn7ght 4 дні тому +4

    using this song for Desire’s entry in sandman s2 was perfect

  • @hollycrossingxo
    @hollycrossingxo 2 роки тому +9

    holy shit- this song is mindblowing on so many levels. The production quality, the instrumentation, vocals, lyrics. Hozier is unparalleled.

  • @michaelsheridan3219
    @michaelsheridan3219 2 роки тому +27

    You are literally the mouthpiece for the world through your lyrics man! The world would stop in the wake of your silence so please keep speaking for it 💚💚

  • @deijahalbarado6545
    @deijahalbarado6545 2 роки тому +11

    Modern music with Shakespearean quality lyrics. I love this man.

  • @raven-starcatcher
    @raven-starcatcher 8 місяців тому +78

    This song about to become relevant again

    • @1ucky_Cl0v3rz
      @1ucky_Cl0v3rz 8 місяців тому +14

      My thoughts exactly. Screaming this and Labour by Paris Paloma at the top of my lungs, istg.

  • @Eliza-sw9gz
    @Eliza-sw9gz 6 днів тому +4

    I'm honestly kinda surprised they used this song for Desire from Sandman, but the vibes totally fits him

  • @nna705
    @nna705 2 роки тому +68

    Hozier simply does not have an ability to create bad music

  • @theseventhnatural
    @theseventhnatural 2 роки тому +5

    Gods his voice is so otherworldly in this

  • @moorlova
    @moorlova 2 роки тому +33

    Happy Birthday Andrew! Thank you for your music. The songs are incredibly beautiful, deep and always on repeat ❤

  • @blairdoesntnotcare3323
    @blairdoesntnotcare3323 2 роки тому +69

    Good bluesy disco vibe. I love how you treat the artistry of guitar as a black art first and every beautiful breath you take is in homage to those beautiful bones of rock and roll. Keep the blues in ya hozier. I love your art.
    Also Thank you for keeping trans rights in your heart. These days people seem utterly complicit in our destruction, be it blind eye, arrogance, or ignorance all seems lost most days. Your voice is honey to the sore soul these days.

  • @mikeluongo537
    @mikeluongo537 Рік тому +3

    He has NO bad songs. They are all masterpieces. Between lyrics and music, other worldly, Like the MAN! I want to have His kids!

  • @emilyalexis5905
    @emilyalexis5905 Рік тому +41

    I'm not sure if anyone picked up on this but I think this song is a reference to "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift. If you have the time to look it up it's very interesting. It's about a man who suggests eating Irish children to help with food scarcity because of Britain's tyranny at that time. His words are drenched with irony, he doesn't really mean anything he says, he just wanted the British to realize how bad they were treating Ireland.

  • @micaelaosorio7228
    @micaelaosorio7228 2 роки тому +35

    Hozier never disappoints me ❤

  • @kylenemelton5016
    @kylenemelton5016 2 роки тому +28

    The chorus sings like a commercial jingle. Which is genius from both a pop music perspective, and also a biting satire of consumerism.

  • @ajoop...
    @ajoop... 2 роки тому +7

    Hozier releasing this music is an act of kindness, highness🧎‍♀️

  • @xchasingthefallx
    @xchasingthefallx 2 роки тому +10

    Being a sociology major and all too familiar with all the ways humanity can fuck over their own never ceases to be disturbingly dark. Greed is a hell in it's own, when there's nothing left to "eat" except your own blood money I hope in the most poetic and brutal way that they choke on it.

  • @skittslol1407
    @skittslol1407 10 місяців тому +8

    This song becomes more relevant every day.

  • @Leviathan_speedpaints
    @Leviathan_speedpaints Рік тому +9

    The way I folded when the vocals started

  • @imworm8695
    @imworm8695 2 роки тому +7

    God yes, definitely not disappointed. This feels like the type of song where you sit there and watch as the cycle continues despite how much someone said they wouldn't continue it

  • @fikrihendriawan
    @fikrihendriawan 2 роки тому +5

    One of the most underrated male singers 😤

  • @cait6461
    @cait6461 Місяць тому +17

    I miss when this song was more of a metaphor.

    • @clartblart3266
      @clartblart3266 20 днів тому +3

      It feels like that until you realize it never has been.

  • @rouaaguesmi8333
    @rouaaguesmi8333 2 роки тому +606

    I'm starving, darling
    Let me put my lips to something
    Let me wrap my teeth around the world
    Start carving, darling
    I wanna smell the dinner cooking
    I wanna feel the edges start to burn
    Honey, I wanna race you to the table
    If you hesitate, the getting is gone
    I won't lie, if there's something to be gained
    There's money to be made, whatever's still to come
    Get some
    Pull up the ladder when the flood comes
    Throw enough rope until the legs have swung
    Seven new ways that you can eat your young
    Come and get some
    Skinning the children for a war drum
    Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns
    It's quicker and easier to eat your young
    You can't buy this fineness
    Let me see the heat get to it
    Let me watch the dressing start to peel
    It's a kindness, Highness
    Crumbs enough for everyone
    Old and young are welcome to the meal
    Honey, I'm making sure the table's made
    We can celebrate the good that we've done
    I won't lie, if there's something still to take
    There is ground to break, whatever's still to come
    Get some
    Pull up the ladder when the flood comes
    Throw enough rope until the legs have swung
    Seven new ways that you can eat your young
    Come and get some
    Skinning the children for a war drum
    Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns
    It's quicker and easier to eat your young

    • @znab7610
      @znab7610 2 роки тому +8

      thanks!

    • @djsuryansh9022
      @djsuryansh9022 2 роки тому +3

      This is a lyrical video

    • @DanielWillMusic
      @DanielWillMusic 2 роки тому +43

      @@djsuryansh9022 if someone is singing and learning the words, I find it’s easier to read the comment as oppose to waiting for the lyrics on screen to show.
      I always find comments like these helpful

    • @nkbujvytcygvujno6006
      @nkbujvytcygvujno6006 2 роки тому +7

      @@djsuryansh9022also how is it your business what other people commented?

  • @alexm9096
    @alexm9096 2 роки тому +7

    Talent just oozes from this man

  • @kaylax1171
    @kaylax1171 2 роки тому +5

    this has been on repeat all day. andrew always delivers

  • @jsmountain
    @jsmountain 2 роки тому +160

    "Alright, so we start with a thing that is perfect for thirst trap videos to hook them in, and then it is actually a song about climate change, generational violence, and exploitation" is such an incredible move.

  • @yellowpastelcloudz_SL
    @yellowpastelcloudz_SL 8 місяців тому +5

    can we talk about this mans range?? good god

  • @brooklynpaul3131
    @brooklynpaul3131 2 роки тому +12

    Happy Birthday Hozier 💋 thank you for blessing our ears once again

  • @thighsquish4656
    @thighsquish4656 2 роки тому +11

    Hozier never misses

  • @celine__05
    @celine__05 2 роки тому +5

    I waited so long for this song and now it's finally released. Hozier ist the only artist, who doesn't have bad songs. I love all of them.

  • @rusmitaadhikari1288
    @rusmitaadhikari1288 2 роки тому +3

    I love this man ,love love him. I hope he has a goood good life and is genuinely a good person

  • @SereneStudio
    @SereneStudio 2 роки тому +11

    Absolute chills listening to this.... what a haunting song.