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"Hozier admitted that people took the title at "face value" and "were very upset when they found out that" it was not a song about "actually about being taken to church." The song explores the topic of "shame regarding sexuality," particularly the societal or religious "aversion to homosexuality." The song grew out of Hozier's frustration with the Catholic Church which, as somebody raised in the Protestant Quaker faith, he saw as dominating the social and political outlook of the Irish state. "Growing up, I always saw the hypocrisy of the Catholic Church", Hozier said in an interview with . "The history speaks for itself and I grew incredibly frustrated and angry. I essentially just put that into my words
I was wondering is the song specifically about homosexuality, or it just one way which he decided to based the music video in. Or is it more just generally based around the catholic organization?
Same people don't understand what Halleluja is about.
you used WAY to many quote marks i am so confused
That public education.@@SneeGG
Not a single fuxk is given
I watched a really interesting interview with the singer from Hozier talking about his Quaker upbringing. Guy is beyond smart and his perspective on religion/culture is equally interesting.
Hozier is not name of a band. He is soloist, his name is Hozier. And yes, i agree with you. He is very smart
Hozier is the singer..its not a band, he's a solo male singer and his name is Andrew John Hozier-Byrne
Are you sure Quaker? Bc we don’t have churches or prayers…
@@hannahdorph yeah no he was raised catholic in ireland
@@hannahdorph Never mentioned churches or prayer. But many Quaker’s have “programmed” churches which are almost indistinguishable from Evangelical churches. Being from Ireland, I’d imagine his services were unprogrammed. But I only watched the one interview.
"There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin." That line hit
When he says “only then I am human, only then I am clean.” Fucks me up every single time lol
I wish homophobia confused everyone as much as this guy, it's a sign of true compassion and understanding for those not like you! So open to others that he processed this very differently from how most people have. Many see the overt message opposing religious homophobia very easily like myself as a queer person, but I kind of appreciate this guys perspective and how he's just so open about it that he was straight up confused by the homophobia 😭😭😭
"A society that hates loves" indeed. 🙏💖 New sub
I had a very recent discovery of this song. My partner wanted me to hear it. I'd never heard of it, he'd never seen the video. He has cut off his family because they can't accept that he's bisexual, he was also raised in a very religiously abusive household. He had no idea what sort of video accompanied the song. Oof. I'm still processing it a few weeks later....
growing up queer in Ireland, riddled with catholic guilt, this song just hits SO different
Growing up with mormon shame and guilt, it hits too
@@Julesb2183 With you here
Thank God Ireland is changing slowly but we all are
Grown up Catholic in the very liberal California. Not me!, Mom!!! She figured it out a few years before she turned 70. Found the love of her life too.
It’s never too late.
Never say you are queer...I'm heterosexual, but have a lot of friends that are gay...Definitely not queer..be strong and be you.
In short the video was made by Russian fans and is showing how much homophobia is in Russia. The song is more about how the church wants you to feel guilty for sexual desires and who you love.
It was shot at Inniscarra Dam in Cork Ireland, (my hometown) but it does depict a Russian couple to highlight the homophobia there.
@@willsing4beer thanks I thought it was shot in Russia as well
That was my take on this video
This needs more likes so everyone sees what the video and song is about
^^what Travis said
Lyrically the song is one large metaphor comparing a lover to religion.
"Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins and you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life."
Speaking with The Irish Times, Hozier said about matters of the heart: "I found the experience of falling in love or being in love was a death, a death of everything. You kind of watch yourself die in a wonderful way, and you experience for the briefest moment - if you see yourself for a moment through their eyes - everything you believed about yourself gone. In a death-and-rebirth sense."
The French word for Orgasm means little death I believe, too. So deathless death in a sense.
@@Len_M. yes La Petit morte
Damn, y'all are some smart people!
Lyrically the song is about how religion tells people they are "born sick" because they love someone from the same sex; how there's no place for them in the church and that they need to pray at their homes in private;
@@MiraculousAngelTarotI’m wondering where you got that from, not that it’s wrong but I’ve never heard that interpretation officially
The song always gives me chills and the video breaks my heart
Nina Cried Power featuring Mavis Staples is another amazing song by him.
YES. It's one of my favorites.
Yes! -x-
@@AishaIsFabulous-x- You even share the last name of the song's subject. Is that just a coincidence?
Yessss
"Wait, hold on, what?" - That's how everyone meets Hozier.
Agreed. Every reaction to this that I've seen has been that.
😆 #truth
Welcome to the land of The Forest God
"These people hate the concept of love. They see two people in love, and they hate it. They are loveless people."
I wish your innocence was world-wide.
I was thinking this the whole time. I love the fact that he didn't even separate their love as homosexual. He just saw love. ❤❤
I know ❤️ my heart…
I was amazed over the honest confusement. Very conflicting moment.
I honestly wish the whole world saw it like he does. A pip dream just imagine a world like that though.
Exactly my thoughts... bless this man and his outlook of the world...
Hozier is Irish. He, Rag N Bone Man (Rory Graham) in the U.K. and Avi Kaplan in the USA are often compared.
The Catholic Church is against homosexuality. It is still interfering with same sex relationships in Ireland. It is a very political song.
This!
The catholic church against homosexuality...
They sexually abused boys and still do..
@@marlenemcmillan8891 Technically speaking the Catholic church has the same ratio of predators as the general population...
The problem is that they don't excommunicate them and ensure that they are put to justice after the fact... Effectively, they protect all the clergy from legal repercussions, thus they protect active predators.
@@marlenemcmillan8891 that's pedophilia not homosexuality. Please don't confuse the two....a lot of people do
@@brienneoffriggintarth5510 understand .both exists in.the catholic church.
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The “deathless death” line most likely refers to the French term for the orgasm. Which in French is “le petit mort”/ “the little death”. This song is littered with suggestive language I.e. “worship in the bedroom” “the ritual”
That's always been my assumption.
I always thought it was a reference to Heaven and the afterlife. In the chorus he's talking about giving up his life to the church, "I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife" as in he's expecting to be killed for his sins. But, in the eyes of the Church it's a good thing because of Heaven where you live forever after death: the "Deathless Death".
The entire chorus he's being sarcastic because he doesn't believe in their Heaven; he even calls their faith a shrine of lies.
So, when he says "Offer me that Deathless Death" he really means "Yeah, kill me but tell me I'll go to a better place as if that makes it okay." As with many athiests/agnostics/pagans,, Heaven is no reward since this is the only life they'll live.
I think the song works on both levels. On one hand it is a love letter to a person, comparing being with them as their church and their love as their religion. But I think it is also clearly about a gay person’s experience being born into a religion that calls them unnatural. I also heard deathless death as a reference to both sex and heaven or both at the same time (“my only heaven is with you”). But part of that is that the Heaven promised by their religion is closed to them because of their love.
Coming for a french guy : the term in french is "la petite mort".
@@tithannisk7470 Coming from a bilingual person, this is true. But it is “coming from” not “coming for” ;)
also i like the angle you took by not even acknowledging it was a same sex couple. making a statement without even saying anything about it.
But that also lead to not understanding the story.
We are more post sexuality more than post race as a society, but closer... not there
He acknowledges that the two guys are together
@@tofferooni4972 this wasn’t sarcasm it’s a sincere comment
@@pyromajor1 oops sry misunderstood ya
Hey there. New fan here, been watching your videos for a few weeks, love your deep dives into the meaning of various songs. And I love that you are such a nice guy that the fact that it is two guys kissing doesn’t even register as something to be upset about for you. But from my very first listen, I associated this song with religious homophobia. “I was born sick” is the Church telling gay people that they are unnatural for the way they were born. “I tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knives” is a gay catholic at confession telling a priest that he loves someone of the same sex only to be told it is an abomination and they will both go to Hell. The video shows the extreme form of that homophobia. Amazing song all around. I first heard Hozier perform it on SNL and his voice is just as good live. I became an instant fan. Keep up the good work!
Agreed, the way he says that at it seems like some horrible society that is against love, asking what to they have against love, but not clicking that this is our society was such a nice thing to see. That mindset is hopefully the eventual future of society
@@davidwood5884 Yep. I could definitely see a future society looking at a video like this and not understanding what is going on (or at least I hope that is how a future society would react), but today… It took 26 movies for Marvel to have their first openly gay superhero and it was pretty controversial. It’s a far cry from burning people in bonfires, but we are not out of the woods of hatred yet.
It's sad. Homosexuality is still as negative. Which is wrong.
I’m Irish and this was such a song to be completely proud of. He’s a real Irish man and I love seeing it. ❤️🇮🇪🇮🇪🇮🇪
For me personally, I've always seen this song as representing religious trauma in queer people. Obviously there are religious queer people but not all of religions are okay with queer people and religion is used against LGBT people more than it is used to help us.
Yes! I feel like even if we do grow up to be religious lots of us grew up in religious households where we were told that we were wrong, "we were born sick, you heard them say it"
especially us growing up as catholics/ in catholic communities where every family member and many people in your life are extremely homophobic and hateful, using gay people as scapegoats for everything (even jewish people alongside lgbt people) and growing up closeted your whole life. The song and the video always brings me to tears
I take it as anything sexual actually. Yes religion “frowns” upon queer people but also sexual people, normal desires. I see it as an open invitation to celebrate our bodies that being with whomever you want
What
Yeah this is a big issue I have with broader Christian institutions. I always feel really lucky cuz my parents always taught me to think critically and look at multiple translations of the bible, and come to my own conclusions. So while I def had some internalized bi/homophobia as a child, it was because of cultural narratives and other adults in my life, and I was able to unlearn that even within a religious framework. My dad even lent me a book called "Risking Grace" about unlearning Christian homophobia. I wish that denominations that specifically embrace LGBT+ ppl were more widespread and well-known.
You could do an entire series on Hozier and it would be fantastic. His voice and lyrical abilities are fire, pure blaze.🔥
The song and the music video are very strongly related to homophobia and being LGBT+ in a strongly bigoted world (both greater and localized), with plenty of subtle undertones and double meanings. As you referenced in the video, there is a strong hatred for love. Not any love, but specifically homosexual love. It's very worth trying to pick apart the individual lyrics. When sung they aren't as obvious, but if you were to change the arrangement (not order) you begin to see the underlying message.
Absolutely. You really see the full scope and meaning of the lyrics in his Subway performance. Its heartwrenching
While he used the video to capture an example of how religion can be used as a tool to vilify (homosexual) love, I think the meaning of the song itself has much broader strokes as a commentary on society in general. That is to say, this is a very real, very valid, and from the video very intentional interpretation, but not the only one.
The song is about the hypocrisy of the Catholic church and it's attempt to control the social and political landscapes of Ireland.
@@TyrannosavageRektye I love that interpretation but I feel because of the video people see it a very one sided way
"It's about people who hate love" I absolutely love the fact that he said the way he did instead of saying "gay love" or something along those lines. Love is love and everyone should see it the way he does.
but he's wrong.. the people in the video dont hate "love" they hate homosexuality.. It isnt about seeing it one way or anotherr. in this specific video "gay love" was the target of the hate shown.
@@Lukas-ht9xmyeah but he’s talking about the song in general not just this specific video I’m pretty sure
theres a video out there of him doing a performance in a nyc subway i highly recommend it his voice live is even better
Yesss! His vocals in the subway were on point! Totally amazing
Totally agree! It’s such a powerful performance!
there's a cover by Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox with Morgan James as the vocalist. almost as powerful, chills every time
Dude can sing his ass off
During quarantine, he sang this from his living room with piano accompaniment; he sounded absolutely amazing. I couldn’t listen to it enough times. He also sang this in the subway; it was fantastic. Both videos on UA-cam.
Good to know i’ll have to go watch it
@@dougf1249 It’s called Together at Home. He does about 30 mins of chat and songs; it was to help bring money in for the WHO. You won’t be disappointed.
@@akaredblue62 ohh awesome; thank you for the added info
Please listen to more Hozier! He's a beautiful storyteller and he is incredibly talented at evoking feeling through his music. "No Plan", "As It Was," "Like Real People Do" are some favorites but "Shrike" is a work of art in my opinion. There is something about the celtic influences and deep, pure expression of regret in that song that is just transporting.
Shrike is pure stunning.
And nfwmb. Truly a masterpiece. His lyrics are so rich and descriptive
there is a live version of him singing this song in the subway and it sounds amazing
You have to check out Hozier 'Nina Cried Power'. You'll love it!
Absolutely, it's an amazing song.
I like the way you dont acknowledge the ignorance and stupidity and say it's just purely a hate of love. I really like that honestly.
Cherry Wine is one of the most emotional songs he’s written. It sounds so lovely and sweet but the subject is very sad and dark and an age old story with a twist.
Honestly, this song has been one of my favorites ever since the eighth grade (when it came out), back in 2013. While the lyrics speak very powerfully in regards to homophobia through an allusion of religion, I believe that they can apply to anyone experiencing struggle and hardship due to the prejudices of others. This song was one of the kick-starters that made me realize how shaky my faith in Christianity really was, and (for lack of a better term) woke me up to the persecution and trials of many at the hands of the church for some intrinsic trait, whether it be sexuality, gender, race, or faith/the lack thereof.
Or just mean-spirited, relentless bullying for middle-school me.
I remember sitting in practice rooms after school, immersing myself into a world created by the keys of a piano. This song was one that filled me with senses of power and vulnerability at the same time: knowing that I could express my frustrations and hurt through the lyrics, and yet connect through them to recognize that I wasn't alone.
It's a truly powerful piece of music.
I have always loved this song. The depth of love and betrayal brings tears to my eyes.
"Makes me feel like it was set in a society that hates the concept of love" . I believe the word you were searching for was Russia lol
I'm so excited to see you find Hozier! He has so many fantastic songs, Nina Cried Power and Work Song are my current favorites. ❤️
I love this song gives me chills ever time I hear it 🥰
hozier is my favorite artist because not only are his lyrics are powerful but also his concepts of modern culture and perspectives are so incredibly intriguing. love him
I really like 'Movement' by Hozier, i think you would probably enjoy it
Andrew is SUCH a lovely person. I love watching interviews with him, he has such a good heart. A whole bunch of beautiful songs by him. The official video for Cherry Wine is very powerful. I think Shrike is beautiful, and Almost is probably my favorite song by him.
Those awkward moments when people didn’t think through the lyrics and decided this was a good idea to sing in church 😳
It's absolute gold when sh*t like that happens.
@@EyesPixelated Fr 🤣
Love your voice as well as your reactions
If you're planning to do more Hozier I would strongly recommend Nina Cried Power. I'd love to hear your thoughts on it.
saw him play this live, and it was haunting.
beautiful vocals and the writing is exquisite
Amazing song! Hozier do beautiful music! Have a listen to “From Eden” or “Shrike”
Hozier is great his music conveys emotions in really interesting ways and his lyricism is absolutely phenomenal
It speaks to the fact the church and so much of society can condemn two people loving one another while condoning mindless violence.
There is a minute long video of him singing an Irish drinking song, and it’s beautiful.
Made it extra early! Love you Mr. Boyd!
I really enjoyed your reaction, I would love to see you get into more of his work… his songwriting skills are beyond gorgeous!
I adore Nina Cried Power, From eden and cherry wine.
His live pop up in NYC subway shows off his pipes 4 sure
Next one to listen to is "Nina Cried Power", guest starring the legendary Mavis Staples. Celebrates the great civil rights pioneers in US history.
The song is about hate disguised as religion, and the harm it causes the innocent, and those who recognize it for what it is. A lot of us had to escape THIS terrible society we live in. This was Hozier's first hit, and it has always touched me deeply.
I love this anthem for equality.
You are one of the first to get that this is a love song. Perhaps the first to feel confident enough to say so.
You should either do "In A Week" or "Cherry Wine" next. Both are by Hozier
I have seen several of your videos, I subscribed on this one. Your compassion, and sense of human solidarity are admirable. I enjoy your explorations of musical arts and particularly enjoy how you ask your viewers to explore with you. Well done! You are doing the human family a great service. I humbly thank you, and keep it up!!
This song is about the overall control the Christian church has over the people of Russia/Ireland. Hozier is from Russia but was raised in Ireland since he was young. Homosexuality is punishable by death in Russia and well, Ireland is a tiny bit more lenient... but not much. He's not gay, but he's also not straight so for him this was problematic. This song is a protest to how the church treats anyone who is not a heterosexual God fearing person.
"My lover's got humor. She's the giggle at a funeral." That's not how "normal" people act. Once you understand that it's about embracing the strange and rejecting the church it makes more sense.
“Shes the giggle at funeral” to me it means she the one who makes it better when youre sad. Enough to make you smile at a sad place
I always took it as a dig at religion and society who tell you who you can love.
LGBQT obviously get that more but i think it covers all sexualities being told they are sinners for loving.
Deathless death is such a good lyric
Your voice is absolutely amazing!!!!! Keep up the amazing work.
Love from Portugal xx
I have decided that this song belongs on the list of songs that can make me cry. It makes me think of my Grandmother who I was so close to. Her father was an Episcopal Minister and grandfather an Episcopal Bishop. She grew out of having much use for traditional religion but was always aware that there is a higher power and part of that awareness is that it wasn't her. She went to do Alternative to Violence Workshops with inmates who, upon their release, reached out and some made bonds with Grandmother. She also had 3 husbands who were alcoholics/addicts/abusive to her, some more than others, and Grandkids who prove that we were born sick since we, or at least me, has proven to be the 3rd generation of addicts. Born sick, sickness that is alcoholism led to my traumatic brain injury, but in the hospital when I was on life support she told me that she would be there with me. That was one of the last things I said to her before being in the room with her as she passed away some 15 years later. Blah, blah, blah, sorry. Just saying that his is one of those songs.....
In the old testament it says "The sins of the father will be passed down to the 3rd 4th and 5th generations" three times. One of the times is in the ten commandments. The commandments are not just one verse but an entire paragraph follows the one verse one would normally see or read. A popular misconception is when Jesus died on the cross the old laws are no longer applicable. It is a spiritual disease. Regardless of your beliefs or lack of them the spiritual laws are just as relevant today as they were 5000 years ago. I am not a big bible thumper nor am I a religious freak. I just went through a very very dark time in my life that took me down a path that I needed to figure out the laws and this is one of the ones that stood out. Thoth said it best in "the emerald Tablets of Thoth" It does not matter who or what you turn too spiritually as long as you go to the light". If you do not know who Thoth was he was the leader of Atlantis when it fell. He tells in the tablets it fell because of the ruling class turning to the darkness and that brought on a catastrophe. It was Plato who was said translated the tablets into Hebrew before the demise of Atlantis. Find your spiritual being and fix that. I will tell you it will be a hard path, but when you look back on the progress seeing the light of your journey will be the best reward.
I thought the video was quite straightforward, perhaps don’t read to much between the lines this video is very blunt with its meaning.
I thought it was very very clear myself, as well…. Violent homophobia.
aw was hoping this was gonna be his live version in the subway
Check out his NPR Tiny Desk perfirmance. 🖤
And the video of them performing this song in a subway! Unbelievable.
He is my favourite singer ❤ beautiful voice, smart and love what he express trough music.
hey man, would love for you to check Hozier's Nina Cried Power ft. Mavis Staples.... really powerful song
MRLBOYD - I gotta say, I really like your smooth voice. And such thoughtful commentary too. I will definitely look at more of your reaction videos.
Your comentarry is on point. Glad I found ya , much love ❤
Love this song. Great reaction. I’ve been watching your videos for months now and this one surprised me - sort of. Politically, historically, you have such a diverse depth of knowledge. At some point in this video I realized that you have a wonderful, beautiful, honest blind spot. You see two people in love as two humans. No gender, no hate, nothing ugly. You represent a generation of people (at least in our - American - culture) that has finally learned a lesson without knowing it. I know, you know, the hate is out there. Kudos for not letting it live in your self. If you go back and re-listen, (another review????); with the viewpoint of anti LGBT in the church, I think this song, and video, will make much more sense. Growing up in a faith that you realize does not accept you… it’s such a dichotomy. You believe, you have faith, you love - and they condemn you for it. No absolution [for following your heart?] It’s a horrible society indeed. You sir, are proof at least from what I see in your video that you were taught a different way - you live a better way. I hope the world catches up.
His voice is great. Love this song 🎵
I do love the fac that you just notice it as love instead of same sex love, because at the end of the day love is love, however not every person views same sex, versus the conventional idea of a relationship, and unfortunately that's what this song is about, religion and same sex marriage, many countries (hell even america is getting there but still stuck in that old way), same sex marriage and love (at least in the modern sense) is still new to people and the world. And it's a shame, you SHOULD be able to love who you love, and be together if its mutual. (within reason)
This songs makes me cry every time I hear it. I love Hozier.
Happy Thanksgiving! Hozier is awesome. Forget the religious implications, politics, sexual orientation . This is an awesome song musically.
Everything Hozier creates is brilliance! I am addicted!
I feel like you're too smart to have overlooked the fact that this is a story about a gay couple in our society to which the song directly correlates to the catholic churches hatred for gay people. Like it's not a love story. I appreciate your reactions so much because you analyze your videos so well, but for you to "not understand why they're attacking these people"....come on man.
i think he was trying to make a point about how stupid and confusing homophobia is by seeing nothing wrong with the picture of love. i think it was more like calling out homophobes like "these two people are in love. what's the problem? do you hate when people are happy?" but i was super confused at first when he was acting like he didn't get it too lol. he didn't acknowledge the criticism of the church though which is another powerful aspect of the song
Why calling out Catholic church. wouldn't it be most organized religion? I don't think this type of bigotry is exclusive to one religion.
@@makyeebon I agree with you in the fact that many religions have this hateful view towards homosexuality, but the reason its particularly about Catholicism is due to the anti-gay propaganda in Russian catholic churches, and targeted hate crimes towards Gay and LGBTQIA+ minorities. Hozier isn't calling out religion itself, its entirely acceptable to have religious beliefs in his eyes, but Hozier is using the current issue of the hate crimes against gays in Russia and other parts of Eastern Europe as inspiration of this song, to show how incredibly hateful these kinds of crimes are.
@@benneb2659 I get it. But I don't think this is the Catholic church, certainly not the Roman Catholic church. I think Russian Orthodox is the dominant religion in Russia, plus the culture there seems to be more hateful towards gay people than in the west. As a Catholic, I see plenty of room for improvement, believe me. But Pope Francis seems to be moving in the right direction of acceptance and dignity. In Russia, not so much. But as I consider all of the main religions of the world, none of them accept gay people. It's not a Catholic thing alone, which is what prompted my initial comment. I love the song and it's message.
One other thought: To blame the Catholic church for the violence seems misplaced blame in a way. If it was the church, then every country where there is a large Catholic population should be seeing the same thing, correct? There have been terrible things done to gay people in countries where other faiths are dominant. I think this goes beyond any one religion, and this hate is spread outside the confines of any church. But again, the words of this song are striking and relevant.
Fair point but I also feel like so many reactions focus on the video at the expense of focusing/reacting to the song so I appreciate that here
This is an artist who forces you to investigate...genius!
He's gay but his religion and people around him won't allow that
But yet the guy that runs up on them beating his lover, stands there. Does he go up to them or does he save himself? Maybe that’s the point.
@taddeo ruggerio yes he is not gay, he supports LGBTQA.
The song needed a video and the director came up with this. It had almost nothing to do with the song but Hozier loved it so much he just said to do it.
Hozier is art and more with this LGBT + anthem it is a musical work and every time I listen to it it gives me chicken skin 🥺
You should react to his song "Movement". Another fantastic song. He's got such soul in his voice. It's beautiful. I think you'd love that one as well.
I always cry listening to that one. Never sounds same every time
It's true story... And very sad... Our sociaty is very judmental.. Love your reaction.. love from Ireland
If you react to any more Hozier you should check out "In The Woods Somewhere". I love the type of story it paints.
My absolute favorite Hozier song,,so very haunting ~
My favorite Hozier song! The imagery he paints with words is stunning.
Admittedly, I didn't hear the song first on an album or anything. I first heard it on the Dark Souls 3 launch trailer, and being an avid fan of that universe, the song fit so well and instantly became a favorite, then I just started enjoying it for the story it was telling itself.
I love him so much, he's from Ireland he loves 2 minutes away from me
How have you never heard this amazing song
I LOVE your commentary and vision. New sub- happy to be here.
But this is a good one. They are gay bashed which is why they was being attacked bro
This song is poetry and so his voice.
~It is a beautiful song but so sad. His only church is the man he loves. Because the CHURCH rejects them. If he tells the church his so called sins, they will sharpen their knives and destroy him. He can't go to Church so is love is church now. The society who follows the Church rejects them too. In many places, a man loving a man is a death sentence. The video is set in Russia I believe.
can we just talk about it for a second, his voice is so wonderful, i love it so much
"This is a song about a society that hates love!"
You literally missed the point of the video and song. It's that organised religion teaches hate and shame as much as it purports to teach love. The video is literally about religion enforcing homophobia and that that same religion isn't the venue for self-improvement.
"This is a terrible society they're living in!"
Yes, the society we all live in sucks. This is reality for millions of people. lol
His darker stuff is fantastic too. Arsonist's Lullaby or In The Woods Somewhere are excellent examples.
I think you're being deliberately obtuse about the subject matter of the video.
It's about Y2K, right?
You're right about love, bro.
Regardless of debunked religion, unoriginal and unhistorical Jewish Jesus... It's a good song.
it’s a song about gay love that’s forbidden and not accepted. hints why he said, “we were born sick” because people say being gay is a sin
It's so weird seeing Hozier as this pop music guy when I know him as the guy at the Redneck Rave singing about pickup trucks and beer. I'm glad he got a number one hit, but this is definitely not his normal style.
There’s Hozier, Irish and Hosier, American.. two different ppl
Im just going to say I'm so happy that your first thought about the video wasn't "they hate gays" but instead "they hate love". Its just says so much about your own perspective and how you see people as just people.
A minute into ur reaction and I’m spazzing, 😂😂. Mad respect bro
great reactions. you’re especially great with analyzing lyrics.
I ve singing this song for YEARS and I've NEVER watched the video. I had absolutely NO CLUE what it was about holy crap
The Amens give me the chills
I love that you saw it as simple LOVE...not gay love. Way to be!!