As others have pointed out, a few of the lyrics were wrong, but in this song he compares all of his past loves to trees in the wood where he chooses to linger to feel the remnants of their love and when a new love comes, she is the flame that sets the wood afire, he is both sad that he cannot feel the love of the past and delighted that he is free of living in the past, a gift the fire of new love gives him and he worships. The man is a poet. There's nothing much else one can say. Heartbreaking and beautifully melancholic while also uplifting in a way that only Hozier can do it.
His lyrics are just amazing, I absolutely love the wood and fire analogy it's so warm and vibrant. That with his voice and the soft guitar is just magical...
pasting correct lyrics just to compare True that I saw her hair like the branch of a tree A willow dancing on air before covering me Under cotton and calicoes Over canopy dappled long ago True that love in withdrawal was the weepin’ of me That the sound of the saw must be known by the tree Must be felled for to fight the cold Fretted fire but that was long ago It’s not tonight (Oh, oh) Where I’m set alight (Oh, oh) And I blink in sight (Oh, oh) Of your blinding light (Oh, oh) Oh, it's not tonight (Oh, oh) Where you hold me tight (Oh, oh) And the fire bright (Oh, oh) Oh, let it blaze alright (Oh, oh) Oh, but you’re good to me, oh, you’re good to me (Oh, oh) Oh, but that you’re good to me, baby (Oh, oh) With the roar of the fire, my heart rose to its feet Like the ashes of ash, I saw rise in the heat Settled soft and as pure as snow I fell in love with the fire long ago With each love I cut loose, I was never the same Watching still-living roots be consumed by the flame I was fixed on your hand of gold Layin’ waste to my lovin’ long ago But that's not tonight (Oh, oh) Where I’m set alight (Oh, oh) And I blink in sight (Oh, oh) Of your blinding light (Oh, oh) And it's not tonight (Oh, oh) Where you hold me tight (Oh, oh) And the fire bright (Oh, oh) Oh, let it blaze alright, honey (Oh, oh) Oh, but you’re good to me, oh, you’re good to me (Oh, oh) Oh, but you’re good to me, baby (Oh, oh) So in awe, there I stood as you licked off the grain Though I’ve handled the wood, I still worship the flame As long as amber of ember glows All the “would” that I’d loved is long ago And it's not tonight (Oh, oh) Where I'm set alight (Oh, oh) And I blink in sight (Oh, oh) Of your blinding light (Oh, oh) Oh, it's not tonight (Oh, oh) Where you hold me tight (Oh, oh) And the fire bright (Oh, oh) Oh, let it blaze alright (Oh, oh) Oh, you're good to me, oh, you're good to me (Oh, oh) Oh, but you're good to me (Oh, oh) Oh, oh, you're good to me, you're good to me (Oh, oh) Oh, but you're good to me, baby (Oh, oh)
I am so happy you checked out this song!!!! However, this video got so many lyrics wrong and kind of lost the essence of the true meaning. That might be the reason for you being confused. He has quite a number of word plays in this track.
when you said what can't he do I immediately recalled back to the live video of to be alone on his channel because that video ALWAYS leaves me utterly dumbfounded by his talent you HAVE TO watch that
Oh man they even got the "wood that I" part wrong 😭😭 come on! Impressed you were still able to get a pretty accurate interpretation with such inaccurate lyrics. Love it ❤
This is an amazing song tho have to say that the lyrics are inaccurate, glad someone caught it and commented the correct lyrics. It's amazing what he does with layered meanings and alliteration, it's such a delight in the mouth to sing it just to form those words
One of my absolute favorites, and I am now wondering now if I would love it as much if I had first heard it while seeing the wrong lyrics. So many gorgeous lyrics and incredible word play in this one.
As others have pointed out, a few of the lyrics were wrong, but in this song he compares all of his past loves to trees in the wood where he chooses to linger to feel the remnants of their love and when a new love comes, she is the flame that sets the wood afire, he is both sad that he cannot feel the love of the past and delighted that he is free of living in the past, a gift the fire of new love gives him and he worships.
The man is a poet. There's nothing much else one can say. Heartbreaking and beautifully melancholic while also uplifting in a way that only Hozier can do it.
I went to his concert back in 2019, he opened with this song and I got chills and cried
His lyrics are just amazing, I absolutely love the wood and fire analogy it's so warm and vibrant. That with his voice and the soft guitar is just magical...
He just released another version of Eat Your Young, a choral version. It's amazing!!
pasting correct lyrics just to compare
True that I saw her hair like the branch of a tree
A willow dancing on air before covering me
Under cotton and calicoes
Over canopy dappled long ago
True that love in withdrawal was the weepin’ of me
That the sound of the saw must be known by the tree
Must be felled for to fight the cold
Fretted fire but that was long ago
It’s not tonight (Oh, oh)
Where I’m set alight (Oh, oh)
And I blink in sight (Oh, oh)
Of your blinding light (Oh, oh)
Oh, it's not tonight (Oh, oh)
Where you hold me tight (Oh, oh)
And the fire bright (Oh, oh)
Oh, let it blaze alright (Oh, oh)
Oh, but you’re good to me, oh, you’re good to me (Oh, oh)
Oh, but that you’re good to me, baby (Oh, oh)
With the roar of the fire, my heart rose to its feet
Like the ashes of ash, I saw rise in the heat
Settled soft and as pure as snow
I fell in love with the fire long ago
With each love I cut loose, I was never the same
Watching still-living roots be consumed by the flame
I was fixed on your hand of gold
Layin’ waste to my lovin’ long ago
But that's not tonight (Oh, oh)
Where I’m set alight (Oh, oh)
And I blink in sight (Oh, oh)
Of your blinding light (Oh, oh)
And it's not tonight (Oh, oh)
Where you hold me tight (Oh, oh)
And the fire bright (Oh, oh)
Oh, let it blaze alright, honey (Oh, oh)
Oh, but you’re good to me, oh, you’re good to me (Oh, oh)
Oh, but you’re good to me, baby (Oh, oh)
So in awe, there I stood as you licked off the grain
Though I’ve handled the wood, I still worship the flame
As long as amber of ember glows
All the “would” that I’d loved is long ago
And it's not tonight (Oh, oh)
Where I'm set alight (Oh, oh)
And I blink in sight (Oh, oh)
Of your blinding light (Oh, oh)
Oh, it's not tonight (Oh, oh)
Where you hold me tight (Oh, oh)
And the fire bright (Oh, oh)
Oh, let it blaze alright (Oh, oh)
Oh, you're good to me, oh, you're good to me (Oh, oh)
Oh, but you're good to me (Oh, oh)
Oh, oh, you're good to me, you're good to me (Oh, oh)
Oh, but you're good to me, baby (Oh, oh)
Can't wait for you to check out the new EP. Three incredible songs that give you chills in different ways. I haven't stopped listening to it
Hozier's romantic metaphors are as mesmerizing as his voice. So many layers to discover and enjoy. Love your reaction.
"What can't he do?" Yeah, my sentiments exactly.
Also - wrong. He can't do wrong.
I am so happy you checked out this song!!!! However, this video got so many lyrics wrong and kind of lost the essence of the true meaning. That might be the reason for you being confused. He has quite a number of word plays in this track.
Wonder if it would be helpful for him to listen to the music while reading from the lyrics off genius or smth
He has so much depth and poetic magic!! Love this one!
I highly recommend some more of his self titled album. From Eden is one of my favorite songs of his, so is Someone New.
Someone new (and From Eden) are incredible songs. Then again Hozier has so many fantastic songs it’s hard to pick just one
when you said what can't he do I immediately recalled back to the live video of to be alone on his channel because that video ALWAYS leaves me utterly dumbfounded by his talent you HAVE TO watch that
Ohhhh yea! This is my favorite song ever 😌
Oh man they even got the "wood that I" part wrong 😭😭 come on!
Impressed you were still able to get a pretty accurate interpretation with such inaccurate lyrics. Love it ❤
This is an amazing song tho have to say that the lyrics are inaccurate, glad someone caught it and commented the correct lyrics. It's amazing what he does with layered meanings and alliteration, it's such a delight in the mouth to sing it just to form those words
Omg please check out "unknown" by hozier 😭
One of my absolute favorites, and I am now wondering now if I would love it as much if I had first heard it while seeing the wrong lyrics. So many gorgeous lyrics and incredible word play in this one.
Nice reaction! This is the kind of reaction im looking for
Oh gawddd
FINALLY!!!
This is a great song but so many of the lyrics are wrong. When you react to Hozier you should try to find official lyrics
love this song so much!! but god there's so many wrong lyrics in this video
I LOVE HOZIER I LOVE HOZIER I LOVE HOZIER
Ah yeah shame about the lyrics. Thanks for trying