I definitely agree. Watch official video, print or download text in PDF. But his heart would not take flight. Shrike is easily the most beautiful song i have heard this year. “. Anyway, what do you all think I’d love to hear all your interpretations of things. But it is sunlight. And flew like a moth to you, sunlight. Shrikes eat insects and impale their bodies on thorns, leaving them to die as they hang. However, this analysis doesn't at all fit in the rest of the song. So there is a dependence relationship, that the shrike needs such thorns to survive and feed themselves, especially in seasons when insects are less prevalent. I’ll edit it when I get a chance, I’ve since changed my view and seen it this way as well. Hozier expanded on the song to The Sunday Telegraph: "'From Eden' is spoken from the Devil's point of view," he explained. The track is nominated for “Song Of The Year” at 57th Grammy Awards 2015. The last verse makes it perfectly clear that his transformation is her fault, that his nature now devoid of goodness is the direct result of what they’ve been through together. The song comes in two parts: an adoration of Hozier's female lover and an indictment of the church. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Lyrics, Letra: Hey, I would shun the light. A soul that's born in cold and rain. Add links, pictures and videos to make your explanation more Betray the moon as acolyte. Does this make any sense? The song’s refrain “Remember me love when I am reborn/ As the shrike to your sharp and glorious thorn” Offers further clues, the singer has gone through a transformation and become something he once was not, and now he is like the vindictive carnivorous bird that will impale his love, kill her either physically or metaphorically, and leave her hanging to remember who it was that did this to her. Maybe the blackthorn. And if you haven't, check out 'Movement' that was released earlier today. This one is the track that is honestly giving me the most trouble at the moment. Hozier begins by singing about an imaginary girlfriend who \"giggles at a funeral,\" and who \"knows everybody's disapproval.\" He regrets not having \"worshipped her sooner.\" Hozier is strongly attracted … Oh your love is sunlight. Anyways thank you for this deep dive, I thoroughly enjoyed it. Can you add more? Maybe I was still haunted by “NFWMB” and maybe it just had too much energy to be between two soft, haunting tracks. Oh, your love is sunlight (sunlight, sunlight) But it is sunlight, sunlight. This can be taken both as a statement of Hozier’s decision to cry power himself, and an implication that the listener can “cry power” too. Told before and told again. The track was dropped on January 16, 2019. Each power roll call begins with “And I could cry power” and then goes on to list a number of others who have made waves with their message before. I’ve seen a lot of people talking about how they love it despite having no idea what it means and I was definitely one of those until this deep dive. explanations' markup. Who betrayed that I’m the night. But his heart would not take flight. In a recent interview, Hozier stated “Nina Cried Power” is a “testament to his love of American rock and roll, a celebration of its gospel and R&B roots.” This comes through very strongly from the energy poured into this track. If this line is referring to Hozier killing his love on this thorn, why does he refer to it as "your (her)" thorn? But whose heart would not take flight? Oh your love is sunlight. So maybe I’m wrong. I cant wait to see him live in October. Hozier – Sunlight lyrics. I had nearly the same interpretation as you, that 'your thorn' meant that "you" are the thorn, not the "you" are being thrust upon it. I didn’t discover Hozier truly until after seeing him perform at Loufest in 2015 and even then I was so in love with “Work Song” and “Take Me to Church” that I really missed how nuanced an artist he was until early 2016. And because of this strong desire or pull to be back with her, he keeps referencing the bird returning to the sharp thorn for familiarity and comfort, and maybe as a way to stifle his guilt and regret from their relationship. Be Lyrics: When all the worst we fear lets fall its weight / When the gyre widens on and when the wave breaks / When St. Peter loses cool and bars the gates / When Atlas acts the maggot And you love them for it.”, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CDbma9rhCjc&feature=youtu.be&t=123, New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, Press J to jump to the feed. I agree with most of what you said but I feel like NFMWB should be looked at from a completely different angle. In retrospect, I was way off base. “Moments Silence” is one of the most lyrically charged pieces and is a very fun romp. The next line draws purposeful religious vibes by invoking Bethlehem and we know that many of Hozier’s past tracks have been about struggling with religious persecution or judgement. I can’t wajt for his album. Sergei Polunin stars in the music video for “Movement”. interesting and valuable. Don't hesitate to explain what songwriters and singer wanted to say. “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” immediately invokes a sense of loss, about missing the opportunity to do what needed to be done or offer support when the singer had the chance. In NFWMB, I think the Bethlehem line is a reference to The Second Coming by Yeats, specifically the line "And what rough beast, its hour come round at last, Slouches towards Bethlehem to be born?. Describe what artist is trying to say in a certain line, whether Regardless, I found myself immediately labeling it the weakest album on the track. Hey, click the icon to check the status of your give readers a perfect insight on the song's meaning. between the lines to you? Knows sunlight, sunlight, sunlight. What happens in America sends waves through the world that affect it on a very real level as … I do think that your take on it makes a lot of sense, but it was just the your that I keep coming back to. He’s dealt with that sort of thing before such as in “From Eden” so I could definitely see it being simple as that. Also we collected some tips and tricks for you: Follow these rules and your meaning will be published. Provide quotes to support the facts you mention. For sunlight, sunlight, sunlight. Told before and told again. “Ain't it a gentle sound, the rollin' in the graves?/ Ain't it like thunder under earth, the sound it makes?/ Ain't it exciting you, the rumble where you lay? Hozier admitted that he was heavily influenced by the current American political situation stating that what’s going on isn’t an American problem but rather a global one. If it’s a drug/drink issue here that’s represented by the excess of mounted death and that sort of destruction (a theme he’s used before - death as a high), then the enabler is possibly also a user and definitely a provider and keeper of these secrets. Here's a compilation of some of my favorite lyrics up-to-date from both his old album, Hozier, as well as the EP, Nina Cried Power. This one is the easiest simply because it is the only track currently that Andrew has talked about in length. Of sunlight, sunlight, sunlight. When Mavis chimes in with “Power has been cried by those stronger than me/ Straight into the face that tells you to rattle your chains /If you love bein' free” it is a statement that everyone needs to stand up get active if they value the freedom they have. Oh, your love is sunlight (sunlight, sunlight) But it is sunlight. Don't write just "I love this song." I could totally see the connection here! Hozier recalled of his hometown in the countryside during a gig at Boston's Café 939: "Anytime you hear Wicklow Hills, it's usually before or after the words 'a body was found.'" Feel free to offer any alternate meanings you might have found. In all cases he’s gone from using the bush for food and life energy to using the bush to his own destructive end, and there’s something both regretful/shameful about that consumption but also something that pulls him back and makes him nostalgic for the bush - pure to damaged. On its surface, “Shrike” seems to be a much more positive love song than “NFWMB” It has a very similar sound to “Cherry Wine” though and I think that is 100% intentional. contributions. This EP is lifechanging music. Let’s start with the songs title, “Shrike;” Shrikes are small carnivorous birds that have some deep symbolism as creatures of passionate retribution. What happens in America sends waves through the world that affect it on a very real level as other countries “bear the brunt of (its) consequences. “Cherry Wine" was a song about abusive relationships disguised as an honest love song and in the same way, this song has something sinister to it that really takes some digging into in order to see. Could be more links in the song but this just jumped out at me on the first listen and I know Hozier likes Yeats. Now that he is changing and solidifying who he is, he leaves every good part of him behind with the love that he had. At last can grant a name. I’ve never released my notes on this kind of stuff so I’m interested to hear how others take it. “Take Me to Church” got a bad rap from a lot of people calling it “blasphemous” to raise the act of sex to literal godhood by worshiping it but I always saw it as a more innocent comparison metaphor of a relationship being the worship of our partners, opening ourselves to them wholly and honestly, and worshiping their bodies and minds as the perfect human beings regardless of what society might say. Still, the message comes through quite, dare I say, powerfully. Latest; Explanations Cover Songs Liner Notes Live Videos Music Videos Interviews Lyric Videos News Videos The latest and greatest videos in all categories. Hozier admitted that he was heavily influenced by the current American political situation stating that what’s going on isn’t an American problem but rather a global one. The next lines seem to offer a hint why: “Words hung above, but never would form/ Like a cry at the final breath that is drawn.” Here it implied that the singers love is dead or might be soon. Studying it obsessively, eviscerating, dissecting and immortalizing every aspect of it in different songs. I don' think that you're the dark and scary wolf protecting your baby. Be warned: I got goosebumps while re-listening to all these brilliant creations. Lyrics taken from Sunlight chords by Hozier. Was something foreknown to me, sunlight oh sunlight. 2 users explained Talk meaning. Make sure you've read our simple. Its haunting melody begins in the same way that “It Will Come Back” begins and I’m not sure if that’s a purposeful connection or a coincidence stemming from Andrew’s preference towards certain chord progressions. He flees to the city to distract himself only to realize what he lost and it turns him into a new man. Highlight lyrics and request an explanation. Hozier wrote the song from the perspective of a man suffering in a physically abusive relationship. For sunlight, sunlight, sunlight. Hozier – Sunlight Lyrics [Verse 1] I would shun the light, sharin' evenings cool and quiet Who betrayed that I’m the night For sunlight, sunlight, sunlight But his heart would not take flight Betray the moon as acolyte I'm first and fierce if I'm in sight Of sunlight, sunlight, sunlight EDIT: Ahh, he’s a poet, this is pretty neat! Hozier – Sunlight Lyrics March 1, 2019 Lyrics Comments: 0 [Verse 1] I would shun the light, sharin’ evenings cool and quiet Who betrayed that I’m the night For sunlight, sunlight, sunlight But his heart would not take flight Betray the moon as acolyte I’m first and fierce if I’m in sight Of sunlight, sunlight, sunlight Sunlight gives me the feeling that something pivotal has just occurred and it dwells in that moment. I think this is rather accurate when compared with the album version. Etcetera. Comment and share your favourite lyrics. Sunlight lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Know what this song is about? The shrikes don't usually need to impale insects on thorns, but larger prey (e.g., snakes), which they couldn't otherwise overpower. I've observed that he has recurring images in several songs in an album. And it also has a strong sense of guilt and regret in it to me. On November 14, “Movement” was released for digital download. I also see the shrike-thorn relationship in this direction. But to me, after researching a bit more about shrikes, it doesn’t truly sound as dark as other people are making it out to be. I took it as the lover's sharp thorns, being a metaphor for harsh opinions ("darkening scorn") about him, that he didn't appreciate at the time, but now he will use those to survive like the shrike uses them to kill prey. I'm first and fierce if I'm in sight. He is coming back as something "you" made, something worse than "you" ever were because of "your" actions and he will use his new form to force "you" to be complicit in these atrocities. “What yields the need for those who lead us oh so morally/ Those that would view the sin we do through their deformity/ Who view the deed as power's creed is pure authority/ This moment's silence when my baby puts her mouth on me” tackles this best by calling out those in a place of power who judge sexuality of all kinds as being on a high horse and abusing power. Hozier does like to offer multiple reactions to the same circumstances so I feel it makes sense to tackle the topic again in a way that more people might listen to. With his new EP, I find myself beginning the process again and wanted to offer my insight as well as get the community involved this time. But I don’t know to me it just seems almost like an addiction and something that he does that is just engrained in his nature because of his strong love. Furthermore though, I think that the song is a hit because it handles the topic positively. It's a very Yeats-ian song overall. View HOZIER song lyrics by popularity along with songs featured in, albums, videos and song meanings. The single was released in September 16, 2013 and was written by Hozier himself and co-produced by Rob Kirwan. I see it more as a love story. “And I had no idea on what ground I was founded/ All of that goodness is going with you now/ Then when I met you my virtues uncounted/ All of my goodness is going with you now” seems to imply that the singer was in a confused state, unsure of his nature or potential and was shown such by his love. Oh, the tale is the same. So the person is helping him stay alive through nourishment but there’s definitely a lot of excess there. Oh, your love is sunlight. The only analysis I dont agree with is this: > and now he is like the vindictive carnivorous bird that will impale his love, kill her either physically or metaphorically, and leave her hanging to remember who it was that did this to her. Oh, the tale is the same. This EP the images that seem to recur is blackthorn... and I can't think of anything else yet. [Verse 1] I would shun the light, sharin' evenings cool and quiet. appealing. And now we get to what I feel is the masterpiece of the EP. This frames the next application of the refrain by saying that the singers recognition of his love’s nature is what eventually caused his transformation. Hozier teamed up with famed British record producer Markus Dravs to produce this song. I quickly began a process of listening to his music one song at a time on repeat, reading and listening to every interview he’d given to get a sense of what he was thinking when he wrote it, and generally tearing his lyrics apart and rebuilding them to catch all the little nuances he hides between verses. The singer states that if he was a blackthorn tree, he’d gladly allow his obsession to cut him down and use him to make a pyre for her enemies. A soul that's born in cold and rain. My InterpretationBefore exposing my version of the song meaning, I have to say first that it's been a while I didn't read such a good lyrics!This song is just amazingly written!! Create Within context, it even seems to me that the reason the end was near for the mysterious pair when they first met is because some religious force’s attention fell on the object of the characters obsession. If anyone else has a better interpretation of this, let me know, I’d love to hear! Ain’t you my Baby, ain’t you my Babe?” Again, the word choice seems to come off as purposely obsessive and possessive. Watch Official Music Video of “Take Me To Church” by Hozier He later collaborated with record producer Markus Dravs to produce the song. The bush is an enabler of destruction and cruelty and excess, but again - nourishment and sustenance. At its core, I think “Nina Cried Power” is the simplest of the tracks in terms of meaning and speaks through sheer energy rather than intricate lyricism. He just goes back to her time and time again. Hozier told The Sun about this track's meaning: "It's a song about idolizing somebody from a distance," he said. That “a-ha” moment where you give a final look back and then start out on your new venture toward your Sunlight. Background of “Take Me To Church” “Take Me To Church” is the first single and track from Hozier’s self-titled debut album. What follows is what I’ve come up with in the last day since the songs went live. I got a totally different impression from the lyrics. rewards, status updates and get feedback from our community. It reads to me as a post-breakup, lessons learned song. Create an account to credit all your contributions to your name, receive Hozier’s most recent release and the lead single from his upcoming sophomore album “Movement” is clearly the result of intense and well-executed “hermit”-y introspection. If there’s enough of an interest, I’d love to transcribe what I’ve got over! Then there’s the title declaration that “no one fucks with my baby.” When I first heard it, I found myself immediately smiling and reminiscing of my early protectiveness of my life partner; the song felt like the kind of thing I’d endearingly say to her if someone was giving her trouble to cheer her up but the more I listen, the more I think the line seems sort of scary. “I was housed by your warmth/ But I was transformed/ By your grounded and giving/ And darkening scorn.” The singer is calling his love out saying "I've changed because you caused me to need to. The next verse invokes the shrikes tendencies to leave the corpses of past conquests hanging on branches when it says “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.” The singer is metaphorically flying to his love, he has become like them now. Of sunlight, sunlight, sunlight [Hozier] I have been lost in sunlight Flew like a moth to you, sunlight, oh, sunlight All we love is sunlight All we love is sunlight But it is sunlight [Hozier] All the titles the same Told before and told again Soul that’s born in cold and rain Oh, sunlight, sunlight, sunlight At last, came burgeoning I find it fascinating hearing how so many people can take so many different things out of music. Kinda like the insects might be their past selves (like when he buried other versions of himself with his Isis in Jackie and Wilson) or their issues/problems, that they pin and hold and come back to and hash out again and again like beating a dead horse. In 2013 he released his debut EP, featuring the hit single "Take Me to Church", and his second EP "From Eden" in 2014.His debut studio album, "Hozier", was released in Ireland in September 2014 and globally in October 2014. An official music video was released alongside the song. Asked by The Sun if the romantic tunes on his debut album are inspired by anyone in particular, Hozier replied: "The songs are often framed between two people. 19,654 views, added to favorites 1,386 times. by our users: Please, do not delete tags "[e=***][/e]", because they responsible for Perhaps there’s an abusive relationship that’s just inherent in the dynamics between these two, and he acknowledges the partner’s/ex’s loving and giving nature, but also their sharp and scornful nature. I might be way off base here because, as I said, this is the piece I’m most unsure of, but this is what the intro at least speaks to me about. I think it is very possible this piece is a continuation of “Cherry Wine” creating an inter-album narrative between songs much like Killers did with “Mr Brightside” and “Miss Atomic Bomb.” Even if its not intentional, I choose to look at it that way as I appreciate musicians that offer continuing narratives in their work. The last time I did this, I was really late to the party. When reviewing the track, Irish central referred to it as a “love song about the end of the world” and it does open with the line “When I first saw you, the end was soon,” but I don’t really get an end of the world vibe from the rest of the track. The song has many allusions to birds to help build upon this lore. You're right, I was at hozier concert last night in vancouver and he explicitly said that NFWMB is inspired by Yates poem, and that it is his love poem to the end of the world in light of recent world events, Pretty detailed annotation you've done there. Provide song facts, names, places and other worthy info that may That being said, I think this song can be like “Take Me to Church” for those who might criticize the former by showing a tendency to turn the other cheek in defiance of shallow viewpoints rather than pushing it further. It’s ridiculously good and so well done. His music resonated with me on all the levels it needed to; sound, energy, and most importantly meaning. an account. Maybe he is saying that now he is reborn he will use her cruel ways against other lovers/people in general? He’s identified the thorn bush as the object of his affection, not the bodies of rodents/insects. We have 7 albums and 45 song lyrics in our database. I absolutely love this EP to death!! King, James Brown, Pete Seegar, Marvin Gaye, Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie, and Mavis Staples for their influence in the field of these genres’ history and as a result, the influence they’ve had on history as a whole. The singer is a lover that could not tell his love what they needed to hear, that he loved them so they left and now he is regretting not being able to profess his feelings and thus hurting and alienating them and causing the end to the relationship. The last verse talks about a blackthorn tree. Shrike is by far my favorite song on the EP, but I feel like I’ve been getting a bit of a different message than what other people have been getting from it. It’s ‘You can’t be harmed.’ It’s nothing to do with me, this person is just genuinely terrifying. That doesn't go against all of your ideas but flips them the other way around at times. My first thought was that it was the most clear reference towards the American political situation. The songwriter Andrew Hozier-Byrne is singing against church-fueled \"shaming.\" Specifically, this song is against homophobia; the music video shows a gay couple being hunted and tortured by mask-wearing men. “Dragging along, following your form/ Hung like the pelt of some prey you had worn” seems to imply the singer followed his love around for a while living in her shadow and saw her as a predator. it's personal feelings, strong statement or something else. The next lines further seem to support this trail of thought by telling the obsession that they can give their heart and soul to charity, or the church, but that the rest of them, namely their body, belongs to the singer. So there could be this sense of the lover enabling one to accomplish feats - perhaps cruel or gruesome through an anthropomorphic lens, but still natural - that are essential to one's growth and sustenance in harsh times. On first listen my mind went to him saying him saying that the two of them would work together now that he has changed, the way the Shrike and the thorn work together to murder their prey. I think it's more like that your baby is a badass that no one fucks with. When I finally got around to listening to the rest of his tracks, I quickly fell in love with the powerful and even mystical themes he presented. View All. With the release of Hozier’s new EP comes another opportunity to dive into the intensely detailed lyricism and get to the heart of his songs. I’ll protect you!’ In this, it’s not. Who betrayed that I’m the night. Don't understand the meaning of the song? I would shun the light, sharin' evenings cool and quiet Who betrayed that I’m the night For sunlight, sunlight, sunlight But his heart would not take flight Betray the moon as acolyte I'm first and fierce if I'm in sight Does it mean anything special hidden Doesn't this Shrike strike you as some eccentric, broody, Victorian entomologist. [Intro] Em [Verse 1] A D G I would shun the light, sharin' evenings cool and quiet C B Who betrayed t Images in the last album that comes to mind is cherry, children/offspring, dogs, graves or being buried. To me the beloved is the thorn. Hozier- Sunlight Lyrics. 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