#New Hozier

[wylans-flute]

Big day for gay people.

[incoherentgoodomenssobbing]

look I know there’s a joke about “white hozier fans” as in the people who listen to him for being a forest spirit and don’t get the bigger message behind his music and the Black influences that define a lot of his work, but something I really like about Unreal Unearth is it kind of steps away from the “forest father” feel with its production (less acoustics than self-titled, leans more into rock than wasteland, baby!) and there are significantly less love songs/songs related to relationships than the last albums which really forces the listener to actually understand what he’s trying to communicate, so I hope it’s a learning opportunity for people who haven’t yet grasped the really big social justice and social commentary strand in his music

[fightthereality]

I NEED to talk about All Things End. I need to physically consume the notion that death and loss and heartbreak are equally necessary as they are inevitable and that that’s a GOOD thing. Because life without hurt means there’s nothing to put your joy next to. Nothing to look back on and say “man that was hard but I’m here still and I’m better now.” All things end, and how DARE we try to change that. All things end and that is how it’s supposed to be. All things end and, despite knowing that and dreading it, we continue to begin again.

[iamsonotoriginal]

Hozier makes “shake your sad ass” songs

[fortunatelyandrogynousheart]

Too Sweet - Hozier

You know, a lot of people think that the lyrics to Too Sweet just entail her being too good for him. But for me there are certain lyrics that make me think of like an age gap.

"You know you're bright as the morning / As soft as the rain / Pretty as a vine / As sweet as a grape / If you can sit in a barrel / Maybe I'll wait / Until that day"

That feels like he's waiting until she's gotten older and colder, specifically the barrel part, like perhaps he wants to wait until she's aged (like wine does, in case you didn't already know.)

Plus the very first lyric, the "bright as the morning" maybe could be like, the brightness of youth, or maybe she's just a sunshine.

THEN there's the other part.

"I'd rather take my whiskey neat / My coffee black and my bed at three / You're too sweet for me"

I'm getting like a bitter, cynical-ish older man vibe from that, anyone else?

Coffee is bitter.

And the whiskey in his bed at three? Maybe he's seen too much and needs to drink to fall asleep. (Possible military or police background?)

And don't even get me STARTED on the wedding bells. The fact that he hears wedding bells when he looks at her makes me feel like he wants to try for her. To make her happy, you know?

And if it is a death knell, like I've been seeing some people say it is, then maybe it's the classic, "oh, God, this girl is going to be the death of me."

There is also this part at the beginning that really gets me in my feels.

"It can't be said I'm an early bird / It's ten o'clock before I say a word / Baby, I can never tell / How do you sleep so well? / You keep telling me to live right / To go to bed before the daylight / But then you wake up for the sunrise"

She's his opposite. She's an early bird, probably the first one asleep and he gets into bed with her HOURS later. Naturally, she worries about him, but he doesn't think she needs to.

I don't know, hearing that song for the first time awakened an urge to analyze it and maybe write something based on it. What do you think of Too Sweet? Let me know!

[sweetened-condensed-rage]

NEW HOZIER NEW HOZIER NEW HOZIER

[kryptoniteandcatnip]

I love how he’s instantly recognizable from just his beautiful smile

[vibingandthrivingouthere]

gonna listen to the new hozier ep and watch the sun rise on friday can't think of a better way to celebrate my 21st birthday

[scalemodelarbysreplica]

hello I am being completely normal on this normal normal day

[ricky-olson]

🚨 NEW HOZIER POOKIES 🚨

[wylans-flute]

Picked up a copy of the hozier album from my local record shop, and the cashier said, "He really needs to clean his teeth!"

[incoherentgoodomenssobbing]

Unreal Unearth. That is all.

[igotboredthinking]

“Do you have any idea how fast you were going?”

“Sorry no, I was listening to Eat Your Young by world renowned musician Hozier”

“Oh, shit, be on your way then, sorry I interrupted your maladaptive daydreaming session”

[iamsonotoriginal]

This

Is about them

[dansemacabre]

NEW HOZIER TOMORROW. PLEASE LET THIS GIVE ME A HOZIER SLASH DANTES INFERNO SLASH GENERAL CLASSICISM HYPERFIXATION I NEED A NEW HYPERFIXATION STAT