| Hozier – Take Me to Church Lyrics | 11 years ago |
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@[david52665:1552] Almost....but 'She' is the church, not the Goddess of Love. This is obvious from the lines: My church offers no absolutes She tells me 'worship in the bedroom' The church doesn't give him an absolute answer, just tells him "Go worship in your bedroom about it." The second verse is just about the church looking for money or drama in any way. To keep the Goddess on my side She demands a sacrifice To drain the whole sea Get something shiny The Goddess (She) again is the church. To keep the church on his side, he has to make a sacrifice (his love). The church wants to "drain the whole sea" or take away everything about him and his love in order to "Get something shiny", only his money in the end. Something meaty for the main course That's a fine looking high horse What you got in the stable? We've a lot of starving faithful That looks tasty That looks plenty This is hungry work This is the church looking for "targets" essentially to bring into their church and feed them hatred and money. "Something meaty for the main course" refers to the church thinking he's a good target. "That's a fine looking high horse" refers to the church recognizing his confidence about his love and seeing it as an opportunity to condemn him for it and fetch "forgiveness" in order to get money. "What you got in the stable?" What other issues can we condemn you for? "We've a lot of starving faithful" We need more money (the church). The rest is self-explanatory. This is my interpretation. I don't see any references to the Goddess of Love and it seems to be stated that "She" is the church. |
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