| Hozier – In the Woods Somewhere Lyrics | 6 years ago |
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I don't think every song needs to have a deep, philosophical or metaphorical meaning. Sometimes a song is just a song, and can be enjoyed without having to puzzle out some pretentious hidden meaning a musician sticks in there to be artsy. Like another poster said, this one strikes me as being a lot like a Grimm's faerie tale story, in this case told to music to set a sinister tone. One thing that strikes me is that the protagonist had been calling out a woman's name in his sickness. Of course, right after his fever breaks, what's the first thing he hears? A woman screaming in the woods. To me, it implies that whatever was out there is intelligent, knows and targets him specifically. It wounds a fox to make it scream 'like a woman', to draw him out into the woods while he's still in a weakened state.It could easily have killed the fox, yet instead it leaves the fox alive for the protagonist to find, and lies in wait -- essentially, baiting a trap. The song seems to leave it to the imagination what will happen when he's caught, but the implication to me is that it isn't going to be anything as straightforward or pleasant as death or just being eaten -- if it had been hungry, it could have eaten the fox. I'd be interested in knowing if this will ever be followed up with another song to continue the 'story', or if the artist himself will come out at some point and clear it up... |
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