My lover's got humour
She's the giggle at a funeral
Knows everybody's disapproval
I should've worshipped her sooner
If the Heavens ever did speak
She is the last true mouthpiece
Every Sunday's getting more bleak
A fresh poison each week
'We were born sick,' you heard them say it
My church offers no absolutes
She tells me 'worship in the bedroom'
The only heaven I'll be sent to
Is when I'm alone with you
I was born sick, but I love it
Command me to be well
Amen. Amen. Amen
Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life
Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life
If I'm a pagan of the good times
My lover's the sunlight
To keep the Goddess on my side
She demands a sacrifice
To drain the whole sea
Get something shiny
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
Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life
Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life
No masters or kings when the ritual begins
There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin
In the madness and soil of that sad earthly scene
Only then I am human
Only then I am clean
Amen. Amen. Amen
Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life
Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good Gosh, let me give you my life
She's the giggle at a funeral
Knows everybody's disapproval
I should've worshipped her sooner
If the Heavens ever did speak
She is the last true mouthpiece
Every Sunday's getting more bleak
A fresh poison each week
'We were born sick,' you heard them say it
My church offers no absolutes
She tells me 'worship in the bedroom'
The only heaven I'll be sent to
Is when I'm alone with you
I was born sick, but I love it
Command me to be well
Amen. Amen. Amen
Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life
Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life
If I'm a pagan of the good times
My lover's the sunlight
To keep the Goddess on my side
She demands a sacrifice
To drain the whole sea
Get something shiny
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
Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life
Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life
No masters or kings when the ritual begins
There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin
In the madness and soil of that sad earthly scene
Only then I am human
Only then I am clean
Amen. Amen. Amen
Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good God, let me give you my life
Take me to church
I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies
I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife
Offer me that deathless death
Good Gosh, let me give you my life
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I looked into it (an austin texas interview with Hozier) and saw I was spot on with the following and Prior to seeing the music video...
My first thought when I heard the rawness and the way it flowed meant one thing and only one thing, a beautiful union of two people, yes f-ing but so much more. Just pure love and passion and giving yourself and that moment when you climax she is .... your church. But not to just a significant other, this is his goddess, his queen, his true love and hopefully a soulmate.
As for the video....I highly doubt he is gay.
The song is about a perfect moment with the right person, and Hozier loves gospel music but disagrees with constraints of the church. It was a slight undertone that the video based it on but the meaning doesnt change. I must admit I don't like seeing guys kiss even though I have been in Bisexual situations in my youth, but because of the song all i saw was love.
This is one of the best artist I have heard in a long long time. His talent isn't one thing specific, its the passion, lyrics and temperament and flow... it is how we all can relate to it.
Listen to "work song".. and you will know his other side, regret.
Passion and truth and I respect him for admitting a argument gone awry.
His other song I think Eden is about her being crazy..
All of his lyrics are about a dysfunctional love.... A woman he adores but everything has gone astray.
I took the Worship part as buying into Lust in a one-sided Relationship, and not love.
But that's just me...
If any one here was a song writer they would know it doesnt come in one shot but a view from different times. Which is true with these lyrics. He hates her and loves her at different times in his life, maybe drunk or on drugs and feeling her love but awakening sober to the realization she is evil and hates himself for doing it, to commit to her so much but that is love, not lust. It's raw and true the duality of this relationship and can explain every verse, every moment he felt as we have all had that clash.
Please continue to enjoy the video as its amazing but the song speaks of a fallen love, self doubts, rebirths and one committing themselves to love knowing the partner has moved past you yet beckons your call.
And might I say if the above is true that I wrote, this woman he loved and made his church so to speak is kicking herself right now and he is loving every second of it which I applaud. We dont have the talent to express things in our own way or a mass medium to do so. but wow how awesome is this. I endeavor the same
Though I would hate to say that this video is one of the best uses of the lyrics and most heartfelt I have ever seen it doesn't do the lyrics justice.
You did in fact insert yourself into a song but as the victim as you feel you are.
Hozier cheated on her, thats the story and she made him pay. I wish it was more but the whole song is about his guilt and getting caught... maybe betraying a mutual friend he was sleeping with.
Would you make a video about a cheater or something epic?
I like my first interpretation as it was she that was in fault but I was the guilty one, she just was the one who used it against me and them.
So I think the boiling point is that some one that is religious has gone to extraordinary lengths to manipulate you in horrible ways and defies their own beliefs for the sake of anger. And that my friends is the story of these lyrics.
If you don't get it by now how could someone so religious that i care for attack me so easily yet forget about values they were taught from the bible.
the whole song is about Hippocrates saying they love their god but break every commandment out their to find their own happiness.
I am not Palmela btw I am kltsin, my own alter ego used for gaming purposes.
I never stopped trying to find the solution and always thought I was right but this is the first time I know and it is for selfish reasons as my life has always been drama.
I truely did love a woman who I lost yet killed me and etc// Many of these things that I wrote were personal and how the song affected me.
I am happy I know it now, better than the bs out there but we all need to use lyrics for our own personal life and please dont stop as if anything here makes someone happy then so be it.
That looks tasty
That looks plenty
This is hungry work
Is about fellatio.
As I predicted the Lgbt community would latch on to the Video and never really reading my intial words and turn it into the Ellen show so to speak. Well you can see by the attacks on me by the LGBT they would rather attack me and my personal writing style instead of what I meant.
i wanted so much more, real communication but no
Thanks for taking the time to share your interpretation and thoughts on these lyrics. I can see your view and it adds to my appreciation of the song.
I have nothing to add about the meaning and no real opinion about your life or choices you've made.
Why am I replying then?
I think it is repellent that others have made such personal attacks against you when your only offense as I see it was to try to be honest with what you confess to be opinion and interpretation.
I apologize to commenters not guilty of this. Your views were interesting as well.
I hope you find it in yourself to let the angry words slide away and continue to write for the people you may not hear from but we can still enjoy reading your words.
A final note, I am quite surprised that I am baited to the point of writing this.
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Well said but besides she, Elton John uses she as a pro-noun of course hozier is going to as well. Not that they are the same but used to sell records. In Elton John case gay back then was pure death, in this case he has an lgbt community behind him and of course he is going to use that in that previous YouTube interview . And he's pretty clear that the connection between the video and lyrics kinda works out.
Tired of beating a dead horse.
The church is their love.. pretend it isn't but it can apply to any love