I see a lot of people saying it's about a man and woman, but none have noticed, it's is actually from the point of view of the devil. (I'm not kidding, Hozier confirmed it in a 'Track By Track' video on his channel)
Anyway, I think the whole song can be looked at as Satan talking to and about God. Here we go:
Babe, there's something tragic about you
Something so magic about you
Don't you agree?
Tragic, that those who worship him can only see him once passed away, dead. And magic, all the miracles he has performed.
Babe, there's something lonesome about you
Something so wholesome about you
Get closer to me
A story of how the devil came to be is that he literally fell from grace, the devil was once an angel, but wanted to become the equal of God, since God is the one and only, he made Satan fall from heaven down to hell, then Satan continued being evil from the lack of God's love and the want for revenge. Leaving God all alone, lonesome.
But something so wholesome, so pure, that is God. Satan wants to get closer, back to heaven, back to God, or, to pull God down to hell, get closer to him.
No tired sighs, no rolling eyes, no irony
No 'who cares', no vacant stares, no time for me
This is the Devil's thoughts as he fell from grace, God wasn't tired or bored of letting go of Satan, there was no rolling of eyes, no time for him.
Honey, you're familiar like my mirror years ago
Idealism sits in prison, chivalry fell on its sword
Innocence died screaming, honey, ask me I should know
I slithered here from Eden just to sit outside your door
Satan is saying to God how familiar he looks to as he was a time ago, his ideal situation now sits with him in the prison of hell, and chivalry (all the qualities expected of the ideal knight (oh my goodness this fits so well because Angels are often considered God's Soldiers!!)) was lost, fell on its on sword, for he lost all those qualities in his descent. Satan lost his innocence in a fury, and Satan, often depicted as a snake, dithered out of Eden, God's home, only to sit outside the door, wanting to return.
Babe, there's something wretched about this
Something so precious about this
Where to begin
So wretched, this whole predicament, yet something so precious, so unique about it, he doesn't even know what to say about it.
Babe, there's something broken about this
But I might be hoping about this.
Oh, what a sin
Satan is broken, yet he was hoping for all this in a way, he is his own sort of God, but oh, what a sin it is.
To the strand a picnic plan for you and me
A rope in hand for your other man to hang from a tree
This could be talking about Cane and Abel, and how Cane led Abel away from their parents, Adam and Eve, and then Cane committed the first murder, killing Abel because he had made a greater offering to God then Cane, and Cane was overcome by jealousy, thinking God loved Abel more.
Honey, you're familiar like my mirror years ago
Idealism sits in prison, chivalry fell on its sword
Innocence died screaming, honey, ask me I should know
I slithered here from Eden just to sit outside your door
Honey, you're familiar like my mirror years ago
Idealism sits in prison, chivalry fell on its sword
Innocence died screaming, honey, ask me I should know
I slithered here from Eden just to hide outside your door
Chorus, same idea, x2
The song could be looked at less religiously, but I think it fits. Great work as always by Hozier.
@Mochemon This is the right meaning!Hozier explained it himself in one of his videos.I have been screaming myself hoarse trying to tell people the real meaning!Hats off to Hozier for creating such a beautiful but cryptic song!!
@Mochemon This is the right meaning!Hozier explained it himself in one of his videos.I have been screaming myself hoarse trying to tell people the real meaning!Hats off to Hozier for creating such a beautiful but cryptic song!!
I see a lot of people saying it's about a man and woman, but none have noticed, it's is actually from the point of view of the devil. (I'm not kidding, Hozier confirmed it in a 'Track By Track' video on his channel) Anyway, I think the whole song can be looked at as Satan talking to and about God. Here we go:
Babe, there's something tragic about you Something so magic about you Don't you agree? Tragic, that those who worship him can only see him once passed away, dead. And magic, all the miracles he has performed.
Babe, there's something lonesome about you Something so wholesome about you Get closer to me A story of how the devil came to be is that he literally fell from grace, the devil was once an angel, but wanted to become the equal of God, since God is the one and only, he made Satan fall from heaven down to hell, then Satan continued being evil from the lack of God's love and the want for revenge. Leaving God all alone, lonesome. But something so wholesome, so pure, that is God. Satan wants to get closer, back to heaven, back to God, or, to pull God down to hell, get closer to him.
No tired sighs, no rolling eyes, no irony No 'who cares', no vacant stares, no time for me This is the Devil's thoughts as he fell from grace, God wasn't tired or bored of letting go of Satan, there was no rolling of eyes, no time for him.
Honey, you're familiar like my mirror years ago Idealism sits in prison, chivalry fell on its sword Innocence died screaming, honey, ask me I should know I slithered here from Eden just to sit outside your door Satan is saying to God how familiar he looks to as he was a time ago, his ideal situation now sits with him in the prison of hell, and chivalry (all the qualities expected of the ideal knight (oh my goodness this fits so well because Angels are often considered God's Soldiers!!)) was lost, fell on its on sword, for he lost all those qualities in his descent. Satan lost his innocence in a fury, and Satan, often depicted as a snake, dithered out of Eden, God's home, only to sit outside the door, wanting to return.
Babe, there's something wretched about this Something so precious about this Where to begin So wretched, this whole predicament, yet something so precious, so unique about it, he doesn't even know what to say about it.
Babe, there's something broken about this But I might be hoping about this. Oh, what a sin Satan is broken, yet he was hoping for all this in a way, he is his own sort of God, but oh, what a sin it is.
To the strand a picnic plan for you and me A rope in hand for your other man to hang from a tree This could be talking about Cane and Abel, and how Cane led Abel away from their parents, Adam and Eve, and then Cane committed the first murder, killing Abel because he had made a greater offering to God then Cane, and Cane was overcome by jealousy, thinking God loved Abel more.
Honey, you're familiar like my mirror years ago Idealism sits in prison, chivalry fell on its sword Innocence died screaming, honey, ask me I should know I slithered here from Eden just to sit outside your door Honey, you're familiar like my mirror years ago Idealism sits in prison, chivalry fell on its sword Innocence died screaming, honey, ask me I should know I slithered here from Eden just to hide outside your door Chorus, same idea, x2
The song could be looked at less religiously, but I think it fits. Great work as always by Hozier.
@Mochemon This is the right meaning!Hozier explained it himself in one of his videos.I have been screaming myself hoarse trying to tell people the real meaning!Hats off to Hozier for creating such a beautiful but cryptic song!!
@Mochemon This is the right meaning!Hozier explained it himself in one of his videos.I have been screaming myself hoarse trying to tell people the real meaning!Hats off to Hozier for creating such a beautiful but cryptic song!!