Hozier "Take Me to Church" Offical Lyrics & Meaning.

❝ I struggle to comment on why it's has lasted, or why it's been such a lasting piece of music. ❞

🙃 Regular reminder that while Hozier has amazing love songs, he is ALSO very outspoken about his leftist politics, specifically anti-fascism, anti-racism, reproductive rights, Palestinian rights and more.

Take Me To Church and Foreigner’s God are scathing critiques of organized religion, specifically the Catholic Church and the colonization of Ireland.

Moment’s Silence is about oral sex but it’s ALSO about how that specific sexual act is often distorted to a show of power rather than that of love.

Nina Cried Power is an homage to various (mostly Black) civil rights activists from the US and Ireland and a call to follow their path.

Be criticizes anti-migrant policies and Trump and his ilk.

Jackboot Jump is about the global wave of fascism and about protest and resistance.

Swan Upon Leda is about reproductive rights and the violent colonial oppression of Ireland and Palestine.

Eat Your Young is about the ruinous way the 1%/capitalism and arms dealers prioritize short-term profit over everything else to the detriment of the youth/99%

Butchered Tongue is about Irish and other indigenous languages being suppressed and erased by imperial powers.

If any of the above surprised you, please, please delve deeper into Hozier’s music, you’re missing such an important part of his work.

happy 10th birthday to one the most iconic songs of this century so far

“take me to church is 10 years old today”

when hozier said "if im a pagan of the good times, my lover's the sunlight" and when hozier said "no grave can hold my body down, i'll crawl home to her" and when hozier said "i slithered here from eden just to sit outside your door" and when hozier said "heaven is not fit to house a love like you and i" and when hozier said-

take me to church is still an amazing song. btw. if you wanted to know

Crowley listening to this hurts A HELL OF A LOT MORE NOW

Legend has it if you listen to this soundcheck on repeat it will clear your skin, water your crops, and cure your depression. I hope this heals all of you like it has healed me.

I was trying to explain Hozier to a shadowy figure of a straight person. Kept saying, “You know, the Take Me To Church guy!” They were not getting it and I panicked because I didn’t know how to explain him without outing myself.

“Take Me to Church” is essentially about sex, but it’s a tongue-in-cheek attack at organizations that would ... well, it’s about sex and it’s about humanity, and obviously sex and humanity are incredibly tied. Sexuality, and sexual orientation — regardless of orientation — is just natural. An act of sex is one of the most human things. But an organization like the church, say, through its doctrine, would undermine humanity by successfully teaching shame about sexual orientation — that it is sinful, or that it offends God. The song is about asserting yourself and reclaiming your humanity through an act of love. Turning your back on the theoretical thing, something that’s not tangible, and choosing to worship or love something that is tangible and real — something that can be experienced.

- Hozier, in an interview with The Cut

heaven & love - take me to church / too sweet / work song / francesca

one thing that drives me absolutely insane wild feral is the fact that hozier is not sick of playing take me to church. he plays it like it’s new every single time and without a doubt it moved the crowd in such immeasurable ways. i cannot speak enough to how refreshing it felt to be there and experience that alongside all of the other songs he played. he is gods gift to earth and we do not appreciate him enough.

Take Me To Church came out ten years ago today, on September 13, 2013.

It was Hozier’s debut single.

… the fuck?!?!?? HOW??? The talent, the vocals, the lyrics, the passion- and it’s not even the best song on the album????

Andrew John Hozier-Byrne, I salute you, sir. Truly the maddest of mad lads, a most sincere thank you to his parents and to the proud nation of Ireland, A+, no notes.

happy take me to church day to all who celebrate