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  • Опубліковано 15 бер 2023
  • Official lyric video for “Eat Your Young” by Hozier
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    Lyrics:
    I’m starving, Darling
    Let me put my lips to something
    Let me wrap my teeth around the world
    Start carving, Darling
    I want to smell the dinner cooking
    I want to feel the edges start to burn
    Honey, I
    Want to race you to the table
    If you hesitate
    The getting is gone
    I won’t lie
    If there’s something to be gained
    There’s money to be made
    Whatever's still to come
    Get some
    Pull up the ladder when the flood comes
    Throw enough rope until the legs have swung
    Seven new ways that you can eat your young
    Come and get some
    Skinning the children for a war-drum
    Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns;
    It's quicker and easier to eat your young
    You can’t buy this fineness
    Let me see the heat get to it
    Let me watch the dressing start to peel
    It’s a kindness, Highness
    Crumbs enough for everyone
    Old and young are welcome to the meal
    Honey, I'm
    Making sure the table’s made
    We can celebrate
    The good that we’ve done
    I won’t lie
    If there’s something still to take
    There is ground to break
    Whatever's still to come
    Get some
    Pull up the ladder when the flood comes
    Throw enough rope until the legs have swung
    Seven new ways that you can eat your young
    Come and get some
    Skinning the children for a war-drum
    Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns;
    It's quicker and easier to eat your young
    #Hozier #EatYourYoung

КОМЕНТАРІ • 0

  • Invertedlamp
    Invertedlamp 6 місяців тому +18283

    Hozier releasing a song that sounds like the sexiest thing on the planet and it actually being about older generations exploiting the younger generation is so perfectly on brand. Fucking obsessed

    • Madison Lovo
      Madison Lovo 6 місяців тому +81

      nailed it!

    • Mazie
      Mazie 6 місяців тому +598

      "I want to wrap my teeth around the world" agressively recontextualized by the rest of the song. the Imperial War Machine goes brrrr

    • Jennifer Hooven
      Jennifer Hooven 6 місяців тому +24

      Oh even yesser!

    • Ayo Olukoga
      Ayo Olukoga 6 місяців тому +84

      And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee. Deuteronomy 28:53

  • Isabela Consolim
    Isabela Consolim 6 місяців тому +5531

    Hozier is the only person alive that can make gluttony sound like lust

    • steveshadforth
      steveshadforth 6 місяців тому +45

      it's not about cannablism

    • Pasha Righton
      Pasha Righton 6 місяців тому +441

      the sound is about lust
      the lyrics are about gluttony
      the theme is greed

    • Catticus
      Catticus 6 місяців тому +170

      to be fair what is lust if not gluttony in another font, the 2 are pretty similar when put against the other

    • literally no one
      literally no one 6 місяців тому +7

      ​@steveshadforth really do be tt

  • SK Summergirl
    SK Summergirl 6 місяців тому +4504

    The marketing of this song, the one clip we were all obsessed with before this released, draws us in under this false pretense of sexuality and heat. Only for Hozier to hit us with yet another moral and political narrative. Drawing people in with the lure of sex (one of the 7 sins referenced in the song ;) ) to send them home with a message about exploitation and the abuse of power is genius. Hozier never ceases to be not only a musical mastermind, but an incredible representative of the people.

    • BlackKoshka23
      BlackKoshka23 6 місяців тому +88

      That part of the song could very much represent the fact that some men are getting older and older, but their partner's ages remain the same (around their twenties), which leads to relationships with a huge power imbalance, and it can be another form of depredation, or "eating your young".

    • Alba Carone
      Alba Carone 6 місяців тому +2

      😊😊😊

    • M Wilson
      M Wilson 6 місяців тому +10

      Lust, not sex.

    • Paige
      Paige 5 місяців тому +2

      👏👏👏

    • KT
      KT 5 місяців тому +44

      The song being disguised as something tempting, while if you pay attention you see the true nature of it, is really clever. Shows how you never get the full picture of what is happening unless you've got context.
      It's supposed to represent Gluttony. To me he speaks from a politician's POV. How they keep wanting more and more but are never full. "If there's something still to take. There is ground to break".
      Also the title, which to me means they will screw over younger generations to make themselves more comfortable.
      And then going back to my first point. Politicians are really good at candy-coating their words, and never speak plainly. You have to look at the whole picture in order to form your own opinion. Same goes with the song.

  • Congrate
    Congrate 6 місяців тому +2554

    You don't see too many artists stepping out of the classic love ballads and writing what is just pure form of art and poetry! Hozier has done it again! Much love from Bangladesh

    • stacyaaa
      stacyaaa 4 місяці тому +8

      Ah yes another fellow Bangladeshi hozier fan💖 I wasn't expecting it tbh XD

    • Maria Hossain
      Maria Hossain 4 місяці тому +4

      ​@stacyaaa we exist, man

    • stacyaaa
      stacyaaa 3 місяці тому +1

      @Maria Hossain oh damn👀ami jni na ami kno surprised but i am-

    • Vinicius Correa
      Vinicius Correa 3 місяці тому

      elas apareceram aqui

  • Emily Burton
    Emily Burton 6 місяців тому +1501

    38 mins straight of just this song over and over as I drove to work. Started with: omg how he says darling, “get some” frick that’s hot.
    Then on the third time I really listened to the lyrics and was like “oh….OH” of course Hozier makes a song about for profit war and my animal brain thinks it’s hot. I’ve now listened to it like 15 times and it’s so powerful. Why spend time raising your kids just to let them die in a war for money when you can just eat your young.

    • Matthew Burckardt
      Matthew Burckardt 6 місяців тому +169

      Ah, yes. The classic Hozier "I'll turn you on, babe, but also, let's recall the horrific implications of unchecked late stage capitalism. All my love to you. Back to being sexy."
      You know, that Hozier.

    • AuditoryOdditor
      AuditoryOdditor Місяць тому +4

      I had a very similar reaction to this song. I was turned on by the first part, thinking sexy foreplay, but upon further inspection was rewarded with a deeper meaning.
      Also, my fiancé remarked about the title and looked up the lyrics to prove a point. He read the lyrics and commented how they made no sense. I told him it's poetic.

  • Lerad
    Lerad 6 місяців тому +874

    Something that I adore about this is the use of the phrase "Come and Get Some" because based on tone and context it can mean either an invitation to dinner or a promise of violence

    • Mya Duhart
      Mya Duhart 5 місяців тому +14

      YES

    • Sohee
      Sohee 5 місяців тому +45

      I love how so many of his lyrics have double meanings. It just ads so many layers to the songs

    • Angel Vollant
      Angel Vollant 3 місяці тому +32

      Or also sexual advances. The tone of this song, and the way Hozier sings is quite sensual

  • angel smith
    angel smith 6 місяців тому +5619

    This man doesn't have one bad song. Every single song of his is absolutely amazing

    • mel
      mel 6 місяців тому +22

      YOURE SPEAKING FAX

    • Sayoni Chatterjee
      Sayoni Chatterjee 6 місяців тому +14

      Couldn't have said it any better

    • Meredith Ellis
      Meredith Ellis 6 місяців тому +30

      I was PANICKED to see comments on this but only good things

    • mel
      mel 6 місяців тому +15

      @Meredith Ellis why? His music is so good idk if there could be ANY hate tbh fr ong

    • 링Seoulxoxo
      링Seoulxoxo 6 місяців тому +9

      Literally like so good! 😢

  • Jessica Harbor
    Jessica Harbor 5 місяців тому +738

    Heard this song right after ANOTHER mass shooting at an elementary school in Tennessee, and that line "putting food on the table selling bombs and guns, skinnin' the children for a war drum" has been whirling around in my head ever since! What an amazing song, absolutely amazing.

    • Zel Bernil
      Zel Bernil 5 місяців тому +52

      I was also thinking that. He just performed at an LGBTQ benefit in Tennessee barely 2 weeks ago. It's sick that the state's banning drag performances yet have not banned deadly weapons. So where's the concern for kids now?

    • Jordan Pollard
      Jordan Pollard 2 місяці тому +1

      I'll be honest, this is poor taste

    • Milena
      Milena 2 місяці тому +3

      @Zel Bernil Nobody is banning drag performances for adults. They want to put a stop to sexualised drag performances for kids under 18. So, don't spread lies.

  • Jocelyn Lopez
    Jocelyn Lopez 6 місяців тому +773

    Hozier never disappoints. The timing and message of this song are impeccable. Reminds me of A Modest Proposal essay too

    • Zel Bernil
      Zel Bernil 6 місяців тому +7

      It's a Provocative Proposal now modest goes unheard these days

    • Ava Combs
      Ava Combs 6 місяців тому +32

      I had to read a modest proposal for my English class a few days before this song came out and it was the first thing I thought of when I heard this song. It’s sad how relevant that piece of literature remains today

    • sevenoftheoceanvariety
      sevenoftheoceanvariety 6 місяців тому +11

      ​@Ava Combs my english teacher assigned it right before Thanksgiving Break and swore us to not speak about it until after school on that Friday
      It's got such a good message and it's a shame that such similar methods need to be used in order to showcase the relevance it still holds

    • obliviouscandybar
      obliviouscandybar 6 місяців тому +30

      The reference is intentional, Hozier is Irish.

    • WeAreAirborne
      WeAreAirborne 6 місяців тому +23

      It's intentional. The song is literally about A Modest Proposal, which was written specifically to call out the English government on its horrific treatment of the Irish. Hozier is Irish and is making the exact same points. As for "seven new ways that you can eat your young," Jonathan Swift recommends that Irish children can be prepared in six ways: "...[W]hether stewed, roasted, baked, or boiled; and I make no doubt that it will equally serve in a fricasie, or a ragoust." It's not an accident.

  • Zer0Sympathy
    Zer0Sympathy 6 місяців тому +441

    This sounds so corny but I think I genuinely felt a shiver up my spine when the implications of these lyrics hit me. I am a young queer man who grew up in America and this hit home. Beautifully written and executed, much love Hozier! Thank you for writing for those who can't or don't know how.

    • drowned trash rat
      drowned trash rat 6 місяців тому +19

      Aw same mate I'm a young queer transmasc who's currently unable to get out of America, and y e a h

    • Artemis749
      Artemis749 3 місяці тому +7

      I'm also a queer man and I FUCKING WISH i was born in America, i let you guess wish hell of a country i was born in.
      Hint: I'm using a vpn to access youtube

    • CallumsCorner#1Fan
      CallumsCorner#1Fan 3 місяці тому +1

      @Artemis749Pakistan? Iran? India? China?

    • Milena
      Milena 2 місяці тому

      @drowned trash rat What's could possibly be stopping you from leaving America?

  • morriiiiiii
    morriiiiiii 6 місяців тому +341

    Lyrics are so grotesque yet so poignant, while the music behind is so groovy - I LOVE IT

  • Karishma M.
    Karishma M. 6 місяців тому +581

    How can a song be both chill and chilling? Wow.

    • Sherry Bentz
      Sherry Bentz 6 місяців тому +10

      Because it simply dares to speak the truth like a prayer from the depths of a gentle soul…..

    • lola lolita
      lola lolita 6 місяців тому +8

      It leaves you an opening, welcoming feeling so that you listen but then slams you with chilling truth of your actions or what can be better if we stopped somethin

  • L.
    L. 6 місяців тому +9885

    “Come and get some, skinning the children for a war drum” is so horrifying and poignant these lyrics are incredible

    • Zel Bernil
      Zel Bernil 6 місяців тому +252

      oh this is so tiktok ready in the best way like a thirst trap for a discourse on capitalism, exploited labor

    • Ayo Olukoga
      Ayo Olukoga 6 місяців тому +103

      And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee. Deuteronomy 28:53

    • Gisele
      Gisele 6 місяців тому +40

      can someone please explain the song to me

    • Salt Star
      Salt Star 6 місяців тому +150

      "Throw enough rope until the legs have swung" is also a dark but perfect lyric, made my head snap to my phone when I first heard it

    • L.
      L. 6 місяців тому +375

      @Gisele it’s inspired by Dante’s 3rd Circle of Hell, or Gluttony. He uses a lot of food and feast imagery to reference different kinds of gluttony, specifically wealth at the expense of others, war profiteering, etc.
      The “Eat your young” and “skinning children” parts seem to be references to a famous Irish satirical writer named Jonathan Swift. He had an essay called “A Modest Proposal” where he satirically suggested cooking and eating children to solve the famine/poverty in Ireland. Swift suggests different ways to cook the children and use their skin for clothes and stuff, to not be wasteful. It’s an incredible essay but people were outraged by it at the time because I guess they either took it seriously or thought he was mocking the situation rather than criticizing the rich for their exploitation of the poor.

  • The Law System
    The Law System 6 місяців тому +342

    this hits different when you've just started therapy for all the generational trauma your family's had, and subsequently put you through. such an amazing song, could not have come at a better time. love hozier so much

    • sharpeningtheaxe
      sharpeningtheaxe 5 місяців тому +7

      Congrats on starting therapy! It’s so worth it, and I hope you find so much healing ❤

  • Z3R0
    Z3R0 6 місяців тому +333

    “It’s a kindness, Highness” actually took my breath away

  • mike is dumb
    mike is dumb 6 місяців тому +146

    Hozier's lyricis are unbeatable. They almost always have a melody that sounds sound like you could dance the bed-tango to it but the words in it are nothing to do with that, it's something deeper, darker. And I love him for that.

  • Lizzisfruity
    Lizzisfruity 6 місяців тому +536

    He's a genius for releasing the thirsty part of the song forst to get people engaged with the song and then it has such a heavy message

    • M Wilson
      M Wilson 5 місяців тому +29

      He is a genius in lots of ways. That's a good observation. That's why it had a shock effect, in a good and spooky way, on me.

  • Rouaa Guesmi
    Rouaa Guesmi 6 місяців тому +477

    I'm starving, darling
    Let me put my lips to something
    Let me wrap my teeth around the world
    Start carving, darling
    I wanna smell the dinner cooking
    I wanna feel the edges start to burn
    Honey, I wanna race you to the table
    If you hesitate, the getting is gone
    I won't lie, if there's something to be gained
    There's money to be made, whatever's still to come
    Get some
    Pull up the ladder when the flood comes
    Throw enough rope until the legs have swung
    Seven new ways that you can eat your young
    Come and get some
    Skinning the children for a war drum
    Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns
    It's quicker and easier to eat your young
    You can't buy this fineness
    Let me see the heat get to it
    Let me watch the dressing start to peel
    It's a kindness, Highness
    Crumbs enough for everyone
    Old and young are welcome to the meal
    Honey, I'm making sure the table's made
    We can celebrate the good that we've done
    I won't lie, if there's something still to take
    There is ground to break, whatever's still to come
    Get some
    Pull up the ladder when the flood comes
    Throw enough rope until the legs have swung
    Seven new ways that you can eat your young
    Come and get some
    Skinning the children for a war drum
    Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns
    It's quicker and easier to eat your young

    • znab
      znab 5 місяців тому +5

      thanks!

    • DJ Suryansh
      DJ Suryansh 3 місяці тому +3

      This is a lyrical video

    • Oedon
      Oedon 3 місяці тому +19

      @DJ Suryansh if someone is singing and learning the words, I find it’s easier to read the comment as oppose to waiting for the lyrics on screen to show.
      I always find comments like these helpful

    • nkbujvytcygvujno
      nkbujvytcygvujno 3 місяці тому +2

      @DJ Suryanshalso how is it your business what other people commented?

  • Hailey Thomas
    Hailey Thomas 6 місяців тому +3314

    He never fails to amaze me. In such a unique way, he talks about how the choices we make are harming and killing our children, that it would simply be easier to eat them than to have them suffer through the world

    • Zel Bernil
      Zel Bernil 6 місяців тому +76

      in such a sexy club banger no less 🤣🤣

    • Cassie
      Cassie 6 місяців тому +5

      Nicely put!

    • God of FOD
      God of FOD 6 місяців тому +4

      idk man, i'd rather put up with all sorts of hell for my kids than eat them. if that was the case why didnt our parents turn un into drums and dinner at 6? you push through for those kids, not just treat them as a liability and decide to get rid of them

    • Amy Swarbrick
      Amy Swarbrick 6 місяців тому +89

      ​@God of FOD that is really not the point that this person is making. They're saying that all the crap that the older generation is putting the younger generation is worse than a lack of existence, I.e. them eating us. It's a hyperbole to enhance effect

    • meepmoopmeep1
      meepmoopmeep1 6 місяців тому +67

      A lot of animals eat their young and we see it as this horrific, beastly act (which it is) but the world that we have left our children just creates a long, drawn out version of the same act. I don’t think the song is saying that children would literally be better off not suffering through life- more so that we are no better than the animals who eat their young

  • AJ Basco
    AJ Basco Місяць тому +17

    Honestly, the outro for this song that begins around 3:13, marked with that tense piano, is what really speaks to me the most about this song. I usually listen to it over and over again, because something about it strikes me as so... _sad._ I feel this deep wave of secondhand, stoic(?) solemness. The pulls of that violin, too...god, it's all just absolutely enchanting.

    • A L V B
      A L V B Місяць тому +3

      I love it for the same reason. You got this upbeat song with such a deep message and you think maybe there's going to be another chorus but he just lets you sit with it for like a full minute with just these sad strings. It all just falls away and you're only left with the message of the song, like pulling out the rug from underneath you.

  • Dawn Murray
    Dawn Murray 6 місяців тому +65

    Very powerful lyrics once again...this guy just seems to understand what's happening in the world & writes a song about it in a way that is catchy but also eye-opening 10/10

  • namida
    namida 6 місяців тому +39

    Perfect. So powerful with such a deep yet morbid meaning. I passed my dance examination with this song . My choreography got 82 / 100

  • локатока
    локатока 6 місяців тому +61

    I am in love with those lyrics, Hozier is as poetic as always, but can we also take a moment to appreciate that chorus? the only singer who can make me jam to a song about eating children

  • Sethame Derat
    Sethame Derat 6 місяців тому +197

    i dunno what crack this man puts in his music but *god damn* ive been unable to stop listening on loop since they released, im afraid its my new personality now

    • Elizabeth Jean
      Elizabeth Jean 6 днів тому

      🤦🏾‍♀️🧘🏾‍♀️

  • Alexis Nicole
    Alexis Nicole 6 місяців тому +1929

    this man’s ability to conjure up such bewitching lyrics and vocally transmit each emotion is a feat not only of masterful musicianship, but also of magic.

    • Ayo Olukoga
      Ayo Olukoga 6 місяців тому +2

      The hands of the pitiful women have sodden their own children: they were their meat in the destruction of the daughter of my people. Lamentations 4:10

    • Peter
      Peter 6 місяців тому +5

      Witchcraft

    • Alexis Nicole
      Alexis Nicole 6 місяців тому +3

      @Peter period

    • GhostEye31
      GhostEye31 6 місяців тому +8

      Well the man is Irish, he might very well be a bit Fae.

    • Kevin G
      Kevin G 3 місяці тому

      God is a wo.....man

  • Apeiron
    Apeiron 6 місяців тому +48

    I've been having this on repeat since the first seconds on TikTok appeared and I CAN'T AND WON'T stop listening to this.
    Wonderful writing and vocal's are so on point.

  • Jamie Mountain
    Jamie Mountain 6 місяців тому +45

    "Alright, so we start with a thing that is perfect for thirst trap videos to hook them in, and then it is actually a song about climate change, generational violence, and exploitation" is such an incredible move.

  • Emmsies
    Emmsies 6 місяців тому +24

    Hozier never fails to impress! Amazing musical performance and a pertinent, shrewd message.

  • mike wright
    mike wright 5 місяців тому +21

    Hozier has always done a good job talking about issues and addressing them musically . I hope he can expand his sound a little and try to take risks with his voice , his greatest instrument

  • SubvurzIV
    SubvurzIV 6 місяців тому +49

    First time I'm hearing this artist...dope AF!
    Props to anyone that uses their platform to make thought provoking music. ❤

    • Miss Madness
      Miss Madness 6 місяців тому +4

      If you like this you'll love his other music

    • He Screm
      He Screm 6 місяців тому +4

      You gotta listen to more of his stuff, i promise you it’ll be worth it!

    • Juliette
      Juliette 6 місяців тому +2

      Oh you gotta listen to more of him

    • SubvurzIV
      SubvurzIV 6 місяців тому +2

      You were all right, his other stuff is awesome!

  • Ash and Gold
    Ash and Gold 6 місяців тому +2423

    A masterful reflection on generational trauma. I've been listening to Hozier since Take Me to Church when I was young, and he's only been getting better since - Eat Your Young is nothing short of continuing that trend.

    • Cassie
      Cassie 6 місяців тому +11

      Same. I started listening in 2014 and have been obsessed ever since.

    • thefiretailedweasel
      thefiretailedweasel 6 місяців тому +1

      Saaame

    • Ayo Olukoga
      Ayo Olukoga 6 місяців тому +5

      And thou shalt eat the fruit of thine own body, the flesh of thy sons and of thy daughters, which the Lord thy God hath given thee, in the siege, and in the straitness, wherewith thine enemies shall distress thee. Deuteronomy 28:53

    • Shahrul Nazri
      Shahrul Nazri 6 місяців тому

      ​@Cassie ksn

    • Chiffy Monroe
      Chiffy Monroe 6 місяців тому

      Wamenya bho

  • Love, Mo
    Love, Mo 6 місяців тому +34

    Happy Birthday Andrew! Thank you for your music. The songs are incredibly beautiful, deep and always on repeat ❤

  • Kristin R
    Kristin R 6 місяців тому +129

    What a modest proposal this is. Amazingly talented as always!

    • brideofthewind
      brideofthewind 5 місяців тому +10

      We see what you did there...

    • Atropos Black
      Atropos Black 5 місяців тому +5

      I have been thinking about this very thing. I was like.... wait, is he not referring to The Modest Proposal....

    • Ezra Z.
      Ezra Z. 4 місяці тому +2

      How on earth did I get this joke, I feel so old but also so cool

    • RoseThaTurtl_
      RoseThaTurtl_ Місяць тому

      Haha love the reference

  • M Sheridan
    M Sheridan 6 місяців тому +20

    You are literally the mouthpiece for the world through your lyrics man! The world would stop in the wake of your silence so please keep speaking for it 💚💚

  • KJ Lucky
    KJ Lucky 6 місяців тому +22

    My favorite artist ever. Hozier’s music has got me through a LOT. When I felt like I had nobody, I found comfort and belonging in his music and I will always be grateful for how much it has helped me over the years. I’ve been waiting all day to put my headphones on and sit back for my first listen and while I expected it to be amazing, I’m still blown away at how he just can’t miss. Thank you, Hozier, for blessing us with more of your beautiful music❤

  • Alexander
    Alexander 14 днів тому

    This plays once a day in my house. You make incredible music. Thank you!

  • Don Pasquale
    Don Pasquale 6 місяців тому +1368

    All 3 songs are genuinely incredible. If the rest of the album is this good, it's gonna easily be the best one yet

    • korbaisblessed
      korbaisblessed 6 місяців тому +24

      I hope wasteland baby is a masterpiece

    • eva blanca
      eva blanca 6 місяців тому +38

      i don't believe anything can ever top wasteland baby but hyped!!

    • tulip
      tulip 6 місяців тому +1

      Where can i listen to the 3rd one i could only find eat ur yound and through me

    • AhmadH
      AhmadH 6 місяців тому

      @tulip any streaming platforms

    • AhmadH
      AhmadH 6 місяців тому +8

      It WILL be his best so far. I guarantee that

  • Rebecca Starovich
    Rebecca Starovich 2 місяці тому +4

    Only Hozier can make the horror of the world's rabid oligarchy sound this beautiful.

  • Nick
    Nick 6 місяців тому +29

    I literally can't get over what an incredible fucking privilege it is to listen to this album, I am so deeply thankful. To create and share it, to contribute to the eternal transcendence that is art and what it does to us, and how that spirals into infinity, just, im gonna eat my shoe

  • Anna Davis
    Anna Davis Місяць тому +4

    He will go down as one of the best lyricist ever.

  • Ovina Fernandes
    Ovina Fernandes 6 місяців тому +60

    Oh my goodness, that meal was an absolute delight! Every bite was bursting with flavor and my taste buds were dancing with joy. From the appetizer to the dessert, I was in a state of pure culinary bliss. I couldn't help but savor every morsel and even closed my eyes to fully immerse myself in the experience. Thank you so much for such a wonderful dining experience!*****
    ****** I always enjoy your true meaningful songs. *******

  • Morgan Wilson
    Morgan Wilson 6 місяців тому +25

    I've had the same favorite song for years!!! It was bumped to second place once I heard this masterpiece. I had goosebumps and tears in my eyes the entire song. It has been on repeat for the last 45 minutes!

    • A Swanson
      A Swanson 6 місяців тому +1

      What's the other song?

    • Morgan Wilson
      Morgan Wilson 6 місяців тому +2

      @A Swanson Happy Man by Jungle!

  • fer cabral
    fer cabral 6 місяців тому +866

    hozier can never do ANYTHING wrong. the man’s an absolute gem

  • Izzy Bella
    Izzy Bella 5 місяців тому +17

    INCREDIBLE work once again. I know many people get annoyed/frustrated w the time between songs & albums but every time he proves that it's worth it. Since I first heard Take Me to Church it's been song after song worth 1000 repeats...

  • Petar Keyu01
    Petar Keyu01 6 місяців тому +8

    New favourite song! Thank you so much Hozier! I feel blessed to be able to listen to your heavenly music! As an English language student, I honestly bealive that the lyrics of your songs should be analyized in literature courses!

  • Wolves
    Wolves 4 місяці тому +5

    Esse homem tem o melhor jeito de produzir críticas sociais em músicas sensuais e bem escritas, que talento!

  • BlairDoesntNotCare
    BlairDoesntNotCare 6 місяців тому +64

    Good bluesy disco vibe. I love how you treat the artistry of guitar as a black art first and every beautiful breath you take is in homage to those beautiful bones of rock and roll. Keep the blues in ya hozier. I love your art.
    Also Thank you for keeping trans rights in your heart. These days people seem utterly complicit in our destruction, be it blind eye, arrogance, or ignorance all seems lost most days. Your voice is honey to the sore soul these days.

  • Tamya Waiters
    Tamya Waiters 6 місяців тому +429

    How he’s able to evolve his sound and his voice fits always is amazing

  • May Silversi
    May Silversi 6 місяців тому +39

    “skinning the children for a war drum” made my jaws drop omg Hozier I love you

  • Hana
    Hana 6 місяців тому +17

    This makes me want to move my body in a way that is in complete conflict to the words I’m hearing. The meaning I take and take from this song filling a dark void that I hold separate from the hope, optimism and love for humanity.
    Beautiful and conflicting.
    What to do with these feelings, I wonder.

  • F. B.
    F. B. 6 місяців тому +5

    He never disappoints, and I'm so happy that I have the chance to listen to his songs.This is already on repeat. I love it so much❤❤❤

  • sifa
    sifa Місяць тому +1

    i love his music so much

  • Bipolar Person
    Bipolar Person 6 місяців тому +4

    So grateful to all the artists that have taken me away from the pain of life that gets me so often. Hearing songs like this makes me want to continue to live! ❤❤❤❤

  • November
    November 6 місяців тому +659

    Listening to this song makes me feel like I've just drank water after 10 years of thirst

    • Alan B
      Alan B 6 місяців тому +27

      I’m picturing a wet skeleton

    • jade
      jade 6 місяців тому +9

      Ironically, this song makes me so thirsty i crave anything to quench it

    • Iris Iris
      Iris Iris 6 місяців тому +2

      That probably means you can relate to the song, which is really sad in this case 😦😦

  • Fake Drewan
    Fake Drewan 6 місяців тому +13

    Nada, todo lo que hace este tío es arte desde el principio hasta el final y no lo para de demostrar. Enamorada de esta canción como de las demás.

  • adarklana
    adarklana 6 місяців тому +19

    I love that in almost every song Hozier sweetly invites you to dine together

  • Áuralyna
    Áuralyna 3 місяці тому +3

    What deep and transformative times, ( as a younger generation) we live in. As a weary old soul despite my age, this grief resonates. Thank you again Hozier for speaking up for Us all when it hurts too bad to speak. Another deep step towards World Peace, here.

  • la Loba
    la Loba 6 місяців тому +64

    His lyrics are like some silver tongued devil, come to temp me to just accept fate and roll with it. I'm terrified and he sounds cruel, but he's probably right and the comfort of his voice is so seductive because I'm tired of fighting.

  • Michael Schultz
    Michael Schultz 6 місяців тому +6

    Incredible song, listened to it so much today. It’s poignant, beautiful, and relevant. Thank you for this banger.

  • Hinrinn
    Hinrinn 6 місяців тому +755

    "It's quicker and easier to eat your young" is *incredible*

    • Luis Manuel Reséndiz Olvera
      Luis Manuel Reséndiz Olvera 6 місяців тому +3

      what that does mean? His youth or his children?

    • Hinrinn
      Hinrinn 6 місяців тому +69

      @Luis Manuel Reséndiz Olvera I've been interpreting it as children, or just the younger generation. The actions of the older generations which are inspired by greed and gluttony are causing the destruction of the younger generation, so it would be "quicker and easier" to just eat them.

    • NGraceW
      NGraceW 6 місяців тому +15

      @Luis Manuel Reséndiz Olvera I propose you read "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift

    • Bryn McClennan
      Bryn McClennan 6 місяців тому +32

      It's a reference to the satirical article "A Modest Proposal" by Jonathan Swift which was written during the Irish Famine (genocide) explaining numerous ways to resolve famine by eating your children.

    • Amy Gray
      Amy Gray 6 місяців тому +12

      As mentioned I also think it could be in reference to Swift's satire (which I had to read in English when I didn't know what satire was, so believed Swift was being completely genuine)
      But (and this could be complete coincidence, and have nothing to do with the song) many animals will actually eat their young when under attack. I remember learning that hedgehogs will eat their own babies because in their minds their children will be eaten anyway by the creature attacking them, and the hedgehog doesn't want to waste a free meal.
      Lots of other species, like harpy eagles, will abandon their young if they can't fend for themselves, because it's easier to just start from scratch and raise a new chick.
      So what Swift was (satirically) suggesting, and what humans do (shift responsibilities onto the younger generations, or try to essentially trivialise their input and views on society) can be found in the natural world
      I'm sorry. This was a very long reply, but I love learning about the natural world.

  • Cynthia McMullen
    Cynthia McMullen 6 місяців тому +2

    It's a pleasure to hear new music Hozier. Anything you make is always a heart opener. The words, the sounds, the composition. I am in love.

  • Lol Gacha
    Lol Gacha 5 місяців тому +11

    I love this song in all the posible ways a song can be loved

  • fiona _re
    fiona _re 6 місяців тому +6

    This is a fucking masterpiece! You never seize to amaze me. The way you write and compose is just different and I love it! Would love to chat with you some day about how you get the ideas for such incredible lyrics.. thank you for your art Andrew and have a lovely Birthday! 🧡

  • Nicola Mcvicar
    Nicola Mcvicar 6 місяців тому +4

    This song has been stuck in my head since I heard it so damn catchy. I love it ❤❤

  • yass
    yass 6 місяців тому +3

    listening to this song on repeat is not enough, i need to hear him sing it live straight to my ears.

  • DIELIKEAROCKSTAR
    DIELIKEAROCKSTAR 6 місяців тому +368

    I’ve been so unbelievably excited for this song since I first heard the clip and god this mans music could never let me down

  • Kylene Melton
    Kylene Melton 6 місяців тому +20

    The chorus sings like a commercial jingle. Which is genius from both a pop music perspective, and also a biting satire of consumerism.

  • autumn
    autumn 6 місяців тому +3

    All 3 songs on repeat and the goosebumps just won't go away

  • Sylvia Shaw
    Sylvia Shaw 6 місяців тому +5

    What an incredible song, I’m listening on repeat

  • Sarah Scaff
    Sarah Scaff 3 місяці тому +1

    Incredible lyrics! Love it!

  • Chris Fraser
    Chris Fraser 6 місяців тому +326

    My God that chorus might actually be his best yet as far a catchy-ness goes. Combine that with the absolutely chilling lyrics and we have a contender for his best work yet!

    • Ayo Olukoga
      Ayo Olukoga 6 місяців тому +3

      My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? Matthew 27:46

    • winnieitashi
      winnieitashi 6 місяців тому +2

      @Ayo Olukoga wait, that's actually from the bible? I though it was SOAD :-P

    • Ayo Olukoga
      Ayo Olukoga 6 місяців тому +2

      @winnieitashi SOAD Doesn't have the Intellect, unction nor Creativity to come up with Such Profound, Revelant or Resonant Lyrics.

    • Kyle O
      Kyle O 6 місяців тому

      Dont use God's name

    • Chris Fraser
      Chris Fraser 6 місяців тому +21

      @Kyle O Friend, you're on a video called "Eat Your Young" by an Artist notoriously well known for calling out the hypocrisy of the Church. Admire your commitment to your cause but I can't say your strategy makes sense to me

  • Blitzwolf
    Blitzwolf 6 місяців тому

    recién la termino de escuchar y puedo asegurar que se volvió mi canción favorita

  • Cristina Hernandez
    Cristina Hernandez 6 місяців тому +3

    Wonderful, Hozier never fails to make amazing music 🎶 thank you for the new ep 🎉

  • jennifer valero
    jennifer valero 6 місяців тому +5

    Este hombre es arte, sin duda alguna. No decepciona! Carajo es música 🚬

  • Aline
    Aline 6 місяців тому +8

    He does it every time. Amazing AMAZING

  • Elizabeth Bennet
    Elizabeth Bennet 6 місяців тому +2

    stunning lyrics, his songs always widen my horizon

  • Цвета Иванова
    Цвета Иванова 6 місяців тому +216

    Never waited more impatiently for a song to come out. I love it.

  • Nina Oliveira
    Nina Oliveira 6 місяців тому +2

    Aaaaa,como eu te amo
    Obrigada por essa dádiva meu amor ❤

  • Nastya Kuzmicheva
    Nastya Kuzmicheva 6 місяців тому +2

    I can't stop listening to this!!! The song is just amazing, i like it so much

  • Karima Bast
    Karima Bast 6 місяців тому +2

    I LOVE THIS, it was totally worth the wait! ❤

  • Keke Serene Studio
    Keke Serene Studio 6 місяців тому +9

    Absolute chills listening to this.... what a haunting song.

  • Bradley Spitzmesser
    Bradley Spitzmesser 4 місяці тому +1

    What a hauntingly beautiful song, love it!

  • martzipan
    martzipan 6 місяців тому +133

    Happy birthday Andrew! Thank you for bringing these wonderful songs into our lives ❤
    I’ve been obsessed with Hozier’s music since 2019 and waited for new songs to come … it was definitely worth the wait !

  • Elliot Alderson
    Elliot Alderson 3 місяці тому +4

    I have listened to this song, and read the lyrics so many times now. And this is the very first time I've understood what this line mean: "Throw enough rope, until he legs have swung" . I'm not even gonna talk on it, but when I say my stomach went cold and I got almost painful goosebumps all over my body 😳😅😬💀 This man's mind, I swear...

  • Mousie o’ Auchtermuchty
    Mousie o’ Auchtermuchty 5 місяців тому +11

    So many versions of what this song is about. Wonderful. It means the song is really good.
    IMHO, it appear to be an anti-war song that condemns the sale of weapons and the exploitation of younger generations for the sake of war and profit. The song seems to convey a sense of greed and the desire for power, which in turn leads to destruction and suffering.
    The lines "I want to smell the dinner cooking / I want to feel the edges start to burn" and "Honey, I / Want to race you to the table / If you hesitate" suggest a sense of urgency and competition to acquire resources and power. This is further emphasized by the lines "If there’s something to be gained / There’s money to be made / Whatever's still to come."
    The chorus, with lines like "Pull up the ladder when the flood comes / Throw enough rope until the legs have swung / Seven new ways that you can eat your young," seems to highlight the ruthless, self-serving nature of those in power. The metaphor "eat your young" conveys the idea that the older generation is willing to sacrifice the well-being and lives of younger generations to maintain power and wealth.
    The lines "Skinning the children for a war-drum / Putting food on the table selling bombs and guns; / It's quicker and easier to eat your young" further emphasize the theme of exploiting the younger generation in the name of war and profit, indicating that the violence inflicted upon them is a means to an end.
    In other words, the song appears to be an anti-war piece that condemns the sale of weapons and the exploitation of younger generations. It paints a grim picture of a society driven by greed and a desire for power, resulting in the suffering of innocent lives.

  • Sthefany Wong
    Sthefany Wong 6 місяців тому +1

    I'm ready, ready to hear all your new songs. There's something I can't describe when I hear for the first or 1000 times again. All I can say is THANK YOU!!! ❤️ I hope you come to Brazil someday 🇧🇷

  • Elanya Coleman
    Elanya Coleman 6 місяців тому +3

    Whew! Hozier you've done it for me again! Thank you always and forever ❣️!

  • ethel myrtle
    ethel myrtle 2 місяці тому +2

    Still listen to this masterpiece daily. EVERY SINGLE DAY

  • Mr. Al Paco
    Mr. Al Paco 6 місяців тому +160

    The very first Hozier songs I’ll listen to on time (discovered him a year ago) 💚 I’ll cherish this moment forever

  • Krisi Bell Pepper
    Krisi Bell Pepper 5 місяців тому +2

    Amazing song,thank you for bringing the truth!!! 👏👏👏

  • Lina Veter
    Lina Veter 6 місяців тому +2

    I'm in love with this song 😍❤️ Masterpiece!

  • celineee
    celineee 6 місяців тому +4

    I waited so long for this song and now it's finally released. Hozier ist the only artist, who doesn't have bad songs. I love all of them.

  • Антонова Анастасія
    Антонова Анастасія 6 місяців тому +4

    Masterpiece ❤️

  • Miss.Nobody
    Miss.Nobody 6 місяців тому +1

    I immediately got chills hearing his voice!

  • Majestic Heart Productions
    Majestic Heart Productions 6 місяців тому +226

    It was released an hour ago, I think I’m on my 100th listen? We are witnessing greatness in the making with every new Hozier song. Congratulations Mr Andrew Hozier Burns, he’s done it again👌

    • Rebecca
      Rebecca 6 місяців тому +10

      1 listen takes 4 minutes
      100 listens will take 400 minutes
      Which equals to 6.7 hours.

    • Rebecca
      Rebecca 6 місяців тому +6

      You cannot listen more than approx 15 times in one hour 😢

    • Majestic Heart Productions
      Majestic Heart Productions 6 місяців тому +4

      @Rebecca Umm, maybe. Your completely oblivious to my point, sorry

    • Majestic Heart Productions
      Majestic Heart Productions 6 місяців тому +3

      @Rebecca great job. You completely misunderstood my comment and point, but there’s always one🙄

    • Mani
      Mani  6 місяців тому +14

      @Rebecca he put it on 6.7x speed.

  • Camila Toledo Sepúlveda
    Camila Toledo Sepúlveda 6 місяців тому +1

    He's so talented! His voice is MAGICAL, I can't put in to words how much peace and calmness it gives me. I really hope he tours the world, need to see him live 💜

  • Louisa V.
    Louisa V. 6 місяців тому +1

    Another amazing song, as always. Happy Birthday, Andrew! May the music muse stay with you for many years to come :)

  • Лилиана Левченко
    Лилиана Левченко 6 місяців тому +1

    It's absolutely amazing. I was looking forward to this song. It's really the best I've ever heard 😍

  • Kitty Sapphire
    Kitty Sapphire 3 місяці тому +3

    May I say the Cadence of the song is like the most beautiful thing. Showing and feeling without saying a word that there is always hope. We don't have to live this way. Not everybody exploits each other. You have to work damn hard to do the opposite. Also at 1st I was confused about the song being I hear the 1st stanza on a lot on tik tok. Making it the most sexiest thing. Then you are lured away into a forest of Gluttony and lust. As well as all the suffering that it conducts....its a layer song. I miss stuff like this.

  • Aster Temple
    Aster Temple 6 місяців тому +5

    Honestly jamming out to a banger about how the past two generations have been absolutely sold out by our forefathers is like several types of poetry, good job everyone, hit the showers.🥲
    Love the R&B sound this time- so excited for the full release. Thank you, Andrew 💜