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Hozier - Swan Upon Leda (Official Audio)
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- Опубліковано 5 жов 2022
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Egyptian journalist and author Mona Eltahawy once referred to the global systems that control and endanger women as the world's "oldest form of occupation."
Ever since hearing her speak in Dublin, I wanted to explore that thought in a piece.
I wrote Swan Upon Leda in Ireland a year ago and recorded it recently with producer Jenn Decilveo. We were tracking it in studio when the news came through of Roe v. Wade being overturned. I felt there was an opportunity to offer some show of solidarity.
We're reminded again by the protests in Iran that progressivism is a global movement. the recent pushbacks against civil liberties and human rights respect no boundaries or borders, and like all acts of control, violence and indeed all forms of occupation, their legacies can be immeasurable in both the personal and political spheres.
Of all the songs coming from my 3rd album "Unreal Unearth", I wanted to offer this song at this time. I’ll be making a donation to Mayday, AidAccess, Plan C and Amnesty International, organizations working toward ensuring women and pregnant people can gain safe access to reproductive healthcare and civil rights. Click the links below to read about their work and contribute to their funds should you be in a position to do so.
Mayday: www.mayday.health/
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Amnesty International: www.amnesty.org/en/
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Lyrics:
A husband waits outside
A crying child pushes a child into the night
She was told he would come this time
Without leaving so much as a feather behind
To enact at last the perfect plan
One more sweet boy to be butchered by men
But gateway to the world
Was still outside the reach of him
Would never belong to angels
Had never belonged to men
The swan upon Leda
Empire upon Jerusalem
A grandmother smuggling meds
Past where the god child-soldier Setanta stood dead
Our graceful turner of heads
Weaves through the checkpoints like a needle and thread
Someone’s frightened boy waves her on
She offers a mother’s smile and soon she’s gone
The gateway to the world,
The gun in a trembling hand,
Where nature unmakes the boundary
The pillar of myth still stands,
The swan upon Leda
Occupier upon ancient land
But gateway to the world
Was still outside the reach of him
Would never belong to angels
Had never belonged to men
A husband waits outside
A crying child pushes a child into the night
She was told he would come this time
Without leaving so much as a feather behind
To enact at last the perfect plan
One more sweet boy to be butchered by men
But gateway to the world
Was still outside the reach of him
Would never belong to angels
Had never belonged to men
The swan upon Leda
Empire upon Jerusalem
A grandmother smuggling meds
Past where the god child-soldier Setanta stood dead
Our graceful turner of heads
Weaves through the checkpoints like a needle and thread
Someone’s frightened boy waves her on
She offers a mother’s smile and soon she’s gone
The gateway to the world,
The gun in a trembling hand,
Where nature unmakes the boundary
The pillar of myth still stands,
The swan upon Leda
Occupier upon ancient land
But gateway to the world
Was still outside the reach of him
Would never belong to angels
Had never belonged to men
Damn you're fast 😭
Yayy thank you
Thank you kind stranger
Thank you! You are doing the Lord's work
Thank you!!
"What never belonged to angels
Had never belonged to men"
GOOSEBUMPS!!
LEDA AND THE SWAN
By William Butler Yeats
A sudden blow: the great wings beating still
Above the staggering girl, her thighs caressed
By the dark webs, her nape caught in his bill,
He holds her helpless breast upon his breast.
How can those terrified vague fingers push
The feathered glory from her loosening thighs?
And how can body, laid in that white rush,
But feel the strange heart beating where it lies?
A shudder in the loins engenders there
The broken wall, the burning roof and tower
And Agamemnon dead.
Being so caught up,
So mastered by the brute blood of the air,
Did she put on his knowledge with his power
Before the indifferent beak could let her drop?
Hozier has mentioned Yeats as one of his favorite poets before, and this poem might have been one of the major inspirations for this song. It describes the rape of Leda (the Queen of Sparta) by Zeus in the form of a swan, and alludes to the Trojan War (Helen of Troy, whose abduction triggered the war, was Leda's daughter). The myth, the poem, and the song all speak of sexual violence and unplanned pregnancies.
Considering what the world is going through right now... the timing of Hozier releasing this song could not be more perfect.
the timing was perfect because it was intentional (just in case you didnt know)
Syringa Sensation I think they meant that it says exactly that in the description 😅 Hozier did this intentionally and is being very open about that
@galacticvampire that part 😆
@Just some random name yes, he did say online that he is choosing to release this song bc of the state of women's rights in the world rn
FINALLY. HE'S ARRIVED.
That's what she said
lmao^
YESSSSS!!!
I like to think he was just sleeping beautifully till the cold seasons came back ♤
And he delivered
The symbolism and story of Leda and the Swan are so powerful. Dominance over innocence. Yeats captured the story in his poem perfectly. I’ve never seen a painting or sculpture of Leda and the Swan that I haven’t been moved by.
Thank you for this, Hozier. It’s remarkable.
❤️
i'm from iran and have been a fan of yours for a few years now. i am also literally sobbing. thank you not only for this song and your music but for being so well informed about the situation in iran and human rights in general . lots of love
be safe
@Josefine Hoestermann thank you 💞
We are behind you, be strong, be brave, never give up. We love you.
I hope you are still ok... I am so sorry for the role my country has played in the conflict and atrocities that have occurred and are still occuring in your country and all across the middle east. That bite from the savage beast that is America is so evil that it is even turned upon itself; myself and many others are in danger and losing freedom at an astonishing rate in a country that is supposedly a beacon of safety and freedom.
Nobody is free until everyone is free. The furious gentleness of this piece undid me in the first verse, and that only grew more potent as it progressed. If we are to survive, we all need to work together. Thank you for this one.
Yes! You put into words, furious gentleness. When I first listened to this I was amazed by how soft it is, and yet there’s so much anger and sadness, and sort of longing to change. And I think it’s not just about women, but the broken relationship between men and women, men and boys, the ways that children can be broken before they become adults
I was sexually assaulted the day after this came out. It's now one of the things keeping me together in the aftermath. Thank you for this one.
@Morgan Swampcroft I am so sorry that happened to you. I hope you have the support you need to heal.
@Jamie Dancer Thanks. I have support and care at home, just. Vile serendipity at work! Here's to an end of this sort of violence being Normal within our lifetimes.
The instrumentation on this is so richly layered and the lyrics and vocals are as always BEAUTIFUL
Can't wait to hear the rest
This may help to understand the lyrics.
Swan Upon Leda is a poetic song about women’s rights and conditions in ancient and modern society.
Following this reasoning, Hozier gave this title to the song, referring to the ancient Greek myth of Zeus raping Leda in the form of a swan as a punishment for becoming Queen of Sparta. From Hozier’s point of view, this myth proves that society always wanted to control women, denying them freedom of decisions and access to prestigious positions. The support the song gives to women is confirmed by famous personalities active in defense of women’s rights, like Annie Lennox and Allison Russell.
The first lines describe the scene of a little girl giving birth to a child. The reference to the feather confirms the theory that the child is the result of rape, implying that the swan Zeus was behind it.
A husband waits outside
A crying child pushes a child into the night
She was told he would come this time
Without leaving so much as a feather behind
Therefore, the husband waiting outside is Tyndareus, the King of Sparta. Rape, pregnancy, and abortion are hot topics in 2022 after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark piece of legislation that allowed abortion. The confirmation that the lines are about this debate was given directly by Hozier on Twitter.
According to this vision, society was focused on raising boys and girls according to discriminatory and disrespectful ideas since the dawn of time. That explains the last two lines of the first verse, explaining the purpose of Leda’s rape:
To enact at last the perfect plan
One more sweet boy to be butchered by men
The chorus seems to refer to women’s right to decide for themselves. Their freedom of choice wasn’t belonging to angels (or Gods) in ancient Greece and doesn’t belong to men today. The swan upon Leda is compared to the empires that always wanted to conquer and control Jerusalem.
But the gateway to the world
Was still outside the reach of him
What never belonged to angels
Had never belonged to man
The swan upon Leda
Empire upon Jerusalem
Another hint that the lyrics of Swan Upon Leda are about abortion and women’s rights comes from the following lines:
A grandmother smugglin’ meds
Past where the god child-soldier
Setanta stood dead
Setanta is a demigod of Irish mythology symbol of Irish Nationalism. The grandmothers smuggling meds past the statue of Setanta implies importing in Ireland from the U.K. the medications necessary for abortion, which is now illegal in Ireland.
Swan Upon Leda has a slow, melancholic mood, and it generated a massive buzz for the meaning of its lyrics, according to which society always tried to control women, reducing their freedom of choice. The song is likely to become a new hymn of feminism.
Sourse: auralcrave
The thing is though, Zeus did not rape Leda in any ancient source - not for punishment or any other reason. He seduced her, as the ancient sources say and it was perceived as a consensual 'mating' between them - as shown by both the ancient sources and the ancient depictions which either have Leda clutching the swan close to her as they 'mate' or drawing him closer and caressing his beak (which goes against the depictions of violence - sexual or otherwise). Why would she be punished for marrying Tyndareos, in any case?
If anything, Zeus sought women of aristocratic lines because they could give him worthy children (all his children were either grand gods or demi gods and heroes). As shown in the sources:
Homeric Hymn 33 to the Dioscuri :
"The Tyndaridai (Tyndaridae), the Sons of Zeus, glorious children of neat-ankled Leda, Kastor (Castor) the tamer of horses, and blameless Polydeukes (Polydeuces). *When Leda had lain with the dark-clouded Son of Kronos* , she bare them beneath the peak of the great hill Taygetos,--children who are delivers of men on earth and of swift-going ships when stormy gales rage over the ruthless sea."
Pseudo-Apollodorus, Bibliotheca 3. 10. 5 - 7 :
"Hippokoon (Hippocoon) expelled [his brothers] Ikarios (Icarius) and Tyndareus from Lakedaimon (Lacedaemon). They fled to Thestios (Thestius) and allied themselves with him in the war which he waged with his neighbors; and Tyndareus married Leda, daughter of Thestios. But afterwards, when Herakles slew Hippokoon and his sons, they returned, and Tyndareus succeeded to the kingdom . . .
Tyndareus and Leda had daughters, to wit, Timandra, whom Ekhemos (Echemus) married, and Klytaimnestra (Clytemnestra), whom Agamemnon married; also another daughter Phylonoe, whom Artemis made immortal.
*But Zeus in the form of a swan consorted with Leda, and on the same night Tyndareus cohabited with her* ; and she bore Polydeukes (Polydeuces) and Helene to Zeus, and Kastor (Castor) and Klytaimnestra to Tyndareus. But some say that Helene was a daughter of Nemesis and Zeus; for that she, flying from the arms of Zeus, changed herself into a goose, but Zeus in his turn took the likeness of a swan and so enjoyed her; and as the fruit of their loves she laid an egg, and a certain shepherd found it in the groves and brought and gave it to Leda; and she put it in a chest and kept it; and when Helene was hatched in due time, Leda brought her up as her own daughter."
Apollonius Rhodius, Argonautica 1. 146 ff (trans. Seaton) (Greek epic C3rd B.C.) :
"[The gathering of the Argonauts :] Aitolian (Aetolian) Leda sent from Sparta strong Polydeukes (Polydeuces) and Kastor (Castor), skilled to guide swift-footed steeds; these her dearly-loved sons she bare at one birth in the house of Tyndareus; nor did she forbid their departure; for she had thoughts worthy of the bride of Zeus."
Syringa Sensation Well, that's not quite the case here though. For one, these myths predate Christian Mythology (Eve and Adam, included). For another, Castor and Pollyx were equal though they had different fathers (in the myths where Tyndareos was not both their father) and all honours they received, they received equally. Also, I'm pretty sure all children Eve had were Adam's, no? I don't believe I've ever read that one was Lucifer's but I could be wrong.
It can mean a million different things to a million different people, or to one person a million different times in his life.
Just a side note: abortion is legal in Ireland now, as of 2019
Syringa Sensation It was legalised in a referendum with a 2 to 1 vote so I take that as a positive sign for Irish society. In terms of social progression we’re behind a lot of European countries so while they’re attacking their abortion laws, we literally just got ours so I think they’ll be protected for a good long time
“the gateway to the world, still outside the reach of him.. what never belonged to angels had never belonged to men”
so beautiful I cannot stop listening to and crying to this
Amazing as always! The message behind the song, Hozier’s posts he shared on social media a few days ago, were so moving. I have always loved not only his music but what he’s stood for, what his songs are about, how he uses his platform and what he creates for GOOD. Thank you for the new song, and thank you for your unwavering humanitarian efforts.
I don't think I'll ever get over how otherworldly this song sounds when it hits 0:47 . It just gives you shivers and makes the song that much more amazing.
So true! It’s almost as though you’re born again. You weren’t living before 0:47. 😢
09⁹0⁹0l0
I would like to add guys: the issue presented here is timeless and not tied to one specific political event. Violence against women and the violation of our rights has been around forever, everywhere. Since mythical times, as the song portrays. This has to be an ode to women everywhere and their kindness and strength and ability of creation, as well as a portrayal of the violence we face all over the world. I can't know for sure Hozier's thoughts behind this song, but I am pretty sure it was not specially impulsed by the roe v wade overturn as many comments imply. I am not minimizing how heartbreaking it is but oh gosh it's exhausting to hear only about the issues that women in privileged countries go through. I'm sorry, it's just too much seeing the direct correlation so much people are making between this song and american politics as someone who lives in LATAM. There's horrors beyond America's (& Europe's) privilege comprehension that women all over the world face every day, but no one seems to care bc it's not happening in a rich white country.
The description of the video does mention Roe v Wade, but you're totally right
Never clicked a youtube notification faster in my life. And im in awe of how he some how gotten EVEN better than before. This is one of the most beautiful songs ever.
Ah. I got chills, and then I just started crying. Leda and the swan is one of the first Greek legends I ever read, and there’s something about this song that perfectly captured the innocence and loss inherent to that story. It hurts, in a bittersweet way. Thank you for the gift of your music.
Literally the second he compared Mary to Leda in the first I bust out into tears and I’ve been sobbing since
@Allie Hodges who's Mary?
I knew he was in his Mystical place, working his magic, about to cast a spell over all of us again. Now it's here. I am so mesmerized, my mind is in another place and I am floating on a cloud. I absolutely love your music, Andrew. And your activism as well. Looking forward to more!
you described it so beautifully, I love it so much!
@nikola Thank you so much! I'm a creative person too, I love to make music, poetry, and more. I have an ancestor whose last name is Ozier (Great Great Grandmother), so I consider Andrew a long-lost cousin. He inspires me in so many ways!! I even wrote a poem dedicated to/inspired by him!
@Nynee Gardner oh wow, amazing! that’s so cool! would love to read the poem if you were willing to share it, of course
@Nynee Gardner ..is there a chance you would share your poem?
Yes, I think I would include it in a small publication of my work. It could use some tweaking, but I think it's good.
I love the line "Past where the god child-soldier Sétanta stood dead" so much! It's such a small line but it just adds so much to the song. étanta is better known as Cú Chulainn. He was the son of the Irish god Lugh and was given the name Cú Chulainn after he killed a guy named Chulainn's guard dog. To make up for it, Sétanta becomes Chulainn's guard dog and gets the name Cú Chulainn. Meaning "hound of Chulainn". Him using Sétanta's name and not calling him some one else's possession fits the song so much. The song also mentions his death during a battle where he tied himself up to a rock so that he could die on his feet facing his enemies. I think it's just such a beautiful metaphor. Like we may be losing our rights but we're not going down without a fight ya know?
I think he’s referring to setanta being a figure deeply tied with right wing nationalism in Ireland
Googled him on Wikipedia. Apparently his mother, Deichtine, became pregnant with the god’s child unwillingly. She sought shelter one day in a house with a pregnant woman inside. That woman gives birth to a baby boy. The house vanishes and Deichtine takes the child in, but the baby dies. Deichtine is saddened and has a drink, but in that drink a little being slipped, and she became pregnant with Setanta. In some variations of the story, Deichtine marries right after this incident and crushes the baby inside of her because she feels ashamed
i am so happy to be here. Hozier has made such an incredible and meaningful impact on my life. I have a hozier quote tattoo and everything. Thank you for all you do, bog man 🌾
Which quote, if you don't mind my asking?
I’m curious too
@Steven A I just got “born sick” from take me to church because that was the first hozier song I ever heard years and years ago, and those specific words really resonated with me!
@DIELIKEAROCKSTAR Thank you for sharing! It is a powerful implication.
@DIELIKEAROCKSTAR bro that’s the same tattoo I want to get whenever I turn 18 soon.
I hope Hozier knows I literally owe my life to him. This song touches a part of me so deep that I didn't even know existed, and turned it inside out. His gentle defiance and mourning even in solidarity and action speak volumes for the type of person, artist, and man that he is. I quite literally would not be who I am today, would not be, if it weren't for his quiet, solid poetry and life-giving voice. Thank you, Andrew.
THIS IS SO BEAUTIFUL it's different from his previous songs yet so familiar to me. What a stunning production and the lyrics almost made me cry. Praying for Iranian women and all women fighting for their freedom.
Thank you Hozier for another masterpiece 😭
No one else has the ability to put this much emotion into a song and pull so much emotion out of listeners.
Such a masterpiece! Gives the chills, leaves the eyes wet, the layered instruments unfold every emotion, and his voice gives life (as always)
Thanks for such unwithering support Hozier. We're grateful and blessed 🧡
Moves me to tears each time listening, impeaching and mourning the fate of women and, sadly, this of men (child soldiers, dying painfully for somebody else’s causes, persecuting their own mothers, grandmothers and wives). The contrast between the peaceful, angelic music with this “weaving”, steady rhythm and the ripping, gut-wrenching lyrics gives this song an own life, as if it was a well or an open wound…
Thank you so much for this song. Your sensitivity makes this world a better place. Love and peace ❤️
This is why I fell in love with Hoziers music. The effortless warmth of his vocals and the expertly composed string lines. That and then the messages of liberation and freedom for oppressed people of all kinds.
He knows how to please the ears of course but it’s the way he soothes and uplifts the soul that is truly beautiful.
I’m not sure how he delivers such powerful lyrics accompanied by such angelic music.
Thank you Andrew for sharing your gift with us. Your music has gotten me through some of my darkest days.
Amazing song seriously.... I dont yet understand all the lyrics fully but i do know the significance of the song and the message it is sending... As always i am once again proud to be his fan not just for his work but what that work stands for. He has beautifull voice and he makes sure that he uses it for all the right reasons. Always.... Thank you so much Hozier for the song and your hardwork. Please keep doing this for a long time
I‘ve been listening to Hozier for about 8 years now and seen him live once. I have to say this is imo probably his best song so far, constantly raising the bar even for himself
"A crying child pushes a child into the night" this line reminds me of Ann Lovett, an irish 15 year old girl who died in childbirth in 1984. She had hidden her pregnancy from everyone and gave birth alone in front of a statue of the virgin mary. Her child was a still born.
I'm not sure if it was an intentional reference, but still very fitting, especially considering the attack on abortion rights happening all over the world right now.
this is breathtakingly beautiful. he manages to outdo himself with every song he releases 🥺
Hozier is the greatest poet of our time.
Every time I listen to this, every time I hear the first line "A crying child pushes a child into the night" I cry.
Amo su voz.
I have always listened to music. Every day, every hour of my life. She's the first and the only thing that has always accompanied me. And I don't feel I am exaggerating in saying that this song is one of the most beautiful, profound and poignant that I have ever heard. It is simply a masterpiece.
God, this music. The instrumental stretch at the end is so grand and majestic while also being bittersweet. I cant incapsulate the emotions and imagery his music provokes with one word or sentence. I feel like I’m soaring through the sky. I feel like I’m falling in love. I see my life passing by me. I’m dancing on a bed of clouds, marveling at the vastness of the universe in contrast to my own short, mortal existence. It is so beautiful
Nothing short of lyrical, vocal, and instrumental mastery. And from a truly good man, no less. May the ground rise up to meet you, and may the sea part at your passing, young Andrew.
I'm grateful to God for creating me at the same time as Hozier. His voice just like an angel. We love you
Omg this man's poetry makes you flow on sweet journeys, while his instrument is painting a very nuanced world. This man descends deep into the heart and brings outwards a beautifully and elegant art. Bravo!
I love a song from a real songwriter that makes you think
This is THE best song I’ve heard in a few years. It has everything!! Absolutely beautiful and a stunning piece of work ❤️
I have lost my words. Thank you, wonderful artist, for your beautiful solidarity with my sisters all over the world.
Enamorada de Hozier enamorada de su música enamorada de su voz ✨
this song has everything. reproductive rights, contested borders, classical myth, the history of the Levant, the Ulster Cycle,
This has a Simon and Gurfunkel effect, this man Andrew Hozier Byrne never fails making great quality music💯🎸🎤🎶
Exactly what I have been saying!!!!! Good ear!
Hands down the best artist of this time.
He plays his guitar like its a instrument of his soul.
His texts are so intelligent and poethic.
Though i've got alot of problems in my own life, listening to Hozier always gives me joy and strength.
listened to this for the first time today and i have to say it is my favourite song by the man. such a beautiful creation.
Прекрасная музыка, глубокий смысл, спасибо
Perfeito como sempre! Essa música toca a alma de uma forma muito profunda... Amo saber que você existe no mundo, sou mais feliz por você existir
Amo que as músicas dele sempre são tão profundas, a melodia, a voz... Tudo perfeito. Amo esse homem.
Don't have to understand anything more than Perfecto.
i'm crying. it's not much like Hozier's previous creations, but the song definitely has its own charm. very touching and deep. this, in other respects, as always.
BEAUTIFUL. I think Hozier actually took a page out of Gregory Alan Isakov's book. That picking pattern is a classic Isakov pattern (learned it myself), found in Master and a Hound, She Always Takes it Black, Was I Just Another One. I've always wondered what a collab between the two would sound like, or if Hozier covered an Isakov piece, but I think this is closest we'll get and I'm completely here for it.
Thank you Andrew for this. Not only a beautiful gift for my ears, but a show of solidarity. It's so unfortunately needed in so many places in the world, my home the US included. Thank you.
The song, the myth, the poem 🥺👏🏻
Beautiful song and lyrics and words in the description! It’s not often I praise celebrities because even the ones I like probably get too much of it while many others who deserve it don’t get enough but damn this guy is either a truly beautiful human being or one of the greatest actors ever!
This is so beautiful.💐✨😌 I'm crying. 🥲The motivation and the story, the melodies, the lyrics, the echoes. I appreciate with whole my heart the fear, the pain, and the sadness all of this is waking up in me and inspiring me to love, and support with infinite compassion. ☺☺❤❤I enjoy my rhythm of breathing and each cell of my body is healing while I'm listening, and I hope the world is healing as well. 🌞🌞🌞🌊🌊🌹❤❤Thank you Hozier and everyone involved in the process. 🌻🌺🌼🌷🌼I support you.💐❤🌞And I send a lot of love, support, compassion, and strength to all the brave survivors and activists, you're so stong, resilient🌻🌺🌼🌷🌹🏵🌞 ❤❤❤✨
Thank you for fighting for us and those who don't have a platform to do so themselves. You are so powerful and I bow to you with pure gratitude and love.
Like a majority of Hozier’s songs this makes me want to cry and dance in the forest with fae. Simultaneously ethereal and melancholy. Absolutely and utterly devastating
Hozier has been in my life through the good times and the terrible times. I am going through probably the roughest time of my life; him coming back to release something new is like the weight of the world being lifted off my body.
this sounds amazing can’t wait for more from unreal unearth
I've listened to this about 10 times this morning, so beautiful and perfect. thank you Hozier, and thank you for showing solidarity in such a way
Thanks for standing by our side, always loved your angelic voice, thanks for using it in our defense
Wish you the best and in hopes of a free Iran 🖤
#mahsaamini
#مهسا_امینی
this is deathly phenomenal
The lyrics is piercing my heart as well as make me do something revolutionary ♡
Admiro tanto a este artista por todo lo que transmite a través de su música, interpretación y hasta sólo por el hecho de existir, es indescriptible las emociones que nos hace llegar. Todo es tan sublime, poético. Que gran tema, me hizo llorar ♥️. Te amamos Andrew 🌼
Hozier making a song about the innocence of women brutalized by men and the despairing struggle that follows right when so much crisis happens. Thank you again Forest Bard for your song
The lyrics, instrumentation, everything is phenomenal as usual. What a treat to exist while Hozier is releasing music again!
There is literally nothing this man does that isn't an absolute masterpiece.
Andrew is truly not of this world. Absolutely beautiful.
bro thinks they buddies 💀
Oh he is
Agreed Cat B. He has an incredible voice.
@Shanks What is the point of your reply? Do you enjoy making idiotic assumptions? Or is the idea of enjoying a strangers music foreign to you?
I love how passionately you write about human civil rights. This brought tears to my eyes. Your haunting and ethereal voice bringing my heart both above and below my self defined boundaries to create imagery in my mind that stirs me... Urges me to step past the mundane of my daily activities and sit with you. Feeling all the world of every slighted and broken life to be given a world's hum by your voice.
Beautifully arranged, the score and voice are gloriously haunting befitting the topic
It's always amazing hearing your voice
how can he write songs like this one is beyond my comprehension... this is poetry, a hymn to women, heartbreaking and magnificent. you, sir, are a geat, unique artist. glad to have you back. chapeau.
Hozier is a necessary man, thank you so much for your music ❤️
it has been long since i've been moved by a song so much, it brought me to tears. remarkable.
Breathtakingly beautiful, CHILLS all over my body when I hear.. your music touches my SOUL. Thank you 🙏
Your lyricism never ceases to amaze me. This is such an unbelievably beautiful and equally just as powerful song. And it only continues to get better the more and more you listen. Thank you for another masterpiece. Can’t wait for the next album.
I’ve been listening to your music all day, really happy to hear this new beautiful song !
Hozier is magic
Your lyrics always inspired me. Damn, it's freaking beautiful
Hearing his voice again finally, so calming, shoothing... Couldn't have come at a better time.
So incredible! Thank you so much, Hozier, for sharing yourself with us
Thank you for your voice. It is beautiful as always, but especially now in the form of these words. This is what we need.
Amazing as always! ❤
Cara, mais uma pra lista de músicas perfeitas dele
I love this lovely man
Rends spirits in twain, muscle and sinew from bone with his depth and artistry.
How you can convey such an important message and show support with such a beautifully haunting, sad song is magic. Druidic Bard.
The song makes me feel like I am a young forest inviting all to see the little pockets of beauty I have made. One early visitor came and trampled over my young roots and flowers. Several visitors after told me I should have put signs and clear paths; that I should have healed back to the forest I was supposed to be.
I have become an overgrown dark forest surround by thick fog. Many past by the entrance, deterred by the feeling on being watched. The few who dared entered are swiftly circled back to the entrance and claim there was nothing to see anyways.
The branches and roots grow more twisted, the mud thickens until knee deep, the rivers are filled with rushing water and jagged rocks.
No one will ever reach me. I can never reach them. I am finally safe.
You know what I love about mythology? How it constantly alludes to other stories out there that have happened before. Hero’s just as important that have already had their songs sung. Dante’s Divine Comedy does this perfectly as well. Alluding to the stories of ages past and invoking them as characters. You know who else does this…..Hozier. And I adore it.
What a wonderful voice, finally he's back! We love you 🇧🇷♥️
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🇧🇷❤️
Ele nunca decepciona ❤🇧🇷
no puedo dejar de escuchar esta canción!
beyond happy to hear Hozier again. even though the voice is a bit reverbed, the message and the instrumental make sure to tell you - yep, it's Hozier. Gentle and strong, standing up for his beliefs and offering comfort to those who relate. 🤍
thank you hozier, this song means the world 🙆🏻♀❤
An anthem for the jaded world unbound. Yeats was featured by the Waterboys a decade or so ago. Thanks Hozier. i often wonder why the smallest of things mean universal love divine. the string arrangement carries Hozier's voice past the rock line.
it's really powerful how the lyrics interposes imperialism and violation.
BRAVO, as usual ❤️👏👏👏
Perfeito como tudo o que esse homem faz .
Andrew obrigada por existir! Você é tão tão necessário.
Venha para o Brasil, queremos shows.
Que o album novo seja um grande sucesso. 🇧🇷💜
I have tears in my eyes and full body chills from this song. It's so amazing
Always poetic and smooth with his lyrics.
I feel crazy blessed to have seen this so soon, thank you for the release :)
A hymn for all humanity that none of us have the right to decide who lives or who dies.
Unfortunately, as the song is about the claimed common interests between abortion politics in the United States and Ireland, and the fight for the lives of women in the decidedly anti-women theocracy of Iran in the midst of the recent protests, it is essentially in large part an ode to the notion that one of the most important rights a woman has is to decide who lives and who dies. I wish that it were closer to your interpretation.
He's back with another masterpiece of his unique Style!! 🖤🔥
Perfection. Thank you for this.