#a willow dancing

[bog-father]

As someone who is avid in the Hozier fandom (at least in terms of consuming media) I think we need to talk about how we kinda reject his popular songs.

I FULLY understand why. I hate when Hozier is known as the "take me to church guy" because his entire discography is fucking amazing. But I think we went too far in the other direction.

Take me to church is an amazing song and is so beautiful. I shouldn't have to prove how much I like Hozier when if i say take me to church is one of my favorite songs. (It really was for a while but im leaning towards others right now).

Anyway this is all to say. The praise from outside the "fandom" that take me to church gets is really deserved and we as a fandom need to stop acting like liking taking me to church a lot makes you a "fake fan".

I also could be wrong in how the fandom talks about the song so theres that.

[bog-father]

Today I would like to share my (possibly) unpopular opinion.

“Nina Cried Power” is Hoziers best EP.

Each song is amazing, no skips. In EP’s like unaired and Unheard there’s at least one song where I’m like “meh I could go without.” But Nina cried power…

BRO ALL FOUR SONGS ARE BANGERS. Strike makes me cry

[bog-father]

NFWMB IS SO FUCKING GOOD GUYS.

EVERYTIME I LISTEN TO IT ITS LIKE THE FIRST TIME IM LISTENING TO IT. I GENUINELY AM LIKE “holy shit this song is good” EACH TIME

[bog-father]

If you haven’t listen to “In a Week” for a while please go listen to it again!!! Or if you have listened to it and was like “meh it’s fine”

“In a week” is so fucking good. It’s a song that creeps up on you. You don’t realize the beauty of it until it’s too late, which is so fitting for the song itself.

It’s not like “Francesca” or “Take me to church” where the first listen you’re hooked but I kinda love that.

I BEG PLEASE GO LISTEN TO IT. It’s one of the only actual love songs in the album and I love it.

[bog-father]

An analysis of love in From Eden/ Self titled by Hozier

Something so interesting about the love in From Eden is that, to me, the best way you can describe how the narrator sings about love is pathetic. Or in some cases even genuinely toxic.

Songs such as “take me to chruch” and “Cherry Wine” are about toxic love.

“Take me to Church” (while having a lot of religious imagery) has a theme of an unbalanced love. This theme, of course, can refer to a genuine romantic relationship but also the relationship of religious followers to their church.

“Cherry Wine” is about domestic violence. The narrator is aware of the domestic abuse they’re going through yet still revers their lover, exploring how domestic violence victims and survivors cope with abuse.

Other songs in From Eden the narrator is kinda pathetic in their love (I say this jokingly. I just think saying pathetic is funny). Think of songs such as “Angel of Small Death and Codeine Scene”, “Jackie and Wilson”, “Someone New”, “To be Alone”, “From Eden”, “It Will Come Back”. All of these songs are, in some way, showing the yearning of the narrator. The narrator has a love unreciprocated and he’s going to lengths to even feel their love for a second.

There are very few genuine love songs in From Eden. Out of the 15 tracks only 3 can be called genuine love songs (in my opinion) these songs being “Work Song”, “In a week”, and “Like real people do”.

My interpretation of how love works in From Eden is that the narrator is a victim of love. He grasps at something he just can’t reach. It’s as if the narrator is stuck in the desert, using their hands as a water cup yet the water slips out, he only ever gets enough to wet his lips.

[bog-father]

“We lay here for years or for hours…”

Just a place for me to spew my musings about Hozier!

All my short analysis/ranting is under “a willow dancing”

An analysis on self titled/ from Eden