Evan talks about why Work Song by Hozier is a very Vincent Valentine coded song: A rant/overanalysis
Boys, workin' on empty
(Vincent worked as a Turk, a real fucked job)
Is that the kinda way to face the burning heat?
I just think about my baby
I'm so full of love I could barely eat
There's nothing sweeter than my baby
I'd never want once from the cherry tree
'Cause my baby's sweet as can be
She give me toothaches just from kissin' me
(No matter who you pair him with or anything along those lines, you can't deny Lucrecia was incredibly important to Vincent. She was probably a really big source of support in his life when he was a Turkโ Though this can also be applied to Veld, who was actively โfacing the burning heatโ with him.)
[Chorus]
When my time comes around
Lay me gently in the cold, dark earth
No grave can hold my body down
I'll crawl home to her
(While he was content with staying in the coffin to โrepentโ at first, when he learned about Sephiroth he changed his mind and came out of the mansion basement. That grave Hojo made for him no longer holds him. Apart of this is also him likely wanting to see Lucrecia [or Veld] again now that he's out.)
Boys, when my baby found me
I was three days on a drunken sin
I woke with her walls around me
Nothin' in her room but an empty crib
And I was burnin' up a fever
I didn't care much how long I lived
But I swear I thought I dreamed her
She never asked me once about the wrong I did
(More of a stretch but Vincent dreaming about Lucrecia and Veld definitely is likely. Vincent also shows off his self esteem issues!)
[Chorus again]
My babe would never fret none
About what my hands and my body done
If the Lord don't forgive me
I'd still have my baby and my babe would have me
When I was kissing on my baby
And she put her love down soft and sweet
In the low lamplight I was free
Heaven and hell were words to me
(In Vincentโs mind, if Lucrecia/Veld loves him, nothing else matters. He'd have them and his party, and he'd be freed from some of his burdens. It's all positive influence, imo. Guy needs it.)
[Chrous again, then the song ends]
I feel like this song just fits Vincent extremely wellโ especially when it's describing the more somber parts of his story. It's justโฆ very him. I see a lot of people joking about how his song should be by like, Breaking Benjamin or MCR, which is fine, he is an angsty mf, it's just that that's not all he is. Hell, this song could be described as angsty too, though it's not JUST angst.
Also, yeah, this could probably work for other Vincent pairings too such as Valenwind, just not as well as Vinveld or Vinlu.
Anywho, thanks for coming to my TEDtalk /j
