![]() In addition to homosexuality there's contraception, birth control, etc. Instead, I think it refers to the fact that the church takes morally righteous positions on multiple things and thus has multiple "high horses". Second, I didn't think the "what you got in the stable?" really referred to skeletons in the closet. Thus, he's saying that while love may not be the only god, for him it is the most important. First, in the first two lines when he says "If I'm a pagan of the good times My lover's the sunlight", I think he's referring to the fact that in many polytheistic pagan religions the sun god/goddess was the highest. Another reason I love this song is that there's so much material referenced that I could almost write a whole book to cover I love what's been said already, and I had a couple extra idea about the second verse. And his lover could be asking more from him than he can give, like most religions/gods/churches.i could go on and on. It seems like he's connecting his religion to something more ancient and primal. Although, most, if not all earlier religions like Christianity and paganism and even then Greek and Roman religions all required sacrifice to those gods in return for good favor and fortune, and the gods could be fickle lovers, demanding sacrifices even when there was nothing left but alot of starving faithful. He's also tying that in with as many concepts of religion as possible, not just (modern) Christianity. ![]() Worshipping your lover in the bedroom, putting them on the same pedestal as other people would put god(s). There's some really amazing concepts in this song that make it stand out from most music out there. And I think its awesome that you can interpret great songs and adapt them to each persons own identities. In fact, he refers to his lover as his goddess. But someone else commented about the music video having obvious references to homosexuality. So, maybe it's just me but just by listening to the song and reading the lyrics, try as I might I don't really see any connection to homosexuality. References to the Bible, or Catholic shite? Reason: References to the Bible, or Catholic shite?ĭon't ask me about the second verse - I don't get the description of the sacrifice. God certainly must.ĭon't ask me about the second verse - I don't get the description of the sacrifice. And he makes a plea for the church (and society via the video) to accept and celebrate homosexual love as it does heterosexual love. Hozier delivers a poignant illustration of how churches' anti-gay doctrines damage their representation of God. the sacred space of the bedroom with his lover. Thus the chorus has many meanings - his confession of his "sins", his affirmation of his homosexuality and clear intent to continue worshipping the goddess, his desire to also continue to worship at his bricks and mortar church despite the "lies" they preach there, his willingness to accept his churches' punishment ('I'll worship like a dog" and, "you can sharpen your knives"), his desire to give his life to God, his plea for God to accept him into heaven ("give me that deathless death"), and of course the unfavorable comparison of the current manifestation of his church vs. Particularly the anti-gay preachings at his church. īut Hozier is also agonizing over reconciling his homosexuality with his religious beliefs. That's a psychologically well-adjusted, unrepentant F U to the church. The song is darker than I thought at first (using "take me to church" as a metaphor for 'hot dirty cleansing sex'). ![]() The song seems to make sense if "She" is the goddess of Love. "Using the Church (which is against homosexuality) as a metaphor for making love is just genius. I think Danilus is the closest to getting it right. In the madness and soil of that sad earthly scene There is no sweeter innocence than our gentle sin No masters or kings when the ritual begins I'll tell you my sins so you can sharpen your knife I'll worship like a dog at the shrine of your lies 'We were born sick,' you heard them say it ![]()
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