Hozier - NFWMB (Acoustic / Live)

[@lark7655]

Hozier really said "I support Women's rights and Women's wrongs" with this song and I love him for it

[@catlover2636]

let's appreciate how delicious this phrase is " if I were born as a black thorn tree, I wanna be felled by you, held by you, fuel the pyre of your enemies"....

[@glendakurkimaki5834]

Favourite line!

[@nc375]

He even smiled slightly when he said that

[@westley7181]

What is the meaning behind that?

[@js.sheng1122]

@Mackenzie Dyer 'If i was born as a tree, you could chop me down and use me to burn your enemies' This is what i interpreted from the lyrics, not sure if that's the right meaning tho.. english is not my first language

[@iandavidchantelois]

Wow this part came at the same moment as I read your comment

[@BirdsAndPoetry]

"to Bethlehem it slouched and then, must've caught a good look at you" is such a romantic and powerful line to me. he's telling his lover that she alone is the reason the apocalypse did not come to pass. the rough beast, slouching towards Bethlehem to be born, is so...scared? intimidated? stunned? by her that it fails to fulfill its apocalyptic destiny. he insinuates that the lover is the only reason the beast changed its mind and spared the human race. this is such an enormous, reverent claim to make about someone, yet he sings it so casually, as if it's just another sweet flirtation. in truth, he worships his lover so much to the point where she is god-like and all-powerful to him, and he sings it so. basically every line in the song is romantic, downplayed worship and i fucking love it.

[@billiey36]

Thank you for the wonderful explanation. That's how I've been feeling about this song but I didn't have the words. And I love how low key he is about things others would be emphasizing. Instead of hitting you over the head, he hypnotizes you.

[@BirdsAndPoetry]

​@@billiey36 yess, hypnosis is honestly the best way to describe this song

[@shunemkape1301]

+mysteryketchup echoing Yeats hmm

[@purplegirl2366]

@@BirdsAndPoetrywow.. the best comment I have ever read in any music video... Thank u so much for your explanation.

[@markf5220]

@@shunemkape1301 I thought as much. Seems like an allusion to The Second Coming

[@shannonrachelrafuse1950]

He makes the F bomb sound classy and sophisticated.

[@septegram]

I found it a trifle jarring, TBH.

[@StrangeShady]

@@septegram not sure if you are aware Hozier is Irish, its part of our vernacular

[@twegan]

@@StrangeShady he used it just enough to make the point...

[@bluejayde9516]

I was like "he doesn't even say it in this song??" but it's literally iN tHe tiTLe that's how smooth it is lmao

[@michellebrouellette]

What makes you think there's anything unclassy about that word. Literally the only thing "wrong" with most "vulgar" words is that they are of old English origin after a bunch of French speaking assholes took over the English nobility. Common people (the vulga) continued using words from old English and that is the only reason they are less "polite".

[@bidushipyakurel1885]

I will never get over Hozier saying "honey".

[@debs1551]

And how aesthetically he says, fuck.

[@-belue-6697]

Debdyuti Winchester...HAHA! That part was like, "DAMN BOY! YOU LOVE HER SO MUCH YOU'RE LIKE, DON'T FUCK WITH MY BABY!...SHE'S SOOO MAGIC SHE DON'T LET NOBODY FUCK WITH HER!"...Like, I want someone to think that about me, shit! Make me swear! Gods damn Hozier, make me get all passionate about the content of the song and the meaning! 😏😋😏😋😏😎😎

[@anapm2927]

Is it way too fan-girly of me to wish he'd incorporate my name in some song in any way shape or form?

[@bidushipyakurel1885]

@@anapm2927 you're not the only one my friend. Also, you have a wayyyyyy better chance than me lmao.

[@anapm2927]

@@bidushipyakurel1885 A girl can dream... haha

[@pinetree7542]

Whenever I meet a man I come here to remind myself that I deserve better

[@amandafeliciano542]

Yesss lol

[@hanami741]

haha omg, so true. guys usually fall right on their face when asked if they read any actual books. 99% of cases the answer is sth between 'no' and nervous laughter. Then I immediately know I deserve better xD

[@shaheenziyard5631]

@@hanami741 99% really? What sort of guys do you speak to.

[@SwitchSilver]

OMG

[@ruviklychee4308]

@@hanami741 Well books arent really necessary now that youve got the net, almost everything can be read for free online nowadays.

[@alexrvrg]

Hozier is to music what Edgar Allan Poe is to literature. Actually, a mixture of Poe and Wilde. I am completely delighted. Greetings from Chile!

[@anapm2927]

You put it so wonderfully. I swear he has parts of the darkness of Poe and the gentleness of Wilde.. I also see some similarity with Jeff Buckley's melancholy... He's kind of a perfect balance between Cohen Waits and Buckley to me at least...

[@HanaBryanne]

Ana Pm a little bit of yeates in there i think!!

[@anapm2927]

@@HanaBryanne He said he was inspired by Yeates and Joyce for some/most of the lyricism.. in an interview or two so i'm sure,it comes through!

[@naturelover9716]

@@anapm2927 Oh ya! It opens right up with a reference to Yeates' The Second Coming. "To Bethlehem, It slouch and and then, must've caught a good look at you."

[@senorxcoldhands9671]

Greetings to you from Kenya! And i absolutely agree with you.

[@karishmayadav8387]

I am SO jealous of whoever is Andrew’s muse. I so badly wanna be that person.

[@paperbackacademie6640]

Say no more sis.

[@aceseitsworth9311]

U never will be

[@mariedy8111]

@@aceseitsworth9311 ouch. lol

[@joshuaball2276]

It’s not a person, it’s heroin.

[@healingpoisonbreak9984]

​@@joshuaball2276if you think a person can't be creative and a talented artist without drugs, then you've never known something called 'human emotions" and "human imagination", "human Inspiration". Its so sad that you're so low on that to think that drugs are the only solution and explanation about everything. Bless your heart

[@sreganb]

Okay the whole 'yo babe if i was a tree i want to fuel the fire that kills your enemies'?????? thats hot

[@ZebrinhahDesrosiers]

It's worse than that, bc he's just going to cremate their bodies, implying that she was the one who was badass enough to slay them. He's just honouring that by being their pyre.

[@PumpkinQueen1313]

It's very much "take me, use me as your tool, your weapon,their end, and I'll die happy" and that's very much hitting the simple but abject devotion sweet spot.

[@juliecurrier1507]

if love doesn’t feel like this then what’s the point

[@shirayukizore123]

This cured my existential crisis. I exist for this.

[@waleahsagt]

I know exactly what you mean ♥

[@tanayaatre5545]

Thankyou for reminding me this

[@wanderlust24.7]

OMG yes. Music is the cure... This is cure....

[@lilyraimey3499]

Blackcat he triggers 90% of my existential crisis, ironically.

[@shirayukizore123]

@@lilyraimey3499 I'm sure we can all relate. Hahaha long live our fairy king Hozier hahahaha

[@bruna4610]

I wish I could speak better English to explain WHY this song literally rips my heart apart in a very bittersweet, deep, gutteral way, but the truth is I wouldn't be able to express myself about this in any language whatsoever, not even in my native one. So I guess I'll just play the song a million times until I become the early violent rays of dawn that I'm watching.

[@iheartjungkook4eva]

damn you're more poetic than any english native speaker ive ever met dang lol

[@bruna4610]

@@iheartjungkook4eva wow ??? thank you!

[@BevIsGuilty]

This comment was gorgeous I love the imagery in that last sentence with my entire soul

[@bruna4610]

@@BevIsGuilty definitely wasn't expecting all these compliments ahaha thank you devon!

[@ragada3152]

so true @@iheartjungkook4eva

[@mar-rv2qb]

I'm a lesbian but I would die for this man

[@chrizeldabernil8323]

And many lesbians have declared in my presence that they'd gladly give life of this man's "legacy".

[@megalunalexi5601]

Oh what a MOOD

[@deanslyrics8797]

that does seem to be the consensus :)

[@greenwitchsalem]

Fuckin' same

[@tiodepaioriginal]

I'm Lesbian, but i'm a man... WTF..

[@flippetskater]

Such a stunning location. I love the juxtaposition of an angelic, heavenly-looking location, with a song about a creature who just wants to watch the world burn.

[@sjordan9355]

flippetskater not just a creature. The song is from the perspective of someone watchin their lover burn the world down.

[@flippetskater]

And a person is certainly a creature. Metaphor, baby. Flexibility of language. It's not just about the watcher, it's also about the one doing the burning. Thus my statement above.

[@BabaaYaga888]

This got me curious. Which words allude to the burning of the world? Eager to know other interpretations.

[@flippetskater]

If I was born as a black thorn tree I'd wanna be felled by you, held by you Fuel the pyre of your enemies Ain't it warming you, the world goin' up in flames? Ain't it the life where you you're lighting off the blaze? .....it kind of says it right there, pretty literally. The world is going up in flames, and the 'baby' is the one setting it on fire.

[@mercyfae3069]

@@flippetskater Felt

[@13LittleLotte]

my fiance: whatcha listening to? me: hozier is playing NFWMB in an old and potentially abandoned church. my fiance: ...yeah, that sounds about right.

[@alildaisy2180]

Anyone notice how he plays the guitar so effortlessly? Looks like he doesn’t even have to _think_ about it. And his voice, straight from his soul. What talent.

[@deinodinosuchus]

as a guitar player… yeah i have no idea. i can hardly keep a beat without a metronome or something to keep me together let alone SING at the same time, so my best guess has gotta be LOTS of practice 😂😭

[@admortor]

It's called practice

[@darklight1543]

Im pretty sure we are just witnessing a fallen angel serenading us at this point.

[@hanami741]

he is definitely the incarnation of Orpheus (let's just skip this weird part where Orphy starts being into boys after he fails to get Euridice back) xDD

[@abiade9614]

I laughed in surprise, I love this comment sm 😂

[@LionessStarTribe]

He is an angel

[@nehathejedi4962]

Please God either give me a voice and guitar skills like Hozier or give me someone who can sing for me like Hozier.

[@SchismaticProductions]

You don't need any god for that, that capacity already exists within you, just try it, sing, get a guitar, don't allow yourself or anyone else get in your way! ;)

[@-belue-6697]

Neha The Jedi...PREACH! I NEED THAT IN MY LIFE TOO! 😏🤗😎

[@TikiStanford]

There can be no other. Hozier is a one of a kind genius.

[@igisingorsomething]

But Hozier is god.... how does that work?

[@nadyanurhidayah6650]

God say “no”

[@lizzyt1248]

When he was talking about NFWMB last video, I kept thinking “Oh my god, give us the acoustic you’re filming.” It’s incredible how raw his songs get when they’re stripped down.

[@natashabenitez7650]

most people don't know what this song is really about. They are to busy saying how Hot looking he is . Instead of understanding why he wrote the song and what it really means.. forget the looks of the Gentleman and go a little deeper.

[@lizzyt1248]

Natasha Benitez exactly! The lyrics in his songs are incredible. They deserve attention.

[@natashabenitez7650]

@@lizzyt1248yes definitely I watched the history of the album and will continue to remember everything he says about what the status is going on in when he wrote the songs. you would love it Check out the truth ✌️ It's not pretty why... Really Especially when you go back to the original beginning of his history of the songs he wrote... ppl don't realize what this song is truly about and there is nothing pretty about it at all it may sound soothing to some but they don't know the history behind this song. Thanks for your time when you get a chance check it out right from the beginning his interviews even with the other songs on the album that just came out explains everything in detail right out of his mouth.

[@valeriedelacruz8423]

@@natashabenitez7650 what is the meaning of this song?

[@ad-zx4iv]

This must be my favorite Hozier song ever. The single string that he keeps on playing throughout the song- it's like a chant...a litany. The lyrics reach out like a poem. Truly melts my heart. I could write a whole analysis of the 'character' I 'feel' whose singing this...the perspective I mean. Hozier makes me wanna write again like daaamnn EDIT: I wrote it haha. Its in the comments if you wanna read it!

[@kierrachristenson7435]

Write it for me? I'd love to hear

[@bruna4610]

Go and write it!

[@AnieNiusika]

You totally have to!

[@serenahawat6544]

The single string that is repeated kind of reminds me of church bells

[@ad-zx4iv]

Oh boy brace yourselves. It's a long read. Here's what I wrote: It’s a calm song. Haunting even. One of Hozier’s best songs ever. The repetition of the single note-guitar song structures the song like a chant-an ode to his lover. You can feel the admiration and love dripping from his voice. He’s gentle and colludes the song from exactly when he saw her. *When I first saw you The end was soon To Bethlehem It slouched (and then) Must've caught a good look at you* I feel like this song tells a story from centuries ago. Bethlehem. The end was near, the new messiah was slouching to his glory and power. The people and the land were in chaos. Just as the messiah was aiming towards Bethlehem, the people too were slowly starting to move. An unspoken decision to move from Bethlehem. Amidst the chaos of movement and migration, he saw her. He took the long journey/voyage to his advantage. He unintentionally observed her. A secret admiration, a new feeling. *Give your heart and soul to charity 'Cus the rest of you The best of you Honey, belongs to me* He is in awe of her beauty. He approaches her, lazily, and eyes her well. He tells her of his intentions. He is in love with her beauty. The possessive demeanor here is clear. ‘The best rest of you, the best of you’-he lusts for her body first because she already ‘belongs’ to him to devour. His lover is equally passionate and submissive to his desires. He asks her heart and soul to be given away--to him-a heartless and soul-less beggar, and she complies. The sexual encounters fuel their love and desires grow with their journey together. *Ain't it a gentle sound, the rolling in the graves Ain't it like thunder under earth, the sound it makes Ain't it exciting you, the rumble where you lay Ain't you my baby, ain't you my babe* The pre-choruses are my favorite parts of the song. The change from the chant-like guitar driven verses to the bass and harmony driven prechorus. He ‘corrupts’ her naivety. He influences her to think of all those bodies back in Bethlehem. Thinking of how they escaped and met in the journey to escape comforts him. He asks his lover to confirm their privileges-the privilege of being alive. The depth of his character is evident. He’s possessive, lust driven, love driven and dominating, yet gentle and warm. He asks her how relief (of escaping) sounds like the thunder they hear while they’re making love. He asks her how she rumbles with excitement when her climax is heightened. These rhetoric questionings need no answers. She’s agreeing with everything that he says. “Aint you my baby” is another reminder out of passion. He loves her like she’s her own child (sounds weird but think about the degree of love he must have for her). *Nothing f*cks with my baby Nothing can get a look in on my baby Nothing f*cks with my baby Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing* As long as he lives, nothing can hurt her. Nobody gets to see her except him. Possessiveness. Nothing can fuck her up because it would have to go through him first. He worships her. He is devoted to her body. If I was born as a blackthorn tree I'd wanna be felled by you Held by you Fuel the pyre of your enemies Notice how tenderly he sings from here. Before, he wasn’t this delicate. He sang about her beauty and how she belonged to him. But starting here, he speaks of what he’s willing to sacrifice for her. Development of character. He kneels before her wishes now. If he were a blackthorn tree, he would want to be happily cut/killed by her if she pleased. Even after he dies, he would be the one who would burn her enemies. (An interesting choice of word ‘felled’. He’d, maybe, also want to be touched by her and her only.) *Ain't it warming you, the world gone up in flames Ain't it the life you, your lighting of the blaze Ain't it a waste they'd watch the throwing of the shade Ain't you my baby, ain't you my babe* He's telling her about where his commitment to her happiness and protection extends to. The hypothetical rebirth of Hozier as a blackthorn tree-at this point his love for her is endless and beyond his grave--him burning and ending her enemies. She’s ‘warm’ again. She’s safe again. His blaze gives her ‘life’ back. She’s secure inside the fire, inside what he’s burning for her. She’s trapped inside the fire, inside him, yet she’s safer inside--the consuming fire than when she’s out with ‘them’. The fire burns her, consumes her, but that’s his love burning. That’s his passion burning, literally, for her. ‘Them’, the spectators, that try to throw the ‘shade’ to the fire, meaning how they’re trying to put out the fire to save the woman-all futile, mortal, actions. It’s a waste to try to put it off because his love burns so passionately, nothing will kill the fire. And even after he’s gone, and she’s consumed wholly by the fire, it’ll keep on burning. Nothing will be able to get to her. Never. Because he would burn them all, just how he’d burn himself for her. This was my interpretation-so different than Hozier’s! I've been listening to this every single day multiple times on repeat ever since it was released. That’s the beauty of words, they vary from perspective to perspective. The ‘she’ and ‘woman’ in my interpretation may not necessarily be bound to a single gender, I hope you realize. If you made it this far, thank you for your patience haha. Anybody else up for their interpretations?

[@mizzmusicthief]

dear Lord, Thank you for creating the only man I will ever love, Hozier. Amen.

[@sunshine-bs2jx]

Amen

[@axh007]

Amen

[@danielagomez572]

Amen

[@danielagomez572]

Hey, for real, I think I am still a little bit straight because of this man

[@khloeg1649]

Amen

[@nihil8471]

The way his voice trembles at 2:24

[@igisingorsomething]

Ughhhhhh i just died 😫

[@megalunalexi5601]

Ohhhh my gosh

[@PineapplesPerhaps]

Oh my gosh

[@giuliadeandrade4807]

And the way he smiles just after, at 2:30!! Like, ugh, perfection

[@s-ou-l]

I actually got chills, Jesus

[@thechoice301]

He didn't just perform this song vocally, he performed as the character voicing this song with his countenance... This is not like any other performance you can find of him. And here I thought I couldn't possibly admire him more.

[@Kiwi_DeFruit]

The sense of profanity and protection in this song is *really* powerful.

[@kriscojane1158]

Ikr

[@chrizeldabernil8323]

He's having a great hair day here. I live for his natural highlights and the definition of his curls. The playing and singing is sexy and magnificent, that goes without saying.

[@desoxales165]

That smile @ 2:32 after singing the line “fuel the pyre of your enemies” is so heart stopping. 😍😍😍

[@gathuamiricho7590]

A rare video of Jesus playing guitar

[@ryanrose9829]

damn you right

[@jannahpablosky4282]

Best comment n discription about him.he looks very angelic really.very fine n yet sexy.

[@gathuamiricho7590]

@@jannahpablosky4282 And his music, makes him more angelic

[@LoicPatryTurcotte]

lmao

[@Brandon-vm7ud]

Gathua Miricho 😂😂😂

[@PurdyBirdProductions]

"If I was born as a black thorn tree ... I'd wanna be felled by you, held by you... Fuel the pyre of your enemy." What. A. LINE. If I was born as a tree I'd want to be cut down by you just to be held by you, I'd want to die to see your enemies leave this mortal world. This... man and his words. holy fuck. This is devotion. This is one of the most fucking profound love songs I've ever heard.

[@chrizeldabernil8323]

And Blackthorns are traditionally used for Shillelaghs. They're Irish walking canes/stealth bludgeoning weapon. So he's saying, cut me down, wield me as your weapon and then burn me with the bodies of your enemies to get rid of the evidence. kzbin.info/www/bejne/pYrbn2iCnpVgbtU And fun fact the village of Shillelagh is in Wicklow, the county where he's from.

[@beerbatreps3861]

​@@chrizeldabernil8323fun fact, shillelagh is a Druid spell in D&D that turns your walking stick/wizard staff into a dangerous melee weapon

[@jazwhoaskedforthis]

I just want to be half as precious to someone as whoever inspired Hozier to write this was to him.

[@igisingorsomething]

Haunting and bitter but sweet and ripe. You want to wrap your arms around it yet it burns when you touch it, so you endure the fact that it bakes your skin and gives you 3rd degree burns just to feel it. There is no way to truly describe what his music does to a human. The way his music burrows under your skin like an aggravated bug, like it is trying to find a place to belong.. the way every word has purpose and every flick of a finger is more than just him creating music. His music is food for the brain. You must not only listen, but think and discuss. His music inspires creativity, allows it to ooze out of you. It reminds you of memories you have never had, and things you have never experienced. Like a black ink streaming from every exit, out of your ears, your eyes, your mouth, the back of your neck. Like your hair is melting away into your flesh, all of your being becoming one big puddle of confusion. You are always brought back to a loving, humble, safe, and familiar place when listening to him.. you are always brought back home. And that is hard to do especially with more than one person. I have found my place, i have found my people.

[@apoorvaupadhyay5183]

And here I was thinking how to define this feeling 😂 this was perfect❤

[@silverco2560]

That was so beautiful I almost cried.

[@glendakurkimaki5834]

You hit the nail on the head. I was trying to describe how this song especially made me feel. You have described it perfectly! I saw him this past summer for the first time and it was a surreal experience. I am totally addicted!

[@sempiece]

Thank you. Ya know, the Internet is full of crap and than you stumble over this masterpiece of description. I totally understand your feeling about his music. You should start writing, it is really good. Have a nice day/night

[@igisingorsomething]

@@sempiece thank you lol. And funny that you mention it, i do write actually. I write poems and stories. I'd love to share my work with you sometime 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@eyereese1225]

After watching this 2mos ago, i married Hozier in my dream later that night. The next morning was my most disappointing reality.

[@chrizeldabernil8323]

Was it a handfasting beneath an ancient tree by any chance?

[@eyereese1225]

@@chrizeldabernil8323 woah!!! We have a witness 😁

[@chrizeldabernil8323]

@@eyereese1225 Having a witness makes it official you know. Extra disappointing to have to wake up to reality now, right?

[@eyereese1225]

@@chrizeldabernil8323 i cried a little more

[@annaghilarducci1726]

I married him in my dreams, true story

[@SwagOfEurydice]

The innocence on his face, the calmness of his tone, the promise in his words.🫠

[@meganmanni4048]

I wish this was the official audio for this song. The texture of your voice when you hit those first lows at soul and charity just blows me away. You can’t hear it as well.

[@naomipitocco8359]

this song makes me crave a love as passionate and intense as this

[@rosary6521]

Sis....... MOOD

[@elenol1310]

No, its obsessive will bread suffering later on.

[@malory1444]

@@elenol1310 that’s a big claim to make based on a song

[@trinityxhope]

My favourite part about this whole video is that the title is spelled wrong EDIT: RIP NWFMB 2019-2020 EDIT PT 2: Welcome back NWFMB 2021

[@oahuahi]

holy fuck, how did i never notice that.

[@thelittlehobbit4698]

Nothing With Fucks My Baby... Sounds poetic

[@piaachaval7972]

looool yeaaah I noticed this a while back also. they never changed it

[@Sophia_isburiedalive]

I'm dead 😂😂💀

[@KM-ld9ln]

I WAS LOOKING AT THAT AND WAS LIKE WAIT AM I WRONG???

[@YoSpier]

His effortless voice. incredible

[@ahmaddaraghmah9390]

When I first saw you The end was soon To Bethlehem it slouched And then, it must've caught a good look at you Give your heart and soul to charity 'Cus the rest of you The best of you Honey, belongs to me [Pre-Chorus] Ain't it a gentle sound, the rolling in the graves Ain't it like thunder under earth, the sound it makes Ain't it exciting you, the rumble where you lay Ain't you my baby, ain't you my babe [Chorus] Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing can get a look in on my baby Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing [Verse 2] If I was born as a blackthorn tree I'd wanna be felled by you Held by you Fuel the pyre of your enemies [Pre-Chorus] Ain't it warming you, the world gone up in flames Ain't it the life you, your lighting of the blaze Ain't it a waste they'd watch the throwing of the shade Ain't you my baby, ain't you my babe [Chorus] Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing can get a look in on my baby Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing

[@emresagbas3163]

thank you lyric guy

[@Atrimper01]

Many thanks 🙏

[@eldritch2258]

i owe you my life

[@avanmire8706]

+

[@ferdawssradil1174]

Thank you😊

[@JhullyAmillyMarangoni]

The day he cuts his hair will be a sad day for us all, and on that day I shall mourn

[@chrizeldabernil8323]

He actually still looks quite fetching with short hair: www.pinterest.ph/pin/528821181217488377/

[@iambeckypan]

@@chrizeldabernil8323 eh, not the same

[@JhullyAmillyMarangoni]

@@chrizeldabernil8323 nope, not the same

[@chrizeldabernil8323]

@@JhullyAmillyMarangoni It's definitely not the same because you've less to run through and hold on to but he still looks incredibly good with it. And besides it'll grow back, quite fast, from what his interviews and photos seem to suggest.

[@JhullyAmillyMarangoni]

@@chrizeldabernil8323 I'll still mourn if he cuts it haha

[@MohamedSalahYouTube]

It's rare thing to find a true artist like you this days , Greetings from Egypt

[@oscarmovie1124]

And Greeting from Syria

[@esem1542]

Wow a human from egypt could really understand how our forest daddy is adorable ..........RESPECT ✊

[@smurfette_blues7922]

Best things about artists like hozier and mitski: Being called "baby"

[@carldoran4048]

I don't listen to Hozier very often, very little. But he's one of very few artist that when I've heard something in passing it literally stops me in my tracks. Crazy talented

[@brettannlalli]

One of the best lyricists of our generation. Him and Henry Jamison. Even if you’re not sure what they mean, these lyrics hit you in places you thought were safe

[@natgal799]

YAS. HAIL HOZIER.

[@yasminbls]

The way his voice gently brakes when he says held by you at 2:24 im literally melting

[@JustBriannaYT]

NFWMB Lyrics- When I first saw you The end was soon To Bethlehem It slouched and then Must've caught a good look at you Give your heart and soul to charity 'Cause the rest of you, the best of you Honey, belongs to me Ain't it a gentle sound, the rolling in the graves? Ain't it like thunder under earth, the sound it makes? Ain't it exciting you, the rumble where you lay? Ain't you my baby? Ain't you my baby? Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing can get a look in on my baby Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing If I was born as a black thorn tree I'd wanna be felled by you, held by you Fuel the pyre of your enemies Ain't it warming you, the world goin' up in flames? Ain't it the life where you you're lighting off the blaze? Ain't it a waste it watch the throwing of the shade? Ain't you my baby? Ain't you my baby? Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing can get a look in on my baby Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing can get a look in on my baby Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing can get a look in on my baby Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing

[@Hili7672hdh]

This man is a full representation of the man I would give my life to, the compassion, the deepness and the sensuality he sees his lover with, makes me refuse anything less than that, if this song makes me feel Wilder than any other man, it means I didn't found the one yet...

[@c.l.8092]

My thoughts exactly. I just worry it’s not possible to find a man like that. Much less hope he wants to give his life to you as well.

[@edwardtabokagwebu1636]

Hozier, a man with vocals that can cure depression,

[@111111444444444]

I wish we had a 3hr version of this song

[@louisejaeger4957]

Well, I guess this settles the location for my wedding with Hozier...

[@chrizeldabernil8323]

It is in the area where he lives too so pretty convenient.

[@abdulmuizaroke1565]

Well that's not creepy at all 😅

[@alannahlapenna5440]

Hozier is a poet with the voice of an angel, and I love him for it.

[@soosan6718]

Where can I get his poem TvT

[@richardmccaffery6696]

I've been playing guitar for nearly 20 years now and I've learned a few really tricky songs. Believe me when I say, what Hozier is playing is really complicated and he's managing to do it whilst singing; not only technically well but with a lot of emotion. Unbelievable stuff.

[@alyonayanokoglo]

Officially, this man killed me.

[@blooming_buds_of_may3]

You need to know that you are loved all over the world! Greetings from Serbia

[@milanbjelic5356]

Eh kad bi dosao u Srbiju

[@ayelen2492]

He's FEELING the lyrics. This is wonderful.

[@dorianacambria2405]

In a room full of art I'd still stare at Hozier

[@anapm2927]

He is magic! I don't know if he's Apollo or Dyonisus or has pixie dust or something but he is pure magic!

[@naturelover9716]

If we're doing Greek characters, I vote Orpheus

[@anapm2927]

@@naturelover9716 I like thinking of him as the god of poetry..Heck he is poetry..

[@megalunalexi5601]

Hmm. I don't thing Dionysus tbh. Apollo is more suited

[@khloeg1649]

Apollo or Orpheus, definitely

[@cad-sz6qf]

I’ve always thought Pan bc music+ forest+ cult following

[@brendell1144]

Hoizer is FINE and his voice makes it 100x better

[@tinarcollett8790]

Honestly, Hozier has the most beautiful hands I have ever seen❤️

[@smitaparama2707]

thank you hozier i will not settle for less

[@gabbymoreau151]

I keep typing and deleting, I cannot quite put into words how his voice makes me feel. It’s like honey and molasses, it’s smooth and thick and warm. It’s like submerging yourself in cool water on a hot ass day. It’s everything good.

[@Toolovetoohate]

You know, I listen to this with my eyes closed and it's like a storm is coming, and the skies gets darker and darker and the wind rises. It's amazing what a song can make you feel.

[@devashrikulkarni1337]

The little voice cracking at 2:24 🥺🥺❤️

[@roulaouni9296]

I dare you to name someone more beautiful than this man .

[@katherinebaker5586]

Roula Ouni Jesus, oh wait they’re basically the same person

[@evieaddy9580]

Andy Biersack... maybe not more but he definitely up there with hozier

[@righteousbean]

90s Eddie Vedder.

[@glendakurkimaki5834]

There is no one!

[@rosary6521]

I literally CAN'T

[@alekscosmo6689]

"If I was born as a black thorn tree, I'd wanna be felled by you, held by you, put on the pyre of your enemies." god what a mood.

[@rlwn1373]

Look at him... flawless ✨

[@-belue-6697]

에트왈...Like a model! 😏 YOU BETTER WORK! 😋

[@angelxstrow5676]

The best thing about this comment section is that I haven’t yet seen one negative comment. That’s truly the power of Hozier’s music. He’s so ethereal and beautiful that no one can’t be entranced by his melodies.

[@sj6828]

Idk why I always come back to this one particular hozier song. There's just something about him sitting in the middle of nature, strings buzzing under his fingers and his sweet honey vocals.

[@Sofia-gm6xo]

next thing I know, I was pregnant

[@GodForever2]

you and me both honey

[@debbiec1689]

This is great. I literally laughed hard at your comment!! ( but feel exactly the same )🥰

[@zack_isaak5894]

Same🙃

[@beelzebabe5112]

Same

[@MusicLover-sw3br]

Yep

[@user-im9ed5wz5x]

his eyes look so truthful; haunted. just absolutely *flawless.*

[@coffee_in_rain3460]

Why is it so difficult to find men like him.. who paint pictures with their words and make you feel all these things in the world. I want someone who can make me cherish all the wicked aspects of love too.... You wanna be bad? Be bad in a poetic way, that's all I ask for! 🔥💚 PS - Love isn't just for the heart or body, it's for the minds and souls too .

[@EJ-bn3tc]

Don’t know which is better the song or the man singing like I’m literally melting

[@perfectly-disfigured]

"If i was born as a blackthorn tree, I'd wanna be felled by you, held by you, fuel the pyre of your enemies" is ETHEREAL

[@miel8729]

this song invokes in me a sense of pure, unadulterated devotion.

[@saragibbs5593]

he might love you but he never said "i'd want to be felled by you held by you fuel the pyre of your enemies" so probably he doesn't love you enough

[@EmilyCx33]

This is just not human. And I am living for it. I’m melting.

[@TheLastToSeeTheLight]

A part of me lives here, this song, in this performance.

[@icelore]

This man is a member of the fae, no question.

[@willianeoliveira2019]

It should be a crime not to love this man

[@luckylucs95]

The picture that this song burned into my mind is so vivid that I wish I could have the talent of paiting to try and make it come to life... Two lovers on a bench, in a cliff. Below them, a city aching in flames. The sky is in tones of red and orange, like a vivid pyre. You can hear something godly roar down there as people scream and the ground rumbles so loudly it trembles like earthquakes, but they're so hipnotized by each other that they simply ignore what is coming.

[@lifecraft9231]

Amazingly beautiful man sings amazingly beautiful song with his amazingly beautiful voice

[@ajpeterson9705]

I can literally listen to every version of a hozier and still want to hear more. Like the music video? Intense video of love and heartbreak and pain. Concert recording? Amazing, you can truly feel the love and support through the phone. Acoustic version? Intimate and it’s like he’s seeing your soul, speaking to you.

[@theakaitaiyo]

I was just thinking about hearing the acoustic version to NFWMB. I interpreted the song as a devotion to protect and love someone at all cost (even if the person is detrimental to their being). Then to hear Hozier's explanation as that self awareness the same source has of their being and using that devoted affection to manipulate for their own agenda. It's interesting to hear the darkness to the lyrics. The lyrics, melody and tone is a departure from his previous work. I'm here for Hozier experimenting with his voice and lyrics.

[@amandaa3782]

hey, where can i find that explanation?

[@mystarsshinedarklyoverme5925]

The monster dragged itself to Bethlehem. along its path it laid it's eyes on the figure of the lady standing high on the mountain across the way, she sent a shiver down its spine. The lady looks down on the man sprawled at her feet , his eyes worship her, his heart cries out its devotion, his lips plead with her to stay with him as she reaps her joy. The woman is unbreakable and infinite she stands on high as she burns the world alive. And the man, he kisses the ground beneath her feet. Celebrates with an aching joy as the screams of the dead make the ground beneath their bodies shiver. He watches as the desperate try to pull her from her throne only to laugh as they scream and groan helpless and tortured by their ignorance of her power. The man kisses her icy skin reveling in the warmth of the burning world around them. His devotion feeds her fire as he prays at her pyre. She is untouchable. She is his and he is hers. They live, laugh and love as the world they knew is torn to tatters. The earth bleeds out beneath them. Devotion never ending.

[@apollo4798]

This curb stomped me but in a good way

[@OfficialLiamMcGuire]

This location is the exact aesthetic I associate with all of Hozier's music. It reminds me of a university in the fall

[@oakilahamed7364]

When I first saw you The end was soon To Bethlehem it slouched And then, it must've caught a good look at you Give your heart and soul to charity 'Cause the rest of you The best of you Honey, belongs to me [Pre-Chorus] Ain't it a gentle sound, the rolling in the graves? Ain't it like thunder under earth, the sound it makes? Ain't it exciting you, the rumble where you lay? Ain't you my baby, ain't you my baby? [Chorus] Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing can get a look in on my baby Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing [Verse 2] If I was born as a blackthorn tree I'd wanna be felled by you Held by you Fuel the pyre of your enemies [Pre-Chorus] Ain't it warming you, the world gone up in flames? Ain't it the life you, your lighting of the blaze? Ain't it a waste they'd watch the throwing of the shade? Ain't you my baby, ain't you my babe? [Chorus] Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing can get a look in on my baby Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing

[@les4les]

just divine

[@wacaree3200]

Thank you for the song that I can listen till the end of the world, and that little smile when you sang ‘fuel the pyre of your enemies’ tho 😆

[@TheZeroturnedOREH]

I've been such a big fan of Hoizer when I first heard "Take Me to Church" and I absolutely fell in love. And now I got introduced to this acoustic version of my new obsession. His vocals are just out of this world, I love how dark and expressive this song is. Sorry replay button you're getting murdered tonight.

[@joshuaball2276]

You might like pearl Jam and even the band tool if you like this song

[@purplegirl2366]

"ain't you my baby; ain't you my baby "...😞😍😍 ..aww..I can't handle his angelic voice and cuteness..

[@desaraychurch858]

The close ups of him have my heart exploding, I cannot take this

[@stellablue1271]

Not only does he have stellar hair & beauty for days ..... but he’s such an AMAZING SONG WRITER

[@millyfiore7815]

the smile at 2:30 melts my heart

[@ehs35]

This song is so ominous and threatening, but so gentle and calm at the same time. Chills.

[@m.sollopezmoltoni2795]

This is what love feels like

[@annetheelf8174]

this song literally holds my favorite lyric in any song ever "If I was born as a blackthorn tree, I'd wanna be felled by you, held by you, fuel the pyre of your enemies" I just think it is so beautiful, to have such love for someone

[@rachmatandrian]

When I first saw you The end was soon To Bethlehem it slouched And then it must've caught a good look at you Give your heart and soul to charity 'Cause the rest of you The best of you Honey, belongs to me Ain't it a gentle sound, the rollin' in the graves? Ain't it like thunder under earth, the sound it makes? Ain't it exciting you, the rumble where you lay? Ain't you my baby? ain't you my baby? Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing can get a look in on my baby Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing If I was born as a blackthorn tree I'd wanna be felled by you Held by you Fuel the pyre of your enemies Ain't it warming you, the world gone up in flames? Ain't it the life you, you're lighting of the blaze? Ain't it a waste they'd watch the throwing of the shade? Ain't you my baby? ain't you my babe? Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing can get a look in on my baby Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing can get a look in on my baby Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing can get a look in on my baby Nothing fucks with my baby Nothing, nothing, nothing, nothing

[@UltimoDogLover]

Hozier is a modern day poet. One of the few in music today. His songs are real. I love it.

[@shonaaitken7635]

This is a sublime version of this song.

[@emmabyrne3585]

👏👏👏 This stripped down version is even better than the album version. Beautiful and haunting

[@glendakurkimaki5834]

Are you Irish?

[@kriscojane1158]

Yesss it is isn't !!!!

[@alyssacoto3554]

This video (and HOZIER himself) is my favorite thing in the whole world